| Renting a chair has become so popular that it is | | | | or as little as they want. They can even choose to |
| estimated around 70% of the salons are following | | | | come only when they have an appointment |
| this business model. What made the booth rental | | | | scheduled with their client. A cell phone would help |
| salon so popular and why it is rapidly proliferating | | | | them to be available to the client at all times. For |
| even though it is looked down upon by many in the | | | | you, nothing makes a difference as long as you |
| industry? Obviously, there are benefits to starting | | | | receive the salon booth rent at the end of each |
| your own booth rental salon over the traditional | | | | month whether the stylist does business or not. |
| method of doing business. Here are some of them | | | | 4. Your record keeping pertaining to your employees |
| listed. | | | | such as the wage records, time sheets, pay slips and |
| 1. When you rent a chair in your salon, you become | | | | other records will not have to be maintained. That |
| the landlord rather than an employer consequently, all | | | | itself will eliminate a lot of clutter from your office or |
| you're concerned with is collecting your rent each | | | | wherever you keep them. Much more than eliminating |
| month as per the booth rental contract you have | | | | clutter, it will reduce a burden off your shoulders as |
| with your renters. Similarly, if you decide to sell your | | | | the solo stylists manage their records themselves. |
| booth rental salon, the buyer only has to be | | | | 5. There can be a lot of cumbersome procedures to |
| consumed with the same task... collecting rent! They | | | | be followed with employees and apprentices. With |
| wont be worried about transferring all of your | | | | renting a chair to other stylist you do not have to |
| employees' entitlements and all that guff! | | | | worry about the unions threatening of strike or the |
| 2. Your booth renters will govern their own game. No | | | | employees or apprentices taking you to court over a |
| longer will you have to schedule meal breaks for your | | | | trivial matters. |
| stylists. No longer will you feel guilty or even face the | | | | Those traditionally operated salons look down upon |
| resentment of your stylists who were not able to | | | | the renting a chair model as something that is |
| have their lunch because they were too busy with | | | | undermining the industry. But with benefits such as |
| clients. Whatever the stylist decide, they have to pay | | | | these, and as long as you have tight booth rental |
| you the salon booth rent as per their booth rental | | | | contracts in place, and naturally making money, I |
| contract at the end of the month. | | | | don't think we're ever going see a decline in the |
| 3. You do not have to worry about paying your | | | | industry. In fact, this is turning out to be a blessing in |
| stylists for working over time or pay them late night | | | | disguise for many who have got a newfound |
| meal allowances. In this rent a chair model, the | | | | freedom and flexibility when they make the change |
| stylists can choose to work for as long as they want | | | | from employer to landlord. |