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Sharpening Hairdresser Scissors

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This is Vardan.  He supports himself and his wife as regular pioneers for about 1 year and has a scissor sharpening business.  He travels to various hairdresser salons and offers to sharpen their scissors.  Hairdressers use very expensive scissors and because of their extensive use, require sharpening regularly.  He has built up a list of regular customers. How do you get started After buying the machine and practicing on a few sets, he went to every hair salon in the city (of about 1.5 million people).  The response was very high and he didn't have to go to very many places.  He quickly got more than enough work.  He lost some businesses because he wrecked some scissors, but it was easy to make upu for it. The way to get the edge on his competition is to offer quick service.  He promises same day service.  With his portable machine this is possible. Here is a video explaining how it's done: Reality check The initial cost f...