Private wig fitting studio at home

People with hair loss from medical treatment or alopecia, people wanting a change of look, and customers buying for costume, theatre or fashion.

Profit on each wig sold, plus paid fitting, cutting and styling sessions, wig care products and accessories such as caps and grips.

• Kind, patient and discreet with customers
• Hair cutting and styling, or willingness to train
• Good eye for colour and face shape
• Basic stock and money tracking

• Check whether your landlord, mortgage lender or council needs to agree to customers visiting your home
• Public liability insurance, and cover for your stock
• Many customers are going through a hard time, so be careful never to make medical claims or promises
• Check with your local council whether any registration applies to hair-related services
• Wholesale stock can tie up money, so start small and reorder what sells

Startup costs are typically estimated at around £1,500 to £6,000, depending on your stock range, how you set up your space and your insurance. Wholesale stock can tie up money, so starting small and reordering what sells helps.

Check whether your landlord, mortgage lender or council needs to agree to customers visiting, and ask your local council if any registration applies to hair-related services. Arrange public liability insurance and stock cover, and avoid making medical claims or promises.

Customers are often going through a hard time, so kindness, patience and discretion matter. Hair cutting and styling help, or you can be willing to train, along with a good eye for colour and face shape, and basic stock and money tracking.