Simple Secret Squeezes Money From…Nail Polish!

If you're one of the many women who are interested in health and beauty, then starting a manicure business from home may be just for you. A manicure service business is both, an exciting, and fun career move for WAHMs. If you already have, or are considering getting, a license in cosmetology, working in a salon isn't your only option. Many women, who could become your customers, are looking for a more relaxed manicure experience, and you could provide that service by starting a manicure service from home; there is also the possibility of offering a traveling manicure service. In this business, there are low start up costs, and great rewards.

The first step, as mentioned, is to get your manicure license, unless you have yours already. The license has to be prominently posted in your place of business, and you should make copies as replacement should the original get lost or damaged. If you decide to offer house to house manicure service, you will need to carry your license with you. A good idea is to have a system for tracking money set up before beginning. Either a computer program like QuickBooks, or a plain, traditional ledger, will do. Appointment books and receipts are also required. To further enhance your professional image, get a business telephone number registered.

The next necessary step in your preparation involves gathering your supplies and figuring out a convenient way to transport them to your clients' home. Obviously, you will need to carry your nail polish assortment, manicure tools, polish remover, cotton balls, fresh towels; not to be forgotten, your appointment and receipt books, as well.

Although, offering a traveling manicure service may not be practical for every WAHM, it has its many benefits. Your customer, for one, will feel better served. In contrast, by having her visit you for a manicure, she knows that she has to drive herself home afterwards, and her freshly painted nails could be damaged during the drive. Thus, by conveniently "bringing the show" to her, those worries about possibly damaging her newly done nails just disappear.

True enough, by offering a traveling manicure service to your clients, you won't technically be a WAHM, but the increased benefits can overshadow this. By going to your clients' homes, you will diminish the number of people coming to your home on a daily basis. Additionally, the number of miles driven can be used as a tax write-off; always remember to keep track of exactly how many miles you drive for your business. The isolation experienced by working at home can be lessened by getting out of the house to provide manicures.

You can promote your business in a variety of ways. For example, you can leave business cards a local laundromats, at gift shops, at day care centers, and in convenience stores; all these, of course, provided management has given you their permission. If this is common place where you live, you can post flyers at bulletin boards around your area. Network with folks you already know, such as parents at your children's school, your own former co-workers, and your husband's co-workers, as well. Sound excited about your business as you let people know. The examples above are merely suggestions, you can probably come up with a few more possibilities. Before you know it, you will have a regular clientele for whom you do manicures, be it daily, weekly, or monthly.

By starting a manicure service business, you'll be providing a sought after service doing something that you love; additionally, you will enjoy the flexibility to work when you wish, or when the need arises.