How to Open a Salon: Costs & Important Steps for a Successful Start

Are you planning to open a hair salon, barbershop, beauty salon or spa business?
Then you should watch this video where we’re sharing the exact steps to start a salon business.

My will take you through her journey building two highly successful hair salons. You'll learn about total costs for opening a salon, how to recruit salon staff, how to decorate and design your salon, how to find a salon location and much more.

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Below are the steps to open a salon we cover in the video:

00:00 Introduction
00:56 Why My decided to start a salon business
01:37 Renting a chair/ booth
02:20 Rental chairs vs. salon employees
03:10 What salon owners do and is building your own salon right for you?
05:50 Expenses when opening a salon and how much do you need to make?
07:10 How to choose an area and location for your salon?
09:20 What clients do you want to attract to your salon? Defining your brand.
11:40 How to find a salon venue/ location: Buy/ rent existing salon vs. remodelling/building a salon from scratch.
12:40 Remodelling a salon, salon decor, electricity, plumbing etc.
13:30 How to build a salon team and keeping salon staff motivated.
17:30 Plan your opening event and create buzz
18:50 How to recruit stylists and finding talented salon staff
20:50 How to interview and hire salon staff and stylists
21:00 Setting up your salon website, Instagram, online booking and appointment scheduling
23:00 How to get new salon clients?
23:35 How much does it cost to open a hair salon?
25:00 Hair salon equipment list and cost
27:00 Salon renovation and decoration costs