Free calculator for salon owners

Can you afford to hire a new stylist?

A new stylist on commission costs little until they book clients. A guaranteed wage while they build a book is where the cash goes first.

Cash in the bank today$ Cash the business adds each month now$ Monthly cost of the new stylist, with taxes and benefits$ Months until the new stylist brings in revenuemonths Extra revenue per month after that$ Payroll per run today (for the safe line)$

Lowest cash, next 12 months

Cost before they pay off

wages paid before new revenue starts

Paid back by

month the hire covers its own cost

Month	Without the hire	With the hire

The starting numbers are an example for a salon. Replace them with yours.

The worked example

Here a new stylist costs $3,200 a month and starts bringing in $4,800 a month after 3 months. The business pays $9,600 before the hire covers a dollar of it.

How to make the hire safer in a salon

Offer a guaranteed wage for a set number of weeks, then move to commission.
Hire when existing stylists are turning clients away.
Give new stylists walk-ins and overflow first.

See every hire in your forecast

One Page CFO adds the hire to your 13-week forecast and shows the tightest week before you commit.

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