Mobile hairdressing

[j4ckos mate]

Hi all,

Im after some free and useful advice, my wife has been a salon based hairdresser,

i don't want to go into too much detail, but she may well be going mobile with a partner,.

there wont be any conflicts between them and the clients have been established with her for years and years, never assume but almost all will follow her.

in the past she has done the odd one and put the takings in the till, all the other ones have bee for free out of work, which will be stopping.

so, what sort of company is best for her to set up? is it worth getting a website?(most clients will be elderly), can you claim petrol allowance, what about business banking?, facebook page?
should she pay her self and keep a third back for tax? wheres best to advertise?


the clientele wont be a problem, as the salon may close after the lease is up very soon anyway.
and her partner is a relative.
the hairdressing side isn't a problem, but the running side of a business terrifies them.

appreciate all comments

thanks

[theshrew]

Dont assume that all the clients will still want her to cut there hair. You would be supprised how many people like to go to a salon + who really wants a mess made at home ?

The other thing that stood out is the fact she wants a partner. All the mobile people i know are all on there own.

[j4ckos mate]

wife and realtive both run a shop,

the lease is coming to an end, iwould be staggered if the same customers shes had for 15 years will stray now.


what sort of business would you set up would it be apartnership? how does all that side of stuff work?

[Akiraprise]

My girlfriend runs a mobile hairdressing / nail business: http://gloss-beauty.com

Overall its a very simply business model - she does well out of her facebook page / website but her cliental is a lot younger.

I would say for your partner to go at it alone and not do it as a partnership, as I can't imagine it working very well as a partnership - but they could always recommend each other if they're busy?

[jonah35]

Lot of older people like to get out of their house.

No need for facebook, website etc if she has enough clients and can do it word of mouth.

Prob sole trader rather than ltd

Just get insurance.

[jagracer]

My wife went solo years ago when the shop she worked in closed. We were offered the lease and goodwill but it was too much for what it was worth. She took most of her customers with her, travelling to their homes mostly plus one or two at our house although she didn't want the mess in our place.
One of my neighbours works at home using a converted room and she is always busy. My wife generally found that word of mouth was the best advert, there was no internet back then and she never advertised.
I can't advise on the tax aspect but she did make far more money than when she worked in the shop, £300-400 per week in the mid eighties, the only down side was a lot of people wanted their hair done in the evenings at home. One other thing is insurance for the business and make she has business insurance on her car. As for a partner, why would she want to do this? It means that her income will be cut and she will have to share clients with someone else.

Edit: One thought about tax, she should be able to claim relief on work clothes, washing them and meals away from home during work hours. It'd be worth seeing a decent accountant for advice.

Edited by jagracer on Tuesday 12th August 18:40