I made a big mistake when I decided to open my own barber shop.
I’ve been working for a chain barber shop for several years and I finally saved up enough to get my own place.
I procured this nice little space to lease in the strip mall. The rent was pretty good and the location wasn’t bad so I jumped on the lease and started buying everything I would need. It took a few months but I got everything all set up and that’s when I noticed a big problem. My heating and cooling vents are on the floor. I don’t know how I didn’t notice this earlier. Heating and cooling vents on the floor are a big problem when you’re cutting hair. You don’t want hair falling into the duct work and getting blown all over the shop. Of course, it was too late to cancel the lease. Instead, I ended up having to pay a heating and cooling company to come out and move the ductwork from under the floor to the ceiling area. This wasn’t something I was planning on paying for so now I’m really behind where I thought I would be at this time. Plus, I couldn’t open up the shop as scheduled either. However, everything’s all set up now and I think I’m finally ready to start making money. This is definitely a learning experience. It’s a mistake I won’t make again. Of course, I plan on being in this little shop for a long time now. So I guess it’s a mistake I won’t have to worry about for a while.