Contact Us 1-800-283-2298 or 1-866-680-3863 Products Distributors Support spa & salon of Athena About Contact Us With our extensive equipment catalog, we can be sure to fit your business needs. We carry mono-function units, multi-function units, various styles of chairs and stools, bases, lighting equipment, and special equipment only available from Athena Beauty. Learn more about our company. Check out our Specials Click here to view our current selection of special items. These specials won’t last long so order today!If you've got grand ideas, start your own barber shop. If you are in the hair styling industry, one of the most frustrating aspects to being an independent contractor or employee is that your level of clientele may hinge on the professionalism of your barber shop owner. If you believe you can do a better job managing a barber shop and reel in more clients, perhaps it’s time you put your theory to the test. Managing a shop requires dedication, time and energy, in addition to excellent people skills and a good business sense.
Observe your employers before you jump in, detailing how you will improve your barber shop. 1. Determine what services you will offer based on services provided at previous employers or local competition. If you are already in the industry, one of your greatest sources of feedback is your current clientele. Ask them what changes or services they would like to see implemented. Determine if you will open a co-ed shop or offer additional services such as pedicures, manicures, waxing and shoe shining. 2. Contact your state’s cosmetology board or licensing department to learn the requirements and fees for obtaining a barber shop permit. For example, in the state of Texas, a barber shop must have at least one sink, wash basin, or hand sanitizer for every three chairs or stations. Obtain your business license and sales tax permit. 3. Develop a business plan that details operating costs, start-up costs, advertising costs, staff requirements, anticipated clientele and how you intend to compete.
Create a competitive pricing list to determine what type of profits you can expect and how much you can afford to spend on your rent. Generally, your rent should not exceed 10 percent of your projected gross revenues. 4. Scout out potential locations for your business. Moving into a location that has already been zoned for barbering will significantly reduce your workload and eliminate the need for building permits or zoning approval. Busy barber shops may have a waiting period between clients. Look for a location in a shopping center or near other businesses that your clientele frequent. Contact a commercial broker to show you vacancies. Be sure to thoroughly research your broker and ensure that he understands your business needs. 5. Hire an attorney to review the details of the lease agreement, such as the landlord’s responsibility with repairs, expansion potential, early lease termination clauses and what happens if an adjacent business moves out. Hire an accountant to learn the tax requirements for hiring an independent contractor or an employee.
6. Get your shop inspection ready. Equip your facility with adequate equipment, supplies and cleaning products. Address all public safety, licensing and sanitation regulations. Then contact your health department to set up an inspection. 7. Hire well-groomed, licensed barbers. If hiring contractors, ensure that they have liability insurance coverage. Develop a dress code policy for your employees. Encourage employees to avoid gossip. 8. Offer discounts to your existing clientele for customer referrals. Host a grand opening. Get your barbershop listed in local directories. Start a website for your shop. Suggest an Article CorrectionWhen in Manila, maintaining a good physique and wearing the snazziest outfits will no longer cut it (take it from me, a woman who’s seen quite enough!) Instead of spending too many hours at the gym or at your favorite clothing boutique, how about a little “me” time at a barber shop that knows exactly what a guy like you needs? Enter Razor Sports: Men’s Grooming Bar, the haircare salon specializing in pampering the macho and the pogi.
Located on the 3rd floor of Trinoma Mall, Razor Sports: Men’s Grooming Bar offers an affordable menu of services for men and the ladies in their lives. But then again, Razor Sports is not a beauty shop. Although both sexes can receive pampering treatments at Razor Sports–and I’m not one to stereotype–the place is clearly designed for the more masculine, beer-chugging, iron-pumping crowd. With its gray concrete walls and hard lines and surfaces, the one-stop grooming bar has such a very masculine interior that I am slightly disturbed that I like it. The walls are covered with beautiful sketches of renowned athletes and funny one-liners about the male grooming profession, and the entire combination of seemingly contrasting design elements suddenly appeared to represent the personality of an average male. Grooming products from L’Oreal, Bosley, iSkin and Orly. Prices range from Php535 to Php4,500. Jersey shirts and trophies are on display. Yes, James Yap owns the place.
Curious to know what sort of services Razor Sports has to offer, I invited my youngest brother to come try out this new salon-slash-barber-shop one evening. Out of the list of services, my brother’s eyes went past the standard haircut and hair color items and went straight for a hair and scalp treatment and a facial. “Hey, I’m as tall as James Yap!” Let’s see what Micheal Jordan should have had to avoid falling hair… The Bosley Scalp Microdermabrasion is Razor Sports’ signature scalp treatment that exfoliates dead skin, unclogging follicles and allowing younger skin cells to surface. Like all of Bosley’s hair products, the Bosley Scalp Microdermabrasion treatment aims to improve scalp condition to encourage hair growth, reduce hair loss and make hair healthier and younger looking. Specially designed for those suffering from thinning hair, this treatment involves Bosley’s Micro-Dermabrasion products that contain various ingredients to stimulate the production of keratin, exfoliate and cleanse the skin and condition hair.