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My
next venture was into sewing. I
started altering jeans for my mates
when I was around 14-15 and used to
charge a quid (UK pound) for doing
it.
Next I became a house cleaner,
gardener, musician and punk
hairdresser. When I got my first job
in 1979 I was added onto the
conveyor belt of life and became a
Landscape gardener until I was 20. I
hated it!
Up
until then I had started cutting and
colouring hair when I was 15 yrs as
my mother used to always be snipping
bits of everybody's hair at home so
I copied her. Going into
hairdressing was a cinch, I loved
it.
Left school a little early due to
being ill with Hepatitis and then
started work a bit later.
Although I left school out the back
door with no exams, not one, I was
the best hairdressing student
Worsely, Manchester Hairdressing
College ever produced (according to
them of course;-)
Anyway after doing the rounds in the
salons I decided to set-up my own
salon in 1989. After a year we
outgrew the salon as it was around
250-300 sq feet, tiny and moved into
a new place that is 2,000 sq feet.
I
targeted myself as the most
expensive in our area providing the
highest quality work at all times.
Back to the salon...
Been there since 1991 and to be
honest we have had all sorts of
successes and... problems. One thing
I learnt in our business is we are
continually dealing with rip off
merchants that really couldn't care
less about my or you're salon
business. I have had it all over the
years from these guys and it has
cost me heavily. Read about them in
my free e-book it could save you
money.
Over the next few year loads of
changes. Opened another salon. Sold
it at its peak. Cost 1,800 to open
and made a wonderful profit on it.
Staffing was a nightmare in that
particular salon and made it all
very hard work. I learnt a lot with
that salon over three years and how
village hairdressing was very
different to town hairdressing.
So...SalonPunk.com... what's it all
about?
Initially just a hobby and something
else to do. Then it grew. It became
about helping salon owners just like
you to avoid most of the hassles I
have been through. Avoiding common
hair and beauty salon pitfalls that
have caught me out. Avoiding the
scams and scammers that just want
your signature and money.
Our
industry is packed full of those
that scratch each others backs and
are waiting to catch you out. Salon
Punk will help you avoid a lot of
that stuff.
Best of all salon punk is honest,
upfront, reports right from the
salon floor and really doesn't care
what anyone else in our industry
thinks about what I am doing over
here.
Is
that it then? Well I came off the
salon floor in 2003 ago mainly due
to on-going back pain. Eventually I
sold my final salon
Since Selling My Salons
I
have travelled all over the planet
speaking and lecturing to hair and
beauty salon owners in Australia,
England, Scotland, Singapore, Latvia
and many, many other countries.
I
have helped well over 5,000 hair and
beauty salon owners build or fix
things in their business.
My
main business now is my other
website at
www.OrangeBeetle.com where I
work as a writer, speaker and
marketing consultant.
Some Pics from my last salon below.
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