I'm thinking of ......

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I'm thikning of doing a nail technican course.

Does anyone know a techincan that has made a sucess out of this.

Also how many other mothers do this worknig form home.

Also how much would you be willing to pay to have your nails dones?

Thanks in advance

I don't have my nails done, but generally I think that beauty therapist skills are really valuable, because the prices are quite high, you can find employment in lots of different places, lots of salons employ part-time staff, and most therapists I chat to plan to have their own business later. Most of them seem to have acquired lots of qualifications over the years. I don't know about working from home, though, because I suspect that, like me, a lot of women just pick the salon that is nearest for home or work. There is a not particularly nice salon on the road near my work which makes a fortune just because hundreds of professional women come in at lunchtimes and pay over the odds because they don't have time to go elsewhere. Maybe you could develop a home business by undercutting the salons' prices, but how would you advertise?

Just wanted to say good luck FD.

Can't offer advice as I have the worst nails in the world. I bite them and hate myself for it I really do need to stop, even DD tells me off for it now.

What about a mobile service like hairdressers offer

i thougt about posting some leaflets out in the local area and asking if i could put posters up in the local nursery /school

The place were i'm thinking of going to do it - says it the inital cost to do one set of nails on a customer is only £1.00 so basically it's all profit - i thought if i charge £10.00 a set i'd be making £9.00 profit (been told it takes about an hour)

And as i'm not really doing this for the money - it'll all be a bonus for more luxuries.

So girls do i sound as though i'm dreaming.

Have spoken to dh and he says he'll support what ever - the course is £230.00 will a guarnteed pass at a national level

Then there a initial lay out cost of about £100.

Have decided to do it at home - as want to stay in the local area for dd's sake.

I used to get it done and the technician had stopped working in a bank to train. She was brilliant at it- best I've seen. Her prices were way more than yours- £40 full set and £22 for fills every 2 weeks!
She rented a table in a salon and that was all she did. Seemed to make a good living from it@ £40/hr. ps that was 3 years ago!

Maybe you could also approach a local hairdressers which doesn't have a salon offering manicures while people get their hair done as an addition to their service?

My local Korean nail bar charges £10 for manicures and £20 for pedicures, which I consider dirt cheap. It's not what you call luxurious and they don't speak a word of English (oddly restful) but they are frighteningly thorough.