A BEAUTICIAN has revealed how she makes six figures doing a job that many people think is minimum wage.
Alysha Hicklinm, who is now a beauty business coach, has managed to form an empire that completely runs without her.
It is managing to run so well that she completely retired from doing treatments at her beauty business in 2020.
Talking on her podcast called the Beauty Growth Academy, the entrepreneur says: “My beauty and aesthetic salon makes six figures a year and it completely runs without me.
“I retired from doing treatments in my beauty business in 2020, and I still make six figures a year.
“I don’t need to go into the salon if I don’t want to, and I’m on holiday every other month.”
The reason Alysha is able to do this is because she followed six rules and has then set them in place in her business.
First off, she praised her team for being so “great” and 95 per cent of her team who are with her now, have been with her for over five years.
She says: “I’ve got a really good relationship with every single one of them.”
Her second point was to ensure that there were policies and rules in place for clients and staff to make sure there are “no grey areas.”
She says: “They’re black and white. There are policies for clients and there are rules for staff.”
Alysha always has systems which help when it comes to running her business smoothly.
She says: “So, booking systems, cleaning schedules – all these things are in place and they work effectively.
“They don’t need me.”
Communication
Alysha believes it is important to always have a line of communication.
She says: “There’s always a line of communication available to me and there’s a chat with all the team in it.
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“We’re all kept in the loop.”
Her fifth point is ensuring standards are kept high and that there are no “grey areas.”
High standards
She says: “The team knows exactly what the standards are for the salon.
“We know what is allowed and what is not allowed.”
Her final point that she believes helps make a business turnover six figures a year is having trust.
It takes hard work. It takes consistency.
Alysha Hicklinm
She says: “This was always my biggest problem because I was a control freak.
“But once I learned how to trust and let go, I just had so much more freedom, not just in business, but in life as well.
Trust
“People out there making six figures a year make it look so simple and easy. It’s not f****** easy. There’s no shortcut.
“There’s no overnight success secret. It takes time.
“It takes hard work. It takes consistency.”
Many people rushed to the comments section after listening to the podcast to share their thoughts.
One wrote: “She sounds like a professional.”
While another added: “Good for you – trust is hard but treat people well and you’ll boss it.”
And a third said: “Love all these things you have mentioned. Very valuable and transferable.”
Tips on starting your own business
Getting Started
There are dozens of free resources for anyone who wants to start their own business.
You can find training and courses online from sites such as Meta Blueprint, which teaches you all about marketing through Facebook and Instagram for free.
Grow with Google has thousands of free training workshops, official certificates, and courses to help you learn all the skills you need to run a business.
Business networks such as Enterprise Nation, the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self Employed, and the Federation of Small Businesses are great places to find information and tips online.
And there are loads of free business mentoring schemes from company-funded programmes such as the NatWest Accelerator and Barclays Eagle Labs.
The British Library has a range of start-up advice and workshops, many of them free, including a two-day course for aspiring entrepreneurs and business owners called Kickstart Your Business.
You can attend for free at the British Library in London or at any Business and IP Centre. You can find your nearest by checking on the British Library website.
The service also lets anyone with a clear business idea set up one-to-ones with high-flying business experts who can offer you helpful pointers.
Writing a Business Plan
Everyone looking to start a business should write a business plan to help get their idea off the ground.
According to the British Library’s Business and IP Centre, it’s the vital component for any business.
“It provides potential lenders and investors with a roadmap of how your business will operate and how you will go about achieving your goals,” it states.
What Are You Selling and Who’s Your Customer?
This sounds obvious, but it’s easy to try to be all things to all people. That rarely works. Stick to one idea to start with.
Who it’s for is a really important thing to get clear in your mind. You need to know who wants to buy what you’re selling.
Someone prepared to spend £1,000 on a diamond necklace isn’t necessarily the right customer if you’re selling craft friendship bracelets.
If you want to build websites for other companies, what kind of clients could you do a good job for?
A global company isn’t likely to choose a small start-up but another business just starting out might.
Once you know who your customer is, you can develop a clear plan for the best way to get your business, products, or services in front of them.
Seven Steps to a Successful Start-Up
Successful entrepreneur and CBE Emma Jones started Enterprise Nation in 2005 to support the growing number of people starting businesses.
Today, the small business support platform and membership community helps 800,000 firms a year.
The Sun asked her to share her top tips for would-be business owners.
And you don’t have to go all in straight away either.
Emma says: “Around 45% of all businesses are now started as a side-hustle, where people are holding down full or part-time employment and working on the business in the evenings and at weekends.
“It means you can test the idea first without having to take a salary in the early stages and invest profits back into the business.
“Don’t give up your day job – at least not straight away.”
Building a business can be hard work too – but can be worth it.
“Running your own business is so rewarding but it takes a lot of hard work and effort – but it’s brilliant to see the fruits of your labour come to fruition,” Emma says.
“But enjoy it! There’s nothing like the buzz you get from hitting targets and making sales.”
