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Mixed experienceA woman parlour owner in Dhaka, in a Share Business24 report · Started in 2006

20,000 taka of capital, 30,000 taka of training

She started on 20,000 taka borrowed from her brother, while a three-month course alone cost 30,000. Planned in 2006, registered and expanded in 2009.

This woman entrepreneur in Kanthalbagan, Dhaka began planning a parlour in 2006 and registered and expanded the business in 2009. Her starting capital was 20,000 taka borrowed from her brother, while a three-month course at a parlour in Eskaton cost 30,000 on its own, with a further 3,000-5,000 taka for each specialised course after that. Her family, and her husband, opposed the idea of her opening a parlour. She later added a boutique line of cosmetics brought in from India and goods from Islampur, giving her a second stream of income. Finding and keeping skilled beauticians, she says, is still the hardest part.

Lessons

  1. 1.Training can cost more than the starting capital itself, so budget the courses as a separate line
  2. 2.Even once a parlour is profitable, staffing is the constraint: skilled beauticians are hard to find and harder to keep

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