Friday, February 27, 2009

What to do when you open a beauty salon

By OP Foong

The beauty salon business is a thriving industry in good times and in bad times because no matter the economic situation, everyone still wants to look good. That's why, beauty salons of varying types continue to crop up and if you are considering opening a beauty salon, it is a great venture to look into. However, before you start your beauty salon business, these are some steps to take when opening a beauty salon.

Number One: You will realise that there are a lot of different categories of beauty salons out there so you need to specialise and choose only one category of salon. If you chose to open a spa and beauty salon, you will need to learn more about spas and what spa equipments you may need.

Number Two: location, location, location! One of the secrets to success of any business is to open up the salon at a high traffic place where it is highly visible, very prominent and easily seen by everyone and especially potential customers. Having a perfectly good location is the best advertising for your salon.

Step Three: You can't operate a beauty salon if it is empty so you will need to search for the right beauty salon equipment to furnish your salon. You do not want to open for business without the right set of equipments! So, you need to look for high quality, practical and suitable equipment to provide the best service for your customers.

Number Four: In order to get the right set and complete set of beauty salon equipment to furnish your salon, it is always a good move to check around the pricing, the varieties and the brands. It is to your advantage that you do some research on the types of beauty salon equipment available out there and compare it to what you really need and then compare the prices, quality and brands.

Number Five: Opening a beauty salon is not exactly cheap so it is very important that you try to keep the costs low. To do that, you will need to compare prices and get only the best bargains when purchasing beauty salon equipments. This is to keep your salon business start up cost as low as possible.

Number Six: Always consider looking for wholesale salon packages or to buy in bulk so that you could get cheaper prices for equipments to furnish your salon. The best part about these packages is that it is usually for the complete set so you need not trouble yourself looking for individual equipments everywhere.

Seventh step: after you have fully equipped your beauty salon, it is time to market it. A business without a complete marketing and advertising plan will only fail as it wont bring in customers. So, it is time that you look into advertising and making a loud announcement that your beauty salon is open for business for all to see.

Step eight: Staffing your salon is also an important step as you will need to hire professionals who could provide only the best service for your clients. It is only with a line-up of professional staff that your clients will love and keep coming back for more.

Step nine: Once you have everything in place and business is trickling in, it is time that you do your own spot check. Get the opinions and feedback of your customers either through comments forms or orally. Also, remember to keep your beauty salon equipment at optimum working order. When you provide services that continue to improve with high quality equipment as your support, you will surely get more customers coming to you.

Final step: it is time to enjoy the benefits after working so hard at making your salon a success. If you follow all the steps above and really worked hard to make your salon the best of its kind, then it is time for you to finally see the profits and be the owner of a successful beauty salon. - 15252

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