Leely
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I agree with you 100%... these threads are why I always maintain this site should state 'for professionals and opportunists'....
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I am an professional.
Leely x
I agree with you 100%... these threads are why I always maintain this site should state 'for professionals and opportunists'....
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I have been self employed since June, and have done a few clients each week. For the last 2 weeks I have been working from a salon 4 days a week.
In those 2 weeks I have had 3 clients no turn up for appts and 4 clients turn up late (20-30 mins)
I have just sat down and gone through how much I have madeI've not made enough to cover the childminder. I have 2 children and they have been with the childminder 6 days over 2 weeks.
I also live 20 miles away from the salon. I'm really worried that I'll never be able to cover the cost of the childminder or my petrol to see a profit.
I know it's only 2 weeks in, but I'm panicking thinking I will have to go back to admin work mon to fri and end up being bored and depressed again.
Can anyone give me advice on what I can do??
I'm so worried about money I've hardly slept and have hardly eaten all week.
Leely x
Yes I'm sure you are, and probably outstanding in what you do. ... but being qualified in beauty treatments is very different to running a business. ..this is where the terminology 'opportunist' comes from. I see and read so many people try and start businesses with no cash reserve, no basic understanding of what the legal requirements are, little marketing knowledge, no idea on profit margins or gross profit, and thinking a few weeks of trying hard warrents a full clientele base and a successful business to boot. ..it doesn't it just provides demotivation and failure. . and unfortunately very quickly.
It wasn't a personal attack on you by any stretch. I have 28 staff and five businesses not all centred in the beauty or hair industry so I have an idea of what happens and what people face and it is not easy by any stretch.
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