Build it wrong once, pay for it twice.
The build-out is where an enormous share of your budget disappears, and where the flow of your whole working day gets decided, before a single wall goes up. Guess at the layout or the infrastructure and you're paying a contractor to move plumbing, or squeezing past your own staff for years. Most first-timers learn too late that the layout was the decision.
Moving plumbing or upgrading an undersized panel after the walls are up isn't a tweak, it's a five-figure change order. Maria planned her layout and specced her infrastructure first and built once, while a friend who improvised paid thousands to relocate a tub. (Illustrative example.)
Who this is for
New salon owners planning a build-out and equipment purchase who don't want to fund a layout or infrastructure mistake.
By the end, you'll walk out knowing
You'll walk away with a finished plan
What you'll work through
6 short, plain-language lessons — most under five minutes. Read them or watch the slides, at your pace.
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- 2Plan your layout before the walls go up5 min
- 3What your plumber and electrician need to know5 min
- 4The complete equipment list, with costs5 min
- 5What to buy before you open vs what can wait5 min
- 6Your build-out plan and budget4 min
The toolsyou'll use
Spreadsheets you copy and fill in as you go — yours to keep, unlocked when you enroll.
Your instructor
Sandra built a shop that ran entirely on her, burned out, then rebuilt it on systems so it runs without her. She teaches operations and team: opening a salon, running it on daily systems, hiring, and scaling past a single chair.
Not happy with the course for any reason? Email us within 14 days of purchase for a full refund.
Everything that's different when you run a space with a lease, a team, and multiple groomers — opening, operating, hiring, and growing a salon. Finish all 15 courses to earn the GC-SO credential — the full certification is $549.
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