So you’re thinking of becoming a Solo Esthetician - join my mentoring group “The Empathetic Esthetician” on facebook, no matter where you are in your journey.

Establishing your own business can be quite the undertaking - but I find that it is so rewarding!

If you’d like to hear me speak about my experiences, I have a few YouTube videos where I talk a lot about my journey and the steps I took to get there.

“How I became a Solo Esthetician And Opened my Own Esthetics Studio”

& “Practical Steps to Opening your own Solo Esthetician Studio”

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But darlings here is a written list, because LAWD knows I need to read things and have a list to go off of, or else I will forget EVERYTHING.

And YES there are affiliate links!

Practical steps that I took to start my own Solo Esthetician business!

Established an LLC (Limited Liability Corporation) - This helps to separate your personal assets from business.
Registered a Tax ID/EIN
Established financing with a bank
Applied for an Establishment License, and scheduled/waited for the inspection
Insurance (Business Liability, Professional Liability, General Liability, Renter’s Insurance)
Booking Software! (Vagaro!)
Accounting Software (Quickbooks!)
Job Supplies (Wax, sticks, trash bags, alcohol, EPA Registered disinfectant, oil, gloves, etc)
Products to use &/or Retail (LimeLife by Alcone)
Furniture (Esthetics table, linen cabinet, trash can, comfy seat, stool, fan, shelves, lamps)
Technology (Bluetooth speakers, ring light, LED therapy, facial machines)
Decor (sheets, blankets, artwork, pillows, rugs, candles)

“Soft” Assets

A strong sense of self - also known as Personal Branding (logo, colors, etc) take my BRAND YOUR VIBE course!
Email address, website, phone number (I used godaddy.com services to have a separate phone number that allows me to screen calls)
Social Media Accounts (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok)
Network (Your connections!)

A 6-module course you can take on your own time, to nail your secret sauce and work smarter, not harder on social media!

Handy Skills

Decision to make it work!
Resilience for when things don’t go according to plan
Customer service skills
Networking Skills
Confidence in yourself (Here’s my number one piece of advice!)
Abundance Mindset
Photography Skills
Strong social media presence - Here’s a Digital Marketing Guide I created!

If you found this helpful and you’d love to hear more from me, I have a mentorship group on Facebook called “The Empathetic Esthetician” and I’d love to have you a part of the community!

I am always excited to hear your questions and learn about what YOU want to learn! I am a real person, promise! And I am on a mission to help our industry rise together.