Starting out Nail Tech...

[Technician2be]

I am considering (pretty much made my mind up) leaving university and doing a nail tech. course as well as a few other things (waxing and facials) so that i can be a self employed nail technician.
I am 19 and have been considering this for a long time now. I'm unhappy at university and really want to get on with doing something i am very interested in and that i know i will love doing.
I realise this is going to be a lot of work and i would continue another job whilst setting up my business and hopefully gaining a good amount of clients so that i can have this as my future career.
Does this sound impossible? Does anyone have any tips?

Be great to hear your opinions.
Thank you so much
Jessica x

 

[lotus blossom]

hiya there!
i think youll find that we all started out mainly doing something else!!!!

if you feel its right for you then go for it!!
thats what we here for to help!!!
have you looked at any courses so far??

 

[sparklybits]

I am considering (pretty much made my mind up) leaving university and doing a nail tech. course as well as a few other things (waxing and facials) so that i can be a self employed nail technician.
I am 19 and have been considering this for a long time now. I'm unhappy at university and really want to get on with doing something i am very interested in and that i know i will love doing.
I realise this is going to be a lot of work and i would continue another job whilst setting up my business and hopefully gaining a good amount of clients so that i can have this as my future career.
Does this sound impossible? Does anyone have any tips?

Be great to hear your opinions.
Thank you so much
Jessica x

Hi Jessica

I wish you every success in your new venture I am sure you will be just perfect. It is a very stressful time choosing which company etc to do your training with etc.

I suggest you call a few companys and as them to send out the training information and read through them. I usually advise my girls to the write down any question then call the company back to have these answered.

I always find this works but you will find your on groove and what is right for you

Good luck dariling:hug:

 

[rebeccakepple]

How exciting - its a fab industry (and can absolutely be profitable!!)

Somthing else you might want to think about is seeing if you can get some 'work experience' somewhere just to see what its like. Obviously not doing treatments until you are qualified but maybe helping out with cleaning or admin stuff just so you can get that insiders glimpse - it might help just making your mind up that last little bit

Best of luck!

 

[BeckyH]

Hi,
Im in a pretty similiar situation myself except I left my job not uni. I start my 1st beauty course tomorrow but start my creative nail training in august and cannot wait. Like you I pondered for a while, but having quit I know it was best thing I ever did. Even if it does not work, least I can say I tried. And im sure it will be same for you. Even if the nails dont work out it doesnt sound like you are enoying your course anyway.
Give it go and best of luck!!
xx

 

[Technician2be]

hiya there!
i think youll find that we all started out mainly doing something else!!!!

if you feel its right for you then go for it!!
thats what we here for to help!!!
have you looked at any courses so far??

Thank you for your response! I definitely think this is going to be the right decision for me, my partner will support me with whatever decision i make which is always what you want to hear!
I've looked at the courses that united beauty have to offer and the Nail and Beauty School (NABS) i'm just trying to work out the best things for me. These have both been recommended to me which i'm grateful for as i've been looking at so many different things lately!
thanks again x

 

[Technician2be]

How exciting - its a fab industry (and can absolutely be profitable!!)

Somthing else you might want to think about is seeing if you can get some 'work experience' somewhere just to see what its like. Obviously not doing treatments until you are qualified but maybe helping out with cleaning or admin stuff just so you can get that insiders glimpse - it might help just making your mind up that last little bit

Best of luck!

That's definitely something i will look into, thank you so much for the tip!
Thank you for your response! x

 

[Technician2be]

Hi,
Im in a pretty similiar situation myself except I left my job not uni. I start my 1st beauty course tomorrow but start my creative nail training in august and cannot wait. Like you I pondered for a while, but having quit I know it was best thing I ever did. Even if it does not work, least I can say I tried. And im sure it will be same for you. Even if the nails dont work out it doesnt sound like you are enoying your course anyway.
Give it go and best of luck!!
xx

Well good luck with your course, i'm jealous i wish i was starting tomorrow! ha.
Yeah exactly that's what i think, no matter what if i decide i don't like it or whatever (which i really can't imagine happening) then at least i will have tried.
Thanks for your reply! x

 

[Technician2be]

Yeah i definitely intend to make sure i have all my questions answered before i make the big decision!
I'm considering taking a course on running my own business too. See what i can find!
Thanks for your reply! x

 

[Doorie]

I can only recommand a course on business!! it's not as easy as it seems!

 

[Technician2be]

I can only recommand a course on business!! it's not as easy as it seems!

Yeah i definitely think it's a good idea for me to do a course on that too. I definitely believe it's not as easy as it may look...but i think that would make it even more rewarding!

 

[Doorie]

here (in my country) I know you can take such classes to start up as a self employee... they're pretty interesting...

 

[Technician2be]

here (in my country) I know you can take such classes to start up as a self employee... they're pretty interesting...

Thanks for your response, i'm attempting to find something now hehe. I never thought i'd enjoy researching things as much as i am!

 

[Doorie]

maybe a geek here took one near you, you never know!!

I had mine, it was a 2 day course, had my second day yesterday, the purpose of it was to help you doing your business plan, and then have an excercice for 3 monthes where you had to look at the bills and record them, and then compare your business plan to what really happened AND (that was really interesting ,the rest was like accounting only) finding out why you didn't sell as much bikes as you intended to... (the situation was about selling bikes, I don't plan on changing my career lol)

I will have more classes like that, self employee or management, etc. I like these lol.

 

[Technician2be]

maybe a geek here took one near you, you never know!!

I had mine, it was a 2 day course, had my second day yesterday, the purpose of it was to help you doing your business plan, and then have an excercice for 3 monthes where you had to look at the bills and record them, and then compare your business plan to what really happened AND (that was really interesting ,the rest was like accounting only) finding out why you didn't sell as much bikes as you intended to... (the situation was about selling bikes, I don't plan on changing my career lol)

I will have more classes like that, self employee or management, etc. I like these lol.

haha sounds good! I think i'll do another post see what other geeks have done!

 

[Beautyandme]

Hi, only you know in your heart, what is the right thing for you.

My sister is at Uni, and I know that if she said that she was going to leave her course, I would hope that she would change her mind. How long do you have left to do? When you first went to Uni, you must have had a plan in your mind, see if you can remember what that was.

I think you ought to think about where you will be in 10yrs, if you stay at uni or if you leave, where you might be then, will you be trained in what you really want to do?

You are still young, with the world at your feet, and you may train within the beauty industry, and find its not for you, and if that is the case, what will you have to fall back on.

It will be swings and roundabouts what-ever you do.

Have you spoken to your mum/dad?

Good luck with your future plans, hope they work out.

 

[NiftyNails]

I have myself just 'started up'.

I have two other jobs too, albeit both part time. I also have a full house to cater to too.

I haven't actually gone out and advertised yet as I can only manage to work in between everything else, ie evenings and weekends for now. I am in no hurry and want to build up steady business, and not have to turn people away dissapointed.

What im trying to say is, in answer to your question about also working whilst building up your business, it is possible depending how busy you want to be and how fast you want your business to take off

Does that make sense??

As for training, just look around, take advice, sleep on it, then go where your gut tells you... in whatever you choose to do - good luck. :green:

 

[Rach]

Hi, only you know in your heart, what is the right thing for you.

My sister is at Uni, and I know that if she said that she was going to leave her course, I would hope that she would change her mind. How long do you have left to do? When you first went to Uni, you must have had a plan in your mind, see if you can remember what that was.

I think you ought to think about where you will be in 10yrs, if you stay at uni or if you leave, where you might be then, will you be trained in what you really want to do?

You are still young, with the world at your feet, and you may train within the beauty industry, and find its not for you, and if that is the case, what will you have to fall back on.

It will be swings and roundabouts what-ever you do.

Have you spoken to your mum/dad?

Good luck with your future plans, hope they work out.

I agree with this, have you just finished your 1st or 2nd year at uni?
I presume you have finished uni this term now, so you are back in september. This gives you a good few months to research courses before you decide.
I went to uni myself and in the long run you can get a very good job with a degree. Is there any chance of you running both alongside each other? Then you will have the best of both worlds.
You have got to remember that it is going to take a while to build up a client base, if you want to work in a salon, a lot of them will require NVQ's which means you have to study for at least 2 years without earning any money.
A lot of geeks on here fit in their courses around full time and part time jobs - maybe you can fit it in round uni. It would be hard work but its not for ever.
I wish i had started beauty/nails earlier in life, but i do not for a minute regret completing my degree first.
Another thing to remember is if you have any student loans and you give up your course, you will need to repay these straight away - same goes for tuition costs - i know some universities you have to pay these back if you give up the uni course.

 

[Technician2be]

Hi, only you know in your heart, what is the right thing for you.

My sister is at Uni, and I know that if she said that she was going to leave her course, I would hope that she would change her mind. How long do you have left to do? When you first went to Uni, you must have had a plan in your mind, see if you can remember what that was.

I think you ought to think about where you will be in 10yrs, if you stay at uni or if you leave, where you might be then, will you be trained in what you really want to do?

You are still young, with the world at your feet, and you may train within the beauty industry, and find its not for you, and if that is the case, what will you have to fall back on.

It will be swings and roundabouts what-ever you do.

Have you spoken to your mum/dad?

Good luck with your future plans, hope they work out.

I just think nothing is final, if i leave uni and in a few years time after pursuing the thing i really want, being self employed( and eventually owning my own salon), nothing comes off or it's not for me or i'm not successful then there is nothing to stop me going back to uni or pursuing something else. University is making me miserable at the moment, it's unorganised the course isn't what i wanted and the lecturers (apart from 1 at the beginning of the course who i won't see again) bore me. I have lost my motivation and i now do not believe a degree is the be all and end all.
I work hard and i always will want to work hard...and i just think this challenge will probably be the most difficult but most rewarding thing i can do.
Too many people settle for jobs because they have to have one, rather than at least trying to pursue something that they really want.

My parents will always support me whatever they decide and i'm planning on meeting up with them this weekend to talk through things.
Thankfully my partner who i live with is without sounding corny, the best, he's being really supportive and is getting excited with me....which is what you want. As well as of course being realistic.

Anyway i definitely thnk i've written enough here!!
Thanks for your comments it's definitely something i am still thinking a lot about
Take care x

 

[Technician2be]

I have myself just 'started up'.

I have two other jobs too, albeit both part time. I also have a full house to cater to too.

I haven't actually gone out and advertised yet as I can only manage to work in between everything else, ie evenings and weekends for now. I am in no hurry and want to build up steady business, and not have to turn people away dissapointed.

What im trying to say is, in answer to your question about also working whilst building up your business, it is possible depending how busy you want to be and how fast you want your business to take off

Does that make sense??

As for training, just look around, take advice, sleep on it, then go where your gut tells you... in whatever you choose to do - good luck. :green:

Thank you so much for your encouragement. I definitely realise it's going to be a lot of hardwork but i am willing to do this and very determined. I think in my mind i've made my decision, it's just telling others that i'm scared of!

I think it's going to be working out a balance...something which i imagine will take time!

Take care x