We had a tech in our town that "sold" her business, which really was just some used equipment in a rented room and her client list, to a girl fresh out of nail school. Both were naive to think that this would work out. The old tech left the business, the new tech struggled to meet the speed and efficiency of the old tech, the clients then left in search of other techs (I have a few of them) and the new tech's business went belly up.
I don't know all the horrible details, but YEARS later when I ran into the new techs mother (she was selling some nail products at a yard sale) I asked her whatever happened to the old tech her daughter bought the business from, and her exact words were "We don't talk about that"! So years later it was still a painful subject. As one person already said, you can't sell people and your clients are free to go where ever they want. Personally, before I left Chicago I visited several salons as a client just to find someone decent who I could refer my clientel to. Then I blessed them with all my referrals as I moved out of state. How many clients stayed I do not know, but I was at peace knowing that I at least tried to find them a reliable tech. Jill Wright Bowling Green, KY On Aug 28, 8:48 pm, holly cliffe <[email protected]> wrote: > I have been running a good little business out of my house for 6 or 7 years. > I've been building this clientelle for 14 years. It's solid and reliable. > Probly' silly of me, but it's time to start a new life. Divorced 2 years, > selling my house and ready to start all over again at 52. It occurs to me > that my business might be worth something to another nail tech. I have a > few months to introduce someone new to my clientelle to make a smooth > transition and not leave my clients high and dry with no one to go to. > > But how do you figure out what the business is worth and then where do you > find someone to buy it? > > Holly Cliffe > Vancouver, BC -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en.
