So You Want to Own a Nail Salon?

So now that you are a superstar Nail Tech, or at least you think you are, you want to open your own salon.  It's amazing how many people with absolutely no business sense think that they can open and run a business.  First thing is first.  Do you have a business plan?  It's amazing how many Nail Techs open a salon without a plan.

Owning a salon is hard work and no one is going to do it for you.  The clean up fairy doesn't visit, you are the janitor.  You pay all of the bills, do all of the advertising and marketing, supply ordering.  You are the receptionist, the complaint department, the bookkeeper, you name it.  As a small business owner, you do it all.

Now, when you add staff it gets even better.  They will use the last of supplies and not tell anyone and when you go to get something, you are out.  They will break things and just bring it to you and tell you it's broke, or worse yet, they won't tell you at all, they will let you find out on your own.  They will make messes and leave it for you to clean up.  They will abuse the furniture and leave it for you to repair.  They will sometimes do a really shitty job and YOU are the one that gets the complaint from the client and they expect YOU to fix their messes.

Staff members flying in the door, sitting down and starting their client, who is waiting for them.  They will take a lot of time off, working very minimal times, then complain that they aren't making any money. 

So, if you are going to own your own Nail Salon, are you willing to work your business each and every day?  To be successful, you have to do this.  You can't just show up a couple of hours a week.