Becoming a hairdresser: opening your salon or practicing at home
Verified 01 January 2023 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
Hairdressers often start their careers as employees in a hairdressing salon, but you may want to get started in freelance, in self-employed. For this, there are 2 ways to exercise: either at home, or by opening your own living room. You can also take over an already existing trade fair. We will explain to you what the milestones to carry out this project.
Hairdresser at home
You want to practice hairdressing without going through the payroll in a salon, or you don't have the means to open your own salon. Stage by stage, we present the questions that you need to land and steps to be made to become a hairdresser at domicile.
Step-by-step approach
Benefits
You can perform the following services:
- Washing, cutting, setting, dyeing, coloring, waviness, straightening, permanent waving, scalp treatment
- Shaving and beard cutting
- Consulting and product sales
This is a craft industry and a regulated profession.
Please note
If you practice a ancillary activity hairdressing and shaving activities such as beauty products sale or hair care, your activity then becomes both commercial and artisanal.You will determine which activity predominates to define your primary activity (the one with the highest turnover).
Places of exercise
You have the right to practice in the following places:
- At home of your customers
- At their workplace
- At their vacation location
FYI
Hairdressing people in a hospital, Ehpad, or health care facility (such as a thermal cure), at home, or in a traveling van is considered exercise in a living room. The degree requirement is higher than for hairdressing at home. On the other hand, practicing in the room of patients of an Ehpad or a hospital is considered as hairdressing at home.
Good Repute
You do not have the right to become a hairdresser if you have been sentenced to one of the following:
- Prohibition of directing, managing, administering or controlling directly or indirectly a commercial or craft company
Diplomas
To be a hairdresser at home, the minimum required is the HEADGEAR.
If you pass the CAP just after the class of 3e, PCA training lasts 2 years ; but if you pass it later (after 1re or the terminal for example), it then lasts 1 year.
No other diplomas or qualifications are required.
If you do not have this minimum degree, but you have 3 years of professional experience, you can obtain a professional qualification certificate from the CMA: titleContent.
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Please note
You can then pass other diplomas or qualifications that are not compulsory but useful, alternating, such as for example the Additional information (MC)colour cut in 1 year, the Professional patent (BP) hairdressing in 2 years, the bachelor's degree professional specialty hairdressing or the certificate of professional studies (BEP) specialty hairdressing.
Be your own boss
You need to know if you are ready to work as a self-employed person.
It is indeed to have no boss above you, but it implies that you are alone.
You have to manage your company, do the paperwork and make all the decisions yourself.
Benefits
You do therent economy a place of business or the purchase of a business.
You save costs specific to those of a hairdressing salon: heating, cleaning, maintenance, etc.
Disadvantages
The displacements represent a large part of your expenses: gas, vehicle maintenance, etc.
You need to set up a good organization to manage your appointments, be on time at your clients' home.
Customers behave differently at home and in a public place, such as a salon. You have to take this into account in your attitude and in the management of your schedules.
You're not not the master of the premises at your customers' homes.
The cleaning places after the cup is your responsibility.
Market research
Hairdressing at home is a competitive industry.
This type of practice attracts many professionals.
It is essential to make your market study before you get started.
We'll explain how to conduct this study.
Write your business plan
You have every interest in carry out a financing plan commonly referred to as a business plan.
This document requires you to list your expenses, expenses, revenues.
It allows you to have a short, medium and long term vision of your business.
You build management charts that will make your organization easier.
Name your company
Your company must have a name.
Individual business The rules are different depending on whether it is a given or a business.
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Individual business
The name of your company must be your surname and your first name.
FYI
In addition to the name of your company, you can choose a trade name, a logo, etc. It's not an obligation, but it will give a more attractive image than the name of the company to your activity. The hair salons compete with imagination for this commercial name, it is up to you to find yours!
Business
You can choose the legal name you want, in agreementwith your associates if you have any.
FYI
You can choose a trade name, a logo different or identical from your legal name. It's not an obligation. The hair salons compete with imagination for this commercial name, it is up to you to find yours!
Domiciliate your company
As a hairdresser at home, the simplest is to individual business choose your home address to reside with your, or to house your business. But you can also choose a domiciliation business.
You can choose to work under one of the following statuses:
- Micro(auto) entrepreneur. This status is particularly suitable for starting an activity. It is only accessible if your turnover does not exceed €77,700 per year.
- Sole trader (SE)
- Business (SARL, EURL, SA, SAS, etc.). This status is particularly suitable if you wish to associate (note, in the case of SASU or EURL you may be the only partner yourself).
Company Formalities Window
Your main step is to declare your activity.
Warning
Since 1er january 2023, it is no longer possible to carry out your procedures in a company Formalities Center (CFE). You must make them on the website of the company formalities office.
You must create personal account. Then you need to click on the column “ Company ” and then click on “File a company”. One interactive online form 8 pages is offered; you must fill it out step by step. A user manual is available on this Single Window website.
This statement corresponds to what is known as theregistration on your company.
It is registered on the RNE: titleContent as a company of craft trades. Once this process has been completed and accepted, you receive the numbers who identify your company.
EPA Code
As its name suggests, the APE code designates your "main activity practiced".
It is the Insee that awards it automatically following your declaration of activity.
In case of cumulative activities, you will have the EPA code of the most remunerative activity, i.e. the one that, per year, brings you the turnover the more important.
The EPA code for hairdressing is as follows: 96.02A
FYI
In case you notice that you have not been given the adapted EPA code in your situation, you can request its amendment. We'll explain the procedure on our topic page.
Siren
Only one Siren is given by natural person.
It is the Insee that awards it automatically following your declaration of activity.
You receive it on your personal area of the company Formalities Office.
Siret
You will have as many Siret numbers as d'declared business addresses.
As soon as declaration of activity is validated, you receive automatically your Siret in your personal Single Window space.
When you perform different but reported activities at a single address, you will have 1 Siret only.
Warning
You must wait receive your Siret number to issue your first invoice.
Demonstrate professionalism
So you need to take care of your presentation and your first performances. Hygiene and seriousness These are fundamental aspects. word of mouth can cause you to lose a lot of customers if you neglect these aspects.
Also know that you can market price value your skills. Too low prices would devalue your work.
Please note
Be patient, it takes time to build trust with customers.
Do not move too far geographically. You need to be on time for your appointments, limit your transportation expenses and your fatigue.
Sales Techniques
Without a hairdresser, you need to be inventive to build your customer base and the retain.
You can use business techniques such as:
- Make your visible vehicle and recognizable by indicating your activity by a suitable decoration
- Propose personal care complementary (scalp massage)
- Offer beauty and beauty products hair care for sale : Learn more about home sales brands. Check the conditions to be door-to-door seller.
- Propose a loyalty card
Developing partnerships
It's in your best interest to partner with other professionals to make yourself more visible in the marketplace.
They may be:
- Wedding organizer (wedding planners)
- Beauticians
- Spas, hammams
- Holiday club
Create your professional website or blog
Your content on the internet should inspire confidence conveying a positive image; and professional.
The aim is to highlight the following aspects:
- Your work, your previous achievements in agreement with your customers,
- Your personality, your style
- Your impact in the press and on social networks
Creating a blog is faster to implement than a website and easier to update regularly.
Please note
France Num details the best practices for creating a good website.
The creation of the site is not enough, it must be properly referenced.
Increase your SEO
Creating the site alone is not enough.
Good SEO allows you toappear in early results of search for internet users and thus increase traffic on your web pages.
You must be promoted by search engines (Google, Bing, Yahoo).
To do this you need to work on SEO.
The natural referencing or SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is about improving aspects techniques (charging speed, mobile phone accounting) and editorial (presence of keywords) of your website.
Expand your social media presence
You can use social media to push back positive stories of your customers.
It's those stories that consumers are watching and that are attracting new customers.
We'll explain what the digital communication most adapted to your activity in our page dedicated to the subject.
FYI
France Num helps you choose the ideal social network to promote your business and you guide to using Instagram. Instagram to date, it is the network most focused on innovationvisual identity users.
You must insure your activity and your vehicle.
Your company must be insured against damage to property (your vehicle) or human (allergies, complaints, etc.).
As a regulated profession, insurance is obligatory for hairdressers, that you practice in micro-enterprises or for ensure your business.
The hairstyle is a health-risk occupation in the medium and long term.
The main risks are:
- You are always standing or sitting in positions that are sometimes uncomfortable
- You're trampling
- You repeat the same gestures many times a day
- Floors can be slippery
- You use chemicals (dyes, shampoos, permanent waving liquids, lacquers, sprays...)
It is important to protect yourself against these risks.
Health Insurance lists the health problems associated with these risks and gives you advice.
Take over an existing hair salon
You must acquire the goodwill. To choose a hairdresser, you need to analyze thelocation, on turnover, the clientele, on lease ongoing, etc.
We'll tell you how to do the best choice and make the right decisions.
Step-by-step approach
You can perform the following services:
- Washing, cutting, setting, dyeing, coloring, waviness, straightening, permanent waving, scalp treatment
- Shaving and beard cutting
- Consulting and product sales
This is a craft industry and a regulated profession.
Please note
If you practice a ancillary activity hairdressing and shaving activities such as beauty products sale or hair care, your activity then becomes both commercial and artisanal.You will determine which activity predominates to define your primary activity (the one with the highest turnover).
For open your hair salon, you must have at least one of the 4 degrees following:
- Professional patent (BP) hairdressing : it is accessible from the age of 16 to your 30th birthday (or more under conditions). You're on an apprenticeship contract for two years.
You pass it:- either after having obtained a CAP hairdressing and 2 years of professional experience in hairdressing? You must provide Urssaf documents proving a minimum turnover of €6,000 per year
- or after 5 years of professional experience in hairdressing
- either by validation of experience (VAE).
- Master's degree in hairdressing (BM). It lasts 2 years, in an apprenticeship contract or in a professionalization contract.
It is accessible:- either after a BP hairdressing
- or after a course of continuing training
- either by EEV.
- Pro Hairdressing Tray : you must be 16 years old to register, after class 3e. The training lasts 2 or 3 years (depending on whether you have CAP hairdressing or not).
- BTS hairdressing trades : to register you must have already obtained either a general BAC, a Pro Bac hairdressing or a BP hairdressing. The training lasts 2 years.
Warning
In case you own several hairdressing salons, each establishment must include at least one professional holder of professional patent (BP) hairstyle or hair Master's degree (BM) hairstyle (level above the BP).
Please note
The HEADGEAR is not enough to open and manage a living room. But if you're in conversion professional, CAP hairdressing being open to all (the only condition is to be 16 years old), it is the 1re step to learn this trade.
Good Repute
You do not have the right to become a hairdresser if you have been sentenced to one of the following:
- Prohibition of directing, managing, administering or controlling directly or indirectly a commercial or craft company
- Prohibition to engage in a professional or social activity for a maximum period of 5 years when you have used your professional activity to commit an offense (for example, breach of trust or abuse of social property )
You must to analyze the territory economic, social, cultural, etc.
You have to do the list of your competitors in the territory and work on needs of your future customers.
Please note
think about quantify any work to be carried out to adapt the venue to your exhibition project. In particular, you should think about safety rules andaccessibility.
Security
A hairdresser is an establishment that welcomes the general public (ERP). He must meet certain standards to protect and facilitate customer access.
Please note
You can view a list of allergens content in the products used, in order to avoid any problems for your employees and customers.
The use of products for curling, straightening or undulating the hair, containingthioglycolic acid is subject to strict rules. Only people with a BP hairdressing can use them.
Accessibility
You must settle accessibility features that enable persons with disabilities of circulate with the most great autonomy possible.
We will explain in detail what are those standards?.
Analysis of the territory
Consider the following:
- Immediate business environment: the more your premises surrounded by other shops, the more potential customers there are
- Nature of the surrounding shops: a street of "food" shops will be less frequented in the afternoon
- Access to your premises: sidewalk width, proximity to parking spaces, direction of traffic, pedestrian street, etc.
- Visibility: are there obstacles (urban furniture) in front of the premises, the showcase is it good? visible from the sidewalk?
- Background location: check with nearby businesses
Insee: economic portrait of a territory
Competitive Analysis
It's essential to learn about competitors in your market.
You need to analyze your customer's needs.
Working on the needs of your future clientele: the Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Canevas method
At this point, you are in a position to address the mandatory phase which consists in carrying out your market study and building your business plan.
The banks and financial partners will require access to these documents. They need it to accept or not to lend you money and make you confidence.
The business plan should include a summary of your market research.
So you have to start the 2 at the same time.
The business plan evolves as your project matures.
It then enables the management of First 3 years of your business.
We'll get you explains everything in our pages dedicated tomarket study and the business plan.
Name your company
Your company must have a name.
Individual business The rules are different depending on whether it is a given or a business.
Répondez aux questions successives et les réponses s’afficheront automatiquement
Individual business
The name of your company must be your surname and your first name.
FYI
In addition to the name of your company, you can choose a trade name, a logo, etc. It's not an obligation, but it will give a more attractive image than the name of the company to your activity. The hair salons compete with imagination for this commercial name, it is up to you to find yours!
Business
You can choose the legal name you want, in agreementwith your associates if you have any.
FYI
You can choose a trade name, a logo different or identical from your legal name. It's not an obligation. The hair salons compete with imagination for this commercial name, it is up to you to find yours!
Domiciliate your company
As a hairdresser at home, the simplest is to individual business choose your home address to reside with your, or to house your business. But you can also choose a domiciliation business.
What status for which entrepreneur?
You can choose to work under one of the following statuses:
- Micro(auto) entrepreneur. This status is particularly suitable for starting an activity. It is only accessible if your turnover does not exceed €77,700 per year.
- Sole trader (SE)
- Business (SARL, EURL, SA, SAS, etc.). This status is particularly suitable if you wish to associate (note, in the case of SASU or EURL you may be the only partner yourself).
Who can help you?
It is important not to be alone when creating a company.
You can get closer to associations (such as BGE: titleContent for example) and professional organizations hairdressing, like the National Council of Hairdressing companies (CNEC).
Of entrepreneurial support professionals can also help you.
The status of franchisee minimizes the risk of failure.
If you are inexperienced in entrepreneurship this choice can be interesting. The franchised entrepreneur is legally and financially independent.
However, it does have some limitations:
- Financial investment Departure is important because you pay for access to the franchised brand (fee, entrance fee).
- Commitment by contract
- Conditions of transmission company that can be costly or complex
Please note
It's up to you choose the legal form of your company even if you decide to open a free trade show.
What is a goodwill?
The goodwill includes everything that is necessary for your business :
- Right to lease salesman
- Trade name, brand, brand, patent
- Material, equipment
- Supplier Contracts
- Customer, reputation, turnover
- Current employment contracts of employees
Warning
The stocks of merchandise are not included in the goodwill.
Transfer of goodwill
For obtain a hairdressing salon room, you must buy the goodwill of an already existing exhibition.
We also talk about, on the administrative documents that you will fill out, transfer of goodwill.
Destination of the goodwill
Your business premises must have for vocation, also called destination, ofhost a hair salon.
This destination is registered in the goodwill and in the commercial lease.
Warning
If the commercial lease does not have the destination of a hairdresser, you must request de-specialization of the lease commercial.
Purchasing formalities
The 2 formalities main for purchase a goodwill are:
- Advertising transfer and purchase.
You must publish the assignment in a legal listing support within 15 days of purchase.
Then you must notify your purchase on commercial court registry within 3 days of publication. The clerk will then publish a notice in a Bodacc: titleContent. - Recording of the bill of sale with the office of the registration of the company Tax Service (SIE).
You have to pay transfer duty.
A template for the sale of goodwill is available:
Model deed of transfer of goodwill
We will explain in detail the steps involved in buying a goodwill at a resumption of company.
Company Formalities Window
Your main step is to declare your activity.
Warning
Since 1er january 2023, it is no longer possible to carry out your procedures in a company Formalities Center (CFE). You must make them on the website of the company formalities office.
You must create personal account. Then you need to click on the column “ Company ” and then click on “File a company”. One interactive online form 8 pages is offered; you must fill it out step by step. A user manual is available on this Single Window website.
This statement corresponds to what is known as theregistration on your company. It is registered in RNE: titleContent as a company of craft trades. Once this process has been completed and your request has been accepted, you will receive the numbers who identify your company.
EPA Code
As its name suggests, the APE code designates your "main activity practiced".
It is the Insee that awards it automatically following your declaration of activity.
In case of cumulative activities, you will have the EPA code of the most remunerative activity, i.e. the one that, per year, brings you the turnover the more important.
The EPA code for hairdressing is as follows: 96.02A
FYI
In case you notice that you have not been given the adapted EPA code in your situation, you can request its amendment. We'll explain the procedure on our page dedicated to the subject.
Siren
Only one Siren is given by natural person.
It is the Insee that awards it automatically following your declaration of activity.
You will receive it in your personal area of the Single Window.
Siret
You will have as many Siret numbers as d'adeclared business addresses.
As soon as declaration of activity is accepted, you receive automatically your Siret on your personal Single Window space.
When you perform different but reported activities at a single address, you will have 1 Siret only.
Warning
You must wait receive your Siret number to issue your first invoice.
Demonstrate professionalism
So you need to take care of your presentation and your first performances. Hygiene and seriousness These are fundamental aspects. word of mouth can cause you to lose a lot of customers if you neglect these aspects.
Also know that you can market price value your skills. Too low prices would devalue your work.
Please note
Be patient, it takes time to build trust with customers.
Do not move too far geographically. You need to be on time for your appointments, limit your transportation expenses and your fatigue.
Sales Techniques
Without a hairdresser, you need to be inventive to build your customer base and the retain.
You can use business techniques such as:
- Make your visible vehicle and recognizable by indicating your activity by a suitable decoration
- Propose personal care complementary (scalp massage)
- Offer beauty and beauty products hair care for sale : Learn more about home sales brands. Check the conditions to be door-to-door seller.
- Propose a loyalty card
Developing partnerships
It's in your best interest to partner with other professionals to make yourself more visible in the marketplace.
They may be:
- Wedding organizer (wedding planners)
- Beauticians
- Spas, hammams
- Holiday club
Create your professional website or blog
Your content on the internet should inspire confidence conveying a positive image; and professional.
The aim is to highlight the following aspects:
- Your work, your previous achievements in agreement with your customers,
- Your personality, your style
- Your impact in the press and on social networks
Creating a blog is faster to implement than a website and easier to update regularly.
Please note
France Num details the best practices for creating a good website.
The creation of the site is not enough, it must be properly referenced.
Increase your SEO
Creating the site alone is not enough.
Good SEO allows you toappear in early results of search for internet users and thus increase traffic on your web pages.
You must be promoted by search engines (Google, Bing, Yahoo).
To do this you need to work on SEO.
The natural referencing or SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is about improving aspects techniques (charging speed, mobile phone accounting) and editorial (presence of keywords) of your website.
Expand your social media presence
You can use social media to push back positive stories of your customers.
It's those stories that consumers are watching and that are attracting new customers.
We'll explain what the digital communication most adapted to your activity in our page dedicated to the subject.
FYI
France Num helps you choose the ideal social network to promote your business and you guide to using Instagram. Instagram to date, it is the network most focused on innovationvisual identity users.
The hairstyle is a regulated profession, insurance is obligatory, be it theinsurance of your business or theindividual business insurance for your micro-enterprise or.
You must insure your activity and your local.
Your company must be insured against possible material or human damage (fire, allergies, complaints, etc.).
The hairstyle is a health-risk occupation in the medium and long term.
The main risks are:
- You are always standing or sitting in positions that are sometimes uncomfortable
- You're trampling
- You repeat the same gestures many times a day
- Floors can be slippery, crowded, stairs are not always secure
- The environment is sometimes noisy (electrical appliances, sound atmosphere)
- You carry loads (your care products)
- You use chemicals (dyes, shampoos, permanent waving liquids, lacquers, sprays...)
It is important to protect yourself, you and your employees, against these risks.
L'Health insurance lists the health problems associated with these risks and gives you advice.
The price display in a hair salon is obligatory.
You must settle 2 types of views:
- A display must be visible ininterior to the cash register
- Another display must be visible from theoutside
- A map of the services must be searchable indoors by customers at any time and in any place
They must be arranged at sight height of a medium-sized person.
You must display at least 10 fares in a non-mixed salon, and 20 rates (10 for men and 10 for women) in a mixed living room.
You must specify the inclusive of VAT.
In a package, from 2 services, the detail different benefits must be mentioned.
Example: cut + shampoo = xx € Including tax.
Several situations can lead you to settle a sign in the public space.
These can be instructions or signage to take customers to your salon, or to warn them of its existence from afar.
In any case, you will to seek authorization.
Bright sign
If your sign is bright, you must also know the night lighting regulations.
Your business already has employees
Your business may already include employees in the course of a contract.
Then you take it back responsibility and the management.
You should inquire about the mandatory reporting in DSN of your employee(s).
Afterwards, you may need to hire another employee.
We'll explain in detail how to proceed with your first hire.
You will find all the formalities according to the type of contract and employee (alternation, temporary, minor employee, foreigner, etc.).
FYI
You can benefit fromfinancial aid for the employment of a worker on a rotating basis or to hire a long-term unemployed person.
Your business does not have an employee
If there are no employees in the takeover of the goodwill, you will one day face the hiring of your 1er employee.
We'll explain in detail how to proceed with your first hire.
You will find all the formalities according to the type of contract and employee (alternation, temporary, minor employee, foreigner, etc.).
FYI
You can benefit fromfinancial aid for the employment of a worker on a rotating basis.
The practice of tip may occur occasionally. As an employer, you must respect certain management rules (contributions to the Urssaf) and repayment to your staff.
Create a hair salon from A to Z
The method consists of to rent or buy a room (commercial or not) which was not a vocation until then at hosting a hair salon. So you don't pitch ofgoodwill to buy.
However, you must acquire everything you need for your business: equipment, equipment, commercial leases. You will need to build a customer base, a reputation and hire one or more employees.
Step-by-step approach
You can perform the following services:
- Washing, cutting, setting, dyeing, coloring, waviness, straightening, permanent waving, scalp treatment
- Shaving and beard cutting
- Consulting and product sales
This is a craft industry and a regulated profession.
Please note
If you practice a ancillary activity hairdressing and shaving activities such as beauty products sale or hair care, your activity then becomes both commercial and artisanal.You will determine which activity predominates to define your primary activity (the one with the highest turnover).
For open your hair salon, you must have at least one of the 4 degrees following:
- Professional patent (BP) hairdressing : it is accessible from the age of 16 to your 30th birthday (or more under conditions). You're on an apprenticeship contract for two years.
You pass it:- either after having obtained a CAP hairdressing and 2 years of professional experience in hairdressing? You must provide Urssaf documents proving a minimum turnover of €6,000 per year
- or after 5 years of professional experience in hairdressing
- either by validation of experience (VAE).
- Master's degree in hairdressing (BM). It lasts 2 years, in an apprenticeship contract or in a professionalization contract.
It is accessible:- either after a BP hairdressing
- or after a course of continuing training
- either by EEV.
- Pro Hairdressing Tray : you must be 16 years old to register, after class 3e. The training lasts 2 or 3 years (depending on whether you have CAP hairdressing or not).
- BTS hairdressing trades : to register you must have already obtained either a general BAC, a Pro Bac hairdressing or a BP hairdressing. The training lasts 2 years.
Warning
In case you own several hairdressing salons, each establishment must include at least one professional holder of professional patent (BP) hairstyle or hair Master's degree (BM) hairstyle (level above the BP).
Please note
The HEADGEAR is not enough to open and manage a living room. But if you're in conversion professional, CAP hairdressing being open to all (the only condition is to be 16 years old), it is the 1re step to learn this trade.
Good Repute
You do not have the right to become a hairdresser if you have been sentenced to one of the following:
- Prohibition of directing, managing, administering or controlling directly or indirectly a commercial or craft company
- Prohibition to engage in a professional or social activity for a maximum period of 5 years when you have used your professional activity to commit an offense (for example, breach of trust or abuse of social property )
You must to analyze the territory economic, social, cultural, etc.
You have to do the list of your competitors in the territory and work on needs of your future customers.
Please note
Think about quantify any work to be carried out to adapt the place to your restaurant project. In particular, you must respect safety rules andaccessibility.
Security rules
A hairdresser is an establishment that welcomes the general public (ERP). He must respect certain standards to protect and facilitate customer access.
Please note
You can view a list of allergens content in the products used, in order to avoid any problems for your employees and customers.
The use of products for curling, straightening or undulating the hair, containingthioglycolic acid is subject to strict rules. Only people with a BP hairdressing can use them.
Accessibility
You must settle accessibility features that enable persons with disabilities of circulate with the most great autonomy possible.
We'll explain in detail what are those standards?.
Analysis of the territory
Consider the following:
- Immediate business environment: the more your premises surrounded by other shops, the more potential customers there are
- Nature of the surrounding shops: a street of "food" shops will be less frequented in the afternoon
- Access to your premises: sidewalk width, proximity to parking spaces, direction of traffic, pedestrian street, etc.
- Visibility: are there obstacles (urban furniture) in front of the premises, the showcase is it good? visible from the sidewalk?
- Background location: check with nearby businesses
Insee: economic portrait of a territory
Competitive Analysis
It's essential to learn about competitors in your market.
You need to analyze your customer's needs.
Working on the needs of your future clientele: the Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Canevas method
Your company must have a name.
Individual business The rules are different depending on whether it is a given or a business.
Répondez aux questions successives et les réponses s’afficheront automatiquement
Individual business
The name of your company must be your surname and your first name.
FYI
The mention “EI” or “Individual contractor” before or after your name and first name is mandatory on all your commercial documents (invoices, quotes, business cards, contracts,...).
In addition to the name of your company, you can choose a trade name, a logo, etc. It's not an obligation, but it will give a more attractive image than the name of the company to your activity. The hair salons compete with imagination for this commercial name, it is up to you to find yours!
Business
You can choose the legal name you want, in agreement with your associates if you have any.
FYI
You can choose a trade name, a logo different or identical from your legal name. It's not an obligation. The hair salons compete with imagination for this commercial name, it is up to you to find yours!
At this point, you are in a position to address the mandatory phase which consists in carrying out your market study and building your business plan.
The banks and financial partners will require access to these documents. They need it to accept or not to lend you money and make you confidence.
The business plan should include a summary of your market research.
So you have to start the 2 at the same time.
The business plan evolves as your project matures.
It then enables the management of First 3 years of your business.
We'll get you explains everything in our pages dedicated tomarket study and the business plan.
What status for which entrepreneur?
You can choose to work under one of the following statuses:
- Micro(auto) entrepreneur. This status is particularly suitable for starting an activity. It is only accessible if your turnover does not exceed €77,700 per year.
- Sole trader (SE)
- Business (SARL, EURL, SA, SAS, etc.). This status is particularly suitable if you wish to associate (note, in the case of SASU or EURL you may be the only partner yourself).
Who can help you?
It is important not to be alone when creating a company.
You can get closer to associations (such as BGE: titleContent for example) and professional organizations hairdressing, like the National Council of Hairdressing companies (CNEC).
The status of franchisee minimizes the risk of failure.
If you are inexperienced in entrepreneurship this choice can be interesting. The franchised entrepreneur is legally and financially independent.
However, it does have some limitations:
- Financial investment Departure is important because you pay for access to the franchised brand (fee, entrance fee).
- Commitment by contract
- Conditions of transmission company that can be costly or complex
Please note
It's up to you choose the legal form of your company even if you decide to open a free trade show.
You can buy or rent a living space to create your living room.
You can also buy or rent a commercial space that is not a trade show for the turn into a hair salon.
Transform the premises
You own a place
Changing its destination and use
You must to obtain the right to change the destination or the use of immovable property.
The condominium must give you its consent.
Example :
The change of directionuse corresponds to the change of an assethousing in one business premises.
The change of destination corresponds to changing the type of professional activity in the local area, for example, changing an old grocery store into a hairdresser.
Indeed, a hair salon attracts customers, music, traffic, waste bins, etc. This leads to possible nuisances for the inhabitants around.
What steps should be taken?
For change usage of the property, a simple declaration in the town hall is only sufficient if the premises is located in a municipality of more than 200 000 inhabitants and in the departments of Hauts-de-Seine (92), Seine-Saint-Denis (93) and Val-de-Marne (94) (except in Urban Free Zones (UFAs) ). In the other cases, no steps are required.
To change the destination of the room, you must deposit in town hall one preliminary declaration of works or a application for a building permit.
You are a tenant of a premises
Changing its destination and use
You must to obtain the right to change the destination or the use of immovable property.
The condominium must give you its consent.
Example :
Change d'use corresponds to the change of an asset d'housing in one business premises.
The change of destination corresponds to changing the type of professional activity in the local area, for example, changing an old grocery store into a hairdresser.
Indeed, a hair salon attracts customers, music, traffic, waste bins, etc. This leads to possible nuisances for the inhabitants around.
What steps should be taken?
It is the owner who does the work.
You must obtain from the owner the right to transform the premises and possibly obtain the agreement of the condominium.
Warning
You must declare the changes to your business premises to the tax administration.
Adjust Commercial Lease
You own the lease right
You own the walls and the commercial lease.
This means that you have also purchased the commercial lease right.
Example :
You're buying a place that used to be a business, or you're buying an architectural firm, or you're buying a shoemaker.
You must then change the destination of the commercial lease.
If it is a local purchased in a condominium, the rules governing co-ownership should allow for this change.
You must then seek the authorization of the meeting of the co-owners.
You must always inform the co-owners.
You are a tenant of the lease right
You own the walls, but the commercial lease does not belong to you. You have to rent it.
Example :
You own a building that used to house a business, or you own an architectural firm, or you own a shoemaker. You want to use it for your hair salon.
You must obtain authorization from the lessor to operate a hairdressing salon within its walls.
FYI
We will explain in detail anything to do with the commercial lease.
Single window for company formalities
Your main step is to declare your activity.
Warning
Since 1er january 2023, it is no longer possible to carry out your procedures in a company Formalities Center (CFE). You must make them on the website of the company formalities office.
You must create personal account. Then you need to click on the column “ Company ” and then click on “File a company”. One interactive online form 8 pages is offered; you must fill it out step by step. A user manual is available on this Single Window website.
This statement corresponds to what is known as theregistration on your company. It is registered on the RNE: titleContent as a company of craft trades. Once this process has been completed and your request has been accepted, you will receive the numbers who identify your company.
EPA Code
As its name suggests, the APE code designates your "main activity exercised".
It is the Insee that awards it automatically following your declaration of activity.
In case of cumulative activities, you will have the EPA code of the most remunerative activity, i.e. the one that, per year, brings you the turnover the more important.
The EPA code for hairdressing is as follows: 96.02A
FYI
In case you notice that you have not been given the adapted EPA code in your situation, you can request its amendment. We'll get you explains the procedure in our page dedicated to the subject.
Siren
Only one Siren is given by natural person.
It is the Insee that awards it automatically following your declaration of activity. You will receive it on your personal space of the Single Window.
Siret
You'll have as many Siret numbers as you havedeclared business addresses.
As soon as declaration of activity is accepted, you receive automatically your Siret in the personal area of the Single Window.
When you perform different but reported activities at a single address, you will have 1 Siret only.
Warning
You must wait receive your Siret number to issue your first invoice.
Demonstrate professionalism
So you need to take care of your presentation and your first performances. Hygiene and seriousness These are fundamental aspects. word of mouth can cause you to lose a lot of customers if you neglect these aspects.
Also know that you can market price value your skills. Too low prices would devalue your work.
Please note
Be patient, it takes time to build trust with customers.
Do not move too far geographically. You need to be on time for your appointments, limit your transportation expenses and your fatigue.
Sales Techniques
Without a hairdresser, you need to be inventive to build your customer base and the retain.
You can use business techniques such as:
- Make your visible vehicle and recognizable by indicating your activity by a suitable decoration
- Propose personal care complementary (scalp massage)
- Offer beauty and beauty products hair care for sale : Learn more about home sales brands. Check the conditions to be door-to-door seller.
- Propose a loyalty card
Developing partnerships
It's in your best interest to partner with other professionals to make yourself more visible in the marketplace.
They may be:
- Wedding organizer (wedding planners)
- Beauticians
- Spas, hammams
- Holiday club
Create your professional website or blog
Your content on the internet should inspire confidence conveying a positive image; and professional.
The aim is to highlight the following aspects:
- Your work, your previous achievements in agreement with your customers,
- Your personality, your style
- Your impact in the press and on social networks
Creating a blog is faster to implement than a website and easier to update regularly.
Please note
France Num details the best practices for creating a good website.
The creation of the site is not enough, it must be properly referenced.
Increase your SEO
Creating the site alone is not enough.
Good SEO allows you toappear in early results of search for internet users and thus increase traffic on your web pages.
You must be promoted by search engines (Google, Bing, Yahoo).
To do this you need to work on SEO.
The natural referencing or SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is about improving aspects techniques (charging speed, mobile phone accounting) and editorial (presence of keywords) of your website.
Expand your social media presence
You can use social media to push back positive stories of your customers.
It's those stories that consumers are watching and that are attracting new customers.
We'll explain what the digital communication most adapted to your activity in our page dedicated to the subject.
FYI
France Num helps you choose the ideal social network to promote your business and you guide to using Instagram. Instagram to date, it is the network most focused on innovationvisual identity users.
The hairstyle is a regulated profession, insurance is obligatory, be it theinsurance of your business or theindividual business insurance for your micro-enterprise or.
You must insure your activity and your local.
Your company must be insured against possible material or human damage (fire, allergies, complaints, etc.).
Hairdressing is a medium- and long-term health risk profession.
The main risks are:
- You are always standing or sitting in positions that are sometimes uncomfortable
- You're trampling
- You repeat the same gestures many times a day
- Floors can be slippery, crowded, stairs are not always secure
- The environment is sometimes noisy (electrical appliances, sound atmosphere)
- You carry loads (your care products)
- You use chemicals (dyes, shampoos, permanent waving liquids, lacquers, sprays...)
It is important to protect yourself, you and your employees, against these risks.
L'Health insurance lists the health problems associated with these risks and gives you advice.
You will one day be faced with the hiring of your 1er employee.
We'll explain in detail how proceed with your first hire.
You will find all the formalities according to the type of contract and employee (alternation, temporary, minor employee, foreigner, etc.).
FYI
You can benefit fromfinancial aid for the employment of a worker on a rotating basis.
The practice of tip may occur occasionally. As an employer, you must respect certain management rules (contributions to the Urssaf) and repayment to your staff.
The price display in a hair salon is obligatory.
You must settle 2 types of views:
- A display must be visible ininteriorto the cash register
- Another display must be visible from theoutside
- A map of the services must be searchable indoors by customers at any time and in any place
They must be arranged at sight height of a medium-sized person.
You must display at least 10 fares in a non-mixed salon, and 20 rates (10 for men and 10 for women) in a mixed living room.
You must specify the inclusive of VAT.
In a package, from 2 services, the detail different benefits must be mentioned.
Example: cut + shampoo = xx € Including tax.
You have to make a statement to the Sacem and pay an annual fee.
Several situations can lead you to settle a sign in the public space.
These can be instructions or signage to take customers to your salon, or to warn them of its existence from afar.
In any case, you will to seek authorization.
Bright sign
If your sign is bright, you must also know the night lighting regulations.
Who can help me?
Find who can answer your questions in your region
To assist you in the creation and management of your company
Chamber of Crafts and Crafts
Craft activities requiring professional qualification
Professional qualifications required
Use hazardous products requiring BP hairdressing
Conditions for admission to the profession and diplomas
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