| If you have plans to get in the barber business, you | | | | giving a good hair cut. I never forgot that. |
| need to understand that being a barber involves | | | | When you get into this business don't do it for the |
| much more than just cutting hair. Just because you | | | | money. The potential is there to make fast money |
| can cut a tight fade isn't good enough. There is book | | | | there is more to pleasing a customer than just a |
| work and the curriculum is more on public health and | | | | good cut too. This is a complex business, there's a |
| sterilization and sanitation. There are chapters on | | | | few reasons why people choose a barber and a few |
| chemical services, razor cutting, shaving and more. Be | | | | reasons why some one will stick with and follow a |
| prepared to study, most barber schools teach all the | | | | barber from shop to shop, some stay, some leave, |
| basics of hair care, the better schools teach | | | | some come back and some people you never see |
| everything. I didn't know there was a difference | | | | again. There are several reasons for this too; this is |
| between the schools until years after I was in the | | | | why it is important to always continue to grow your |
| barber field I have worked in more than a few shops. | | | | business by always promoting yourself and adding |
| I went to Louisiana Hair Design College. This school | | | | new clients. It is hard to please all people; some |
| was affiliated with Roflers. The owner of the school | | | | people may get mad over an issue what ever that |
| was Stewart Smith. He came to our school once, he | | | | issue might be, right, or wrong the client preserves |
| talked to us and told us a few tips on making it in | | | | that you have wronged him, or her in some way. For |
| the business; like absorb all that we had the | | | | example skipping people, known as the hot seat, is a |
| opportunity to while we were in school, the value of | | | | bad idea. This is when some high roller comes in and |
| having skills that improve peoples appearance. We | | | | tips the barber a 20 to let him cut to the front. I |
| can always leave the business and get back in just | | | | have never practiced this and I don't advise it to you. |
| pay to keep your license current. He told us that | | | | People may not say anything, but no one's crazy - |
| being a good communicator was more important than | | | | you are messing over your people. |
