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Maddie Sloane

FA.MAN 1107.502

30 November 2020

My Dream Business

For the past 3 years I have been a licensed Cosmetologist. Growing up I have always

loved the beauty industry. I loved changing my hair color all the time and playing with different

makeup brands. It’s always been my art. I’ve worked in a few different salons in the 3 years of

being licensed and the one thing I have learned about myself is that I love everything that

happens behind the scenes. As much as I enjoy making people feel beautiful, I absolutely love

the hard work that goes into making a salon run. If I could make my dreams come true, I would

love to have my very own hair salon.

I really want my salon to stand out and be different from others. I want a full-service

salon that also includes a section for people to get their nails done and a section for people to get

makeup done. I know that a lot of people, including myself, tend to have a hard time finding a

decent salon with affordable prices. Some places either charge super low prices or extremely

outrageous prices. I want my salon to be a good middle ground. Not too expensive, but not too

cheap.

My salon will accept all customers- women, men and children. I want to make sure I

have a staff who can specialize in different hair textures. I want to make sure that all people feel

welcomed and feel like they can trust anyone who works there to do their hair. I’ve witnessed too

many people have to leave because nobody knows how to work with curly hair or people don’t

know how to do perms and other complex services. Education should always be a priority for the

staff. Especially in the beauty industry where styles are constantly changing. I really struggled
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when I first started in a salon. In beauty school, they teach you a lot of things, but you never fully

learn until you are out on your own. I don’t want people to feel discourage like I did. I want my

salon to be a safe place that offers that education for our new stylists. I don’t want people to feel

like they can’t ask questions or ask for help.

This business appeals to me becuase I absolutely love the hair industry. Although I might

not enjoy physically doing haircuts, I absolutely love the business side. It very important to me to

have a hair salon like this because I know what it’s like to struggle to find work. It really does

take a while to find a place where you feel you belong. They say you don’t always have to like

who you work with, but with this job you absolutely do. You work so close together and spend

12 or more hours a day together. You become a family. My goal is to create a safe and

comfortable environment for stylists and give them the guidance they might need.