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Chair rent or commission: which actually pays more
The answer is not the same for every barber, and it changes with how busy you are. Here is the maths, and where the break-even sits.
5 min read →How many haircuts a week to earn £40,000
Everybody has a number in their head. Almost nobody has worked out what it costs in heads. Here is the arithmetic, and the two things that change the answer more than working harder does.
6 min read →How much tax does a self-employed barber pay
Nobody takes it off you as you earn it, which is why January hurts. Here is what is actually owed, what comes off first, and what to put by each week so the bill is boring when it lands.
7 min read →Raising your prices without losing regulars
The fear is losing people. The useful question is how many you could lose and still be no worse off — and it is almost always more than barbers expect.
4 min read →What barbers actually earn an hour
Ask a barber what they make an hour and you will get a number that is too high. Not because anybody is lying, but because almost everyone divides by the wrong hours and forgets what comes off the top.
6 min read →What to actually track, and why
Most barbers track one number: what came in. It is the number that tells you least about whether the week was any good.
5 min read →The guides explain the maths. The app does it on your numbers, every week.
Know Your Chair logs seven numbers a week and turns them into utilisation, revenue per hour, and what your gaps are costing you — tracked over time instead of worked out once.
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