I thought I'd start a new thread on the Why's etc of opening a salon. So to all you brave souls out there that have made the decision and for those thinking about it, here are some questions I thought of which would be helpful in the thought process:
1. When u started out did u already have a solid client base?
2. Were you previously mobile, working from home or someone else? Why did you want to move up to your own Salon?
3. Did you intend to have add-on services or did you do it some way thru to supplement the nails side?
4. Did u do market research of some sort to determine sales or was it based on a wing and a prayer?
5. Are you hands on yourself and how experienced were you personally when opening?
6. What other skills did you have - financial, managerial, previous salon experience?
7. What was the most stressful part of the whole process?
8. Did you under estimate start up costs?
9. What would you do differently?
10. Has it all been worth it?
Sorry its a bit windy but it might help everyone who's thinking about taking this step including myself! There's nothing better than learning from others.
Thanks
Liz
1. When u started out did u already have a solid client base?
2. Were you previously mobile, working from home or someone else? Why did you want to move up to your own Salon?
3. Did you intend to have add-on services or did you do it some way thru to supplement the nails side?
4. Did u do market research of some sort to determine sales or was it based on a wing and a prayer?
5. Are you hands on yourself and how experienced were you personally when opening?
6. What other skills did you have - financial, managerial, previous salon experience?
7. What was the most stressful part of the whole process?
8. Did you under estimate start up costs?
9. What would you do differently?
10. Has it all been worth it?
Sorry its a bit windy but it might help everyone who's thinking about taking this step including myself! There's nothing better than learning from others.
Thanks
Liz