ABSTRACT
I had a relative who initially trained as a hairdresser. When she first started work, all of her hairdressing was done in a salon in the city centre. After she had interrupted her career to have children, she found it easier to get back to work by operating from home. She converted a downstairs office in her house into a mini-salon and started to build up a base of loyal customers who regularly came to her address. As she and her customers grew older, she started to receive more requests for her to visit her "regulars" in their own homes. Once it became known that she was willing to do this, her customer base increased considerably as she not only got new individuals who enjoyed the luxury of being visited rather than making the journey to her, but she also got several good contracts from various local nursing homes who wanted a mobile hairdresser to work with their residents.
