Returning to esthetics
I became a certified esthetician in 2005. I worked at a spa for 3 1/2 years and left there when my family and I moved about 90 minutes away for my husbands job. I worked at a local spa for a few months. I opened a consignment shop and esthetics fell to the wayside. After over four years, I'd like to get back into it. I have access to many females because of my consignment shop and would like to "advertise" at my shop and have my consignment customers/ consignors, as clients. I do not plan on renewing my lease at the shop in August. I can't perform esthetics at my current location due to needing health/ zoning approval, and the fact that a spa just took the space next door to me. How do I transition back into it when I feel so rusty? I have daughters, so I can practice on them. I'd rather not work for anyone else.
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Permalink Reply by coldsalineplexus on
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Start working NOW on your customers and consignors, maybe even out of your house, so that when you close or move the consignment shop, you're already hooked in with that customer base and have some proof of concept and a little revenue from your esthetics practice. Then, find a place where you can relocate and operate both businesses (assuming the store is profitable and you want to keep it open). Even if you don't keep the consignment store open, you should have a small amount of consignment going on at your esthetics location (again, even if it is at home) because you know you have people interested in that. This sounds like a situation where it would be less expensive to bend the rules and not get a state board establishment license just yet, and risk the fines because they will be less than the cost of a whole new space and buildout right now, and time is money for you right now. Of course make sure your esthetician license is current and you are covered with insurance (ASCP). Easy enough to play dumb about the establishment license later and beg forgiveness, especially if you are keeping your place up to standards. Remember, you already have a resale certificate for the consignment store, so you can order pro products and even pay sales tax under that. I'd keep the whole thing under one name and EIN and that way if anyone asks, you just added some new goods and services to your business.
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Then again I have no idea of how things go where you live. In my part of the world, you could totally get away with it.
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Also, start buying equipment piece wise.
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Permalink Reply by Marisol Leon Haynes on
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Thank you so much for your response. Before I opened the store, I had a mobile spa, Marisol's Spa To You. I still have the tax Id for that business, business cards, flyers,equipment, etc. I guess I can "discretely" see clients after hours at my location, or their own location. You're right...time is money, so no point in waiting. Thanks for the advice and motivation :)
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Permalink Reply by Amy Sherman on
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While I don't advocate not following the rules, I agree with Coldsalineplexus! START NOW!!! Start buying products, think about your client, build up your brochure. What do you want to offer? How much are you going to charge? Etc. Etc. The brochure is important starting point and one I wish I had started a long time ago.
Hair shows rock also!
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Thank you,Amy. I'll get working on those things.
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Permalink Reply by Fredrick Ricco on
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I would recommend you to go forward and start working. In my opinion, no one in this world would stop you from working. I wish you best of luck.
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