Well me an the owner of the shop, my co worker an the guy who introduced us to her sat down an had a meeting because basicall the owner is saying that weve been here long enough an she wants a certain amount of money every week.  Well like I told her she definitely has been more than fair and I agree that she should be getting something but the price that she is asking for is barely what we are making a week.  So she pretty much told me in so many words that I could leave if I wanted to.  And then she gave us a month and a half to see if we could get the business to improve.  I have to keep my options open but at the same time try even harder to get business to come my way cause I would hate for the three an a half months that I spent in this shop go to waste.  But hey she even said sometimes it works an sometimes it dosent.  I definitely have things to think about.

Well its the beginning of the week an I decided not to go into work today.  It's the first day Ive missed since I started.  Im broke and I dont have the money to make it to work today even if I wanted to.  Starting to wonder if barbering is worth it right now because bills are still accumulating daily.  I cant even take care of myself not to mention I have two kids who need me.  I knew it was going to be rough but I never would have dreamed it would be this bad.  These are a few of the challenges of building a business.

  Saturday I had a interesting talk with the owner.  She put an exact number on what she wants at the end of the week.  The thing is she told the other barber but did not discuss it wth me.  What she says she wants is barely what we are making for the week.  So when saturday came me or my co worker didnt even have half of what she was asking for.  Before I left I went to her to see how she wanted to go about the situation.  Her response was kind of a smack in the face to me.  Im feelin underappreciated and I dont know if she's still understanding the struggle were going threw to bet this business going.  It's been over three months and I barely make $70 a week if that.  I dont know to many people who go to work everyday and at the end of the day or week have nothing to show for it.  Im starting to re-evaluate my options.  In business it's hard if the person your in business with could care less if you suceed or not.

  Yesterday I got two new clients.  One knows the owner but it was his first time coming to the shop since its been opened.  I hooked him up with a nice haircut and also got his beard together.  It just so happened he came back in today to talk to the owner and he reaffirmed that he liked his cut and will be back.  When your in the business I'm in you have to pick up your customers tendencies, how often they get a haircut and exactly how they like there hair.

  When your building a business but your still renting fron someone communication is key.  The owner of the shop Im working in has just brought a new shop, which is none of my business but there are some things that could be done to the shop I work at.  We have a tv but no cable or local channels.  She has said that she will get cable and she's been saying that since I started but she obviously has the money to purchase a new shop.  With the new shop she called someone who started at this shop but quit because there was no business, but she calls him to see if he wanted to work at the new shop which is in a better area.  She still hasnt told me ormy co worker about the other shop.

  Another challenge I'm coming across is making sure me an the owne stay on the same page.  With the barber shop being as slow as it is I have to make sure she knows that I am still giving it 110%.  The bills still come an she is being more than reasonable with her fee that she is charging for booth rent.  Today is friday and I hope some business comes threw the door because I havent cut any hair all week.  When your a owner of any kind of business and the money that you are giving out is more than your making you definitely have to make a change.  So the shop has been open three months an she is taking more risks than profits.  I hope she still stays paitent.

  This past couple of weeks I've seen that we are starting to get a rise in business on Friday's an Saturday's.  It's not enough to pay bills but I've noticed a slight increase.  The past week I cut hair five out of six days which is encouraging' because their were weeks where I would go four or five days without cutting.  I know patience is a virtue but things definitely have to change.  I'm learning that a lot of business is mental, you have to keep the right mental attitude.