working from home V Having a Salon

[Ash Halo]

im trying to come up with a list of pro's and con's fr working from home and opening my own place. the reason for the move is that i was rent a room and nail station and the nail station has now being rented out while i was out sick and the landlord who is the hairdresser in the salon got someone in to cover for 2 days and aloud the cover girl to keep all the taking's and use my products free of charge. Only dicovered this when i got out of hospital. So I've decided renting is not for me.


Working from Home Pro's:
Set up cost is very low
Dont have to leave for work


Working from home Con's
Not alot of people like going to houses
Need to move house's to get bigger space to use an extra room
Parking wont be great
Neighbours might not like it


Having a Salon Pro
Get walk in clients
Be able to open hairdresser's awell and rent out chair
loads of Parking
Actual open hours

Having a Salon Cons
Bigger investment needed
Possible Planning Permission Needed.

IF anyone has any help they can give me or things to add or flaws to point out please comment

Oh this will be set in a town that has no beautican's or hairdressers so has the ability to be very successful.

Thanks
Ash

 

[Jenx]

I'm sure more experienced people will come on soon, but instinct tells me that if you can afford to go down the route of the salon, especially if you have no reason to need to be at home e.g. kids etc. then go for it. It sounds like there is a lot of potential.
The costs are lower at home, but it is true that you probably won't get as many clients, unless you can take your old ones with you.
Good luck with whichever route you choose to go down xxx

 

[persianista]

Hi Ash, for me it's salons every time.
I think it depends where you are in your career. Lots of people are very happy in their home salons serving their clients that they get to know very well.
I wanted to make lots of money, so opened salons and employed people.Although I still work on clients, my staff and clients are not my friends. Having a salon gave me a platform for my brand of hairdressing and a starting point to build from.
Having a salon is not for the faint hearted, staff are tricky and salons eat cash like you wouldn't believe. If you took umbridge at the nail girl using your stuff, just wait till you find out the liberties staff can take!
Having people rely on you for their living is a huge responsibility, it is 24 hours a day and you can never abdicate responsibility.
Only you can decide which path to take.

 

[Carlalouise]

Hi Ash

Unless you've got stacks of cash or a very generous bank manager who won't make you pay threw the nose on a business loan (that's if he/she will even give you one), in this economic climate I would try and go mobile or work from home. I was in your position this time last year regarding opening a hairdressers and beauty salon, looking into it I worked out I would have to find a considerable amount of money for rent, business rates, utility bills and paying off a business loan before I would make a penny for myself.

I've decided to air on the side of caution and work from home for the moment and when I have a client base too big to facilitate them in my home salon or we come out of this recession and boom this is where I will stay. I've taken this advice from some pretty shrewd business people and I don't know about where you live, have thanked my lucky stars as small shops/business in my area are going down the pan everyday!! Also all my clients have said they prefer coming to a home salon, especially when it comes to facials, waxing, threading as they don't have to walk out onto a busy high street!

Hope this helps and good luck with what you decide.

Carla x