6/23/2023 0 Comments Long winter rachel ember![]() ![]() The Nelsons named the business Ember Hairstream and registered it with the Colorado Department of Regulation Agencies. ![]() (the buyer planned to turn it into a food truck but was forced to sell the trailer due to a family emergency). Using life savings and a small loan from the Colorado Enterprise Fund, Nelson and her husband John purchased a 1977 Airstream Trailer from a young man in Casper, Wyo. But rather than abandon her dream, Nelson began to spin her wheels - literally. “I just didn’t see how opening a salon would ever be profitable unless you owned the space outright,” said Nelson.īuying a commercial building wasn’t feasible or desirable. But when the then 28-year-old Golden resident began researching the business operations, she made a troubling discovery: Roughly 80 percent of salons operate at a loss, and Denver’s commercial lease rates were well beyond what she could afford. She also had a toddler and was pregnant with her second child, and figured that it was as good a time as any to take on another big project. She had clients hiring her to travel and do makeup and hair for weddings and other events. ![]() After all, she’d developed a stellar reputation as a colorist and stylist at Boulder’s high end Twig Salon, where she’d worked for about seven years. Since memory serves, hair stylist Jamie Nelson had dreams of opening her own salon, and last year seemed a good time to manifest that goal. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu ![]()
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