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Renting a chair in a salon?
i'm a hairdresser who is currently unemployed as i left my last salon a little while ago, i do the odd mobile, but i only have a few clients (not enough for a regular income, but enough for petrol in the car etc) I am really interested in renting a chair but i don't know what the rules are, i know its paying a certain amount each week, but do you have to have a client base to take with you or does the salon help you to get customers? what happens if there are two people renting chairs and a customer walks in.. how does it work out? thanks for any answers!
4 months ago - 6 answers
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Every salon has their own way of doing things. There are no hard and fast rules. It varies from place to place. One thing is sure it will all be up for negotiation, so best thing to do is visit salons and discuss with them. Decide before you go what your bottom line will be on commission etc. Good luck
by ascoile
4 months ago
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you're on your own and what normally happens is that you don't show up unless you have an appointment. I would get a job in a shop to get some more clients for a while first. Unless you have a plan to advertise to promote yourself it won't work out so good.
by zocko- 4 months ago
could you do my hair please!
by paddypower69- 4 months ago
My mother has owned her own salon for 10 yrs and she does chair rentals. She always tells the newcomers to make sure you advertise like crazy - put out specials in the paper, give away flyers, coupons so that you have a good market base for yourself. It takes time, but depending on what time of year you get in, you can get some good clients under your belt. Jan./Feb is pretty slow, back to school (Aug/Sept) is pretty busy and of course dances/weddings during the fall are a busier time. Make sure you can sustain a living for a good year outside of your hair salon job, that's usually how long it takes to get a good client base underneath you so you are comfortable financially. good luck =) TC -executivehomebody ...
by Raceyou- 4 months ago
These are questions you need to ask the salon you are considering renting from. Every one has different policies regarding these questions. One I used to work for, rented for 40% commission of all services. so my rent varied. I had some clientele of my own, and there was also walk-in trade. My clients were mine of course, but walk-ins were seen on a first-come first-served basis, and whoever was "up" next, or available for that service got the client. Unless the client specifically requested one of us, we "took turns". We also had a deal that if one of us helped with say wrapping a perm, then 20% of the money went to the person helping. So with a $100 perm, $40 went to the salon owner, $20 went to my helper, leaving $40 for me. Not too bad for an hour's work, but of course, I always preferred to do my clients myself from start to finish. check with the salon you're considering, because their policies may be entirely different than my experience.
by Ann N. Cephalic- 4 months ago
my boyfriend renting chair in barber shop and it's work grate for him! in very first month he's get a lot of customers (some old ones and a lot of new). he working over 16 moths on same place now and he's very happy . and about payments he sharing with owner 50-50 (50%) of his earnings! It's good to try chair renting that makes you indenpendent! good luck
by rajkoni- 4 months ago