Today is Columbus Day.  All state and government offices are closed.  It's supposed to be 85 degrees today so even though there is potential for business, I am taking the day off.  My school is closed today so it gives me time to catch up on some needed school work.  At the time its a good move for me but when you have your own business there is no room for any days off let alone on Monday the start of the week when there is potential for business.

  The person I rent my chair from in the barber shop told me that her electric bill is more than double what she is used to paying and for that reason she's replacing the lights she has around our station.  Light is very important when you cut hair because you see things in certain angles an light that you might not see with just a blind eye.  I tried to be respectful by telling her the importance and she tells me that the barber shop is not making money right now so there has to be some cuts made some where.  The owner is a good person and I believe she wants to see me suceed, so more pressure!  I have to get people in the shop.

work

  I've been working at a barbershop since July 23rd.  It's a brand new shop so not to many people know about it.  There is alot more marketing and advertising that needs to be done because 10 weeks later there are often days when I leave without cutting any hair.  There is only so much advertising you can do without any money.  And it is smart to be at work everyday in case someone does come.  I should have my personalized business cards by the weekend and that definitely will benefit me.  But I am going to have to go back to the drawing board an reevaluate things.  I am always open to suggestions.

challenges of building a business/barber shop

  My name is A.B. I will be examining the challenges of building a business.  I am a barber/stylist so most notably I will be looking at the challenges of starting a barber business from the ground up.  I know that a barber's job is to make a customer look and feel good once they leave your chair, and I know it is also a barber's job to market themself and bring business to the shop.  What I dont know is alot of the ways some people got their chance , what it took for them to get their own and also some of the available options (resources) out there to help you get started.  What I hope to learn is what are some of the way successful barbers got an maintained clientel and some other ways they maintained when business was slow.  I would also like to learn some tips that got them better in their profession.  I received my barbers license on November 23 2009.  Before I started barber school I had never cut anyone's hair.  The barbering profession in early times was as well respected as doctors.http://www.barberzone.org/