Alexandra_k
New Member
Hi there, at the age of 40 I qualified as a beauty therapist last year in both Cibtac and Cidesco and went straight onto working in a salon for 6 months, after a change in my career. I left shortly after as there were huge problems at that salon (a long story) and went onto other work, non beauty related. I had to find work fast and to be honest, I have found it hard to get another beauty job in a salon. I have been told I don't have as much experience as others who have applied.
My husband has a fantastic business background and we started making serious plans to open a salon. I was a bit scared at first, although I want to have my own salon, I wanted a good few years experience under my belt first.
We have already done work towards a good business plan. I am definitely focused but also cautious because I don't have that 3/4 years experience behind my belt and a business is something new for me. Equally I have good business acumen and ultimately know that this is going to take a lot of hard work to be successful as it will not happen overnight.
My husband doesn't know anything about the beauty side and my concern is that there are so many up and coming treatments that I won't be experienced enough to carry through with everything. Equally, I have researched product lines and already been in contact with Decleor. I am very happy with them as they are aromatherapy based and this suits me very well. They offer a great package and training and I am willing to work hard to do all training with them.
On a serious note, to those of you who have your own salons, did you feel the years experience was a definite necessity or would a lot of hard work and determination match for this. I'm not trying to 'cheat' years of experience, I just have had a career change from being in an unhappy job and had a dream to open a salon from the start of my training. I have good qualifications and 6 months experience, where I was trained by Clarins.
My husband has a fantastic business background and we started making serious plans to open a salon. I was a bit scared at first, although I want to have my own salon, I wanted a good few years experience under my belt first.
We have already done work towards a good business plan. I am definitely focused but also cautious because I don't have that 3/4 years experience behind my belt and a business is something new for me. Equally I have good business acumen and ultimately know that this is going to take a lot of hard work to be successful as it will not happen overnight.
My husband doesn't know anything about the beauty side and my concern is that there are so many up and coming treatments that I won't be experienced enough to carry through with everything. Equally, I have researched product lines and already been in contact with Decleor. I am very happy with them as they are aromatherapy based and this suits me very well. They offer a great package and training and I am willing to work hard to do all training with them.
On a serious note, to those of you who have your own salons, did you feel the years experience was a definite necessity or would a lot of hard work and determination match for this. I'm not trying to 'cheat' years of experience, I just have had a career change from being in an unhappy job and had a dream to open a salon from the start of my training. I have good qualifications and 6 months experience, where I was trained by Clarins.