Self-employed Or Be An Employee...help!

[Lisa111]

Hi Geeks,

Need some advice please. Saw an ad in the local paper today for a hairdressing salon wanting a self employed nail tech to start a new venture in the salon. I phoned the guy up who said that he was looking for a nail tech who was self-employed or if they wanted they could be an employee and be on their books. He said he was quite flexible and days/hours etc. could be discussed. (Can start at 2 days a week if want, etc.)

Now..., I am fairly new at all this and don't have a single clue when it comes to renting a space and what's involved and was wondering if anyone could give me some pointers or advice as to what the best option would be. (Self-employed or employed?) At the mo i work part time home based and mobile doing mani's and pedi's and have a while ago done a calgel course so am brushing up on me gels. Would love to get into the nails more as i love it and can't wait to get out of my other job (accounts). Thinking this might be a good opportunity.

What do you think? (Sorry for waffling on!!!)

Fanks xxx

 

[luv2getnailed]

Been on both sides of the track here and each side has it's pros and cons. If you don't have much of a clientel, the employee thing would be better as long as the owner supplies your products. If you are supplying your own product, he's better make it worth your while.

You could make much more money being self employed but also you tend to spend a lot more. The only advantage for me being self employed, I am more about getting my business out there and noticed. When I was an employee, I could care less.

The best thing is communication on both of your parts. Then run the figures what he would pay you, verses what you would pay him with booth rent, minus products, insurance, etc., and see which is better. That will be the deciding factor. Dollars and cents always are! Good Luck!:hug:

 

[~cHeRiSh~]

Hi Geeks,

Need some advice please. Saw an ad in the local paper today for a hairdressing salon wanting a self employed nail tech to start a new venture in the salon. I phoned the guy up who said that he was looking for a nail tech who was self-employed or if they wanted they could be an employee and be on their books. He said he was quite flexible and days/hours etc. could be discussed. (Can start at 2 days a week if want, etc.)

Now..., I am fairly new at all this and don't have a single clue when it comes to renting a space and what's involved and was wondering if anyone could give me some pointers or advice as to what the best option would be. (Self-employed or employed?) At the mo i work part time home based and mobile doing mani's and pedi's and have a while ago done a calgel course so am brushing up on me gels. Would love to get into the nails more as i love it and can't wait to get out of my other job (accounts). Thinking this might be a good opportunity.

What do you think? (Sorry for waffling on!!!)

Fanks xxx

NCo London Gina is looking for nail techs in her salon in Bushey. She is a lovely lady and the salon is very busy - it would definately be worth giving her a call - 0845 230 5253 :hug: Hope that helps!

 

['chelle]

There are so many things to consider, and there are advantages and disadvantages to both. Firstly you need to have a detailed discussion with the guy who owns the salon to find out what the conditions of each agreement would be before you make any further decisions. Things which you might want to consider are:

1) Do you have a good head for business? Being self employed would mean that you would need to be able to handle the finances, the buying, the marketing, customer care skills, to mention a few.

2) Do you have some good finanical back up? The initial set up costs for becoming self employed are high, and you will see very little return in the early days. It's handy if you have a partner who can handle the household bills during this time.

3)Do you want the responsibility for the success of a business, or do you prefer a job where you can go home and the end of the day and switch off? Also, would it knock your motivation and confidence if you had a week where you had worked your butt off but made a profit of £50 after your business expenses are taken care of?

4) What is the local competition like? if there are several salons nearby you may have to work extra hard to make a business succeed, particularly in the current financial climate where people seem to be cutting back on luxuries.

I would say that if you like the idea of guaranteed income, paid holidays, minimal responsibility, employment might be the way to go. But, I would also say that if you think you could make a go of becoming self employed, go for it! The potential is there to earn so much more than you would earn in employment, but you will need to be patient in building your business up to this level. I decided to be self employed earlier this year. I am still earning next to nothing because as a new business by outgoings are still high, but I am glad I did it, and I'm looking forward to seeing my business grow.

The best of luck to you with whatever you decide, either way its a great opportunity and I'm sure you'll love it

 

[Lisa111]

Thanks so much for your advice everyone! All been very helpful xxx

 

[gillian w]

Could be good for you if its a top of the range hair salon and you are going to be doing Calgel. As you know its blooming expensive and you need to charge top end to get a decent profit.

If he's not too fussed about what hours you do it looks like its just going to be rental and he will not be providing your products (especially when he sees how much he would be outlaying with Calgel).

If the clientelle is more your nss market ie £20/£25 pound a set then you will fail doing Calgel there.

If you are thinking of doing other gels be aware that hard gels are very different in application,finishing,maintainence than Calgel and you will need to do another course to master them.

 

[Lisa111]

Thanks for that.
Yep the area is a very "well-to-do" area with people who have a lot of disposable income and ladies with lots of time on their hands. (Their days are mainly taken up by doing hair/nails/lunch etc.!!!)

And yes Calgel are VERY pricey!!

Thanks again xxx

 

[oey]

YOU need to have more of a chat with the salon owner and find out a few more things from him.

Will he be supplying the products or will you need to buy them yourself? Will he be specifying the days/hours you work? Can you choose when you take holidays etc? If these things will be down to the salon owner then the inland revenue state that you should be employed.

If you will have the decisions over days/hours and will be buying your own products then you have more flexibility about being self employed. Then ask more details about what rent he would charge? Fixed rent or %? What happens when you are on holiday?

A lot of salon owners ask people to be self employed and not employed to save them money so be very careful. I would also want to know if others have done this job in the past and why did they leave?