Business Action | December 2020 / January 2021
December 2020 / January 2021 issue of the independent North Devon-based business magazine covering news about business and enterprise in the area. This issue features our Business Activists answering your business questions plus news from businesses across the area.
December 2020 / January 2021 issue of the independent North Devon-based business magazine covering news about business and enterprise in the area. This issue features our Business Activists answering your business questions plus news from businesses across the area.
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NEWS<br />
Hairdressershavefacedbig<br />
challengesduringlockdown<br />
anddependonthehighest<br />
qualityofcustomerserviceto<br />
maintaintheirclients’loyalty.<br />
Althoughclosedagain<br />
duringthesecondlockdown,<br />
ToriKiffisgratefultoher<br />
clientsattheHairLoungein<br />
BJ’sValueHouse,Barnstaple<br />
fortheirsupportthisyear.<br />
ToriopenedtheHair<br />
Loungein2014attheageof22.<br />
Shehadalwayslikedtheideaof<br />
runningherownsalon,butit<br />
seemedoutofhergrasp.When<br />
herMumwasdiagnosedwith<br />
terminalcancer,shetookthe<br />
opportunitytotakeonthe<br />
salonsothatherMumcould<br />
seehersucceedinbusiness.<br />
Nowinitsseventhyear,the<br />
HairLoungeiswellestablished<br />
andemploysasecondparttimestylist.<br />
Atschool,Toriwasvery<br />
interestedinbiologyand<br />
chemistry,whicharebothvery<br />
usefulforunderstandingthe<br />
scienceandmathsbehind<br />
hairdressingproducts.Shealso<br />
likedhairdressingfromanearly<br />
ageanddecidedtotakeher<br />
apprenticeshipatalocalsalon,<br />
Loyal clients support<br />
caring hairdresser<br />
Selection of North Devon commercial property available now<br />
SouthcliffeB&BinLynton<br />
comprises7/8refurbishedensuitelettingbedroomsplus<br />
ownersaccommodationofthe<br />
samehighstandard.Generating<br />
aprofitabletradebetween<br />
MarchandOctober,property<br />
andbusinessareavailablefrom<br />
aquotingpriceof£589,950.<br />
Tori Kiff, owner of the Hair Lounge in Barnstaple, pictured attending to a<br />
client before the introduction of Covid restrictions<br />
achievedheradvancedLevel3<br />
qualificationinladies<br />
hairdressingandisastateregisteredhairdresser.<br />
Aswellasherprofessional<br />
qualifications,Toriiskeento<br />
maintainanintimate<br />
environmentinthesalon,as<br />
sherecogniseshowimportant<br />
wellbeingistoclientsandthe<br />
rolehairdressersplay.<br />
“Peopleopenupwithyou,”<br />
It is a time of change for many businesses, with some consolidating<br />
or selling for retirement, while the area is attracting new people who<br />
are looking to run a business in a rural area. Below are some of the<br />
commercial properties currently available through JD Commercial.<br />
Details 01237 424053 or jd-commercial.co.uk<br />
After34yearswiththesame<br />
familyowners,NorthMolton<br />
villageshopandPostOffice,<br />
(including4-bedfamilyhome),<br />
isnowavailablefromaquoting<br />
priceof£495,000freehold.<br />
DevonshireHouse,a3-storey<br />
officepremisesona1.5-acre<br />
prominentsiteinBarnstaple,is<br />
nowavailablefromaquoting<br />
priceof£1,100,000forthe<br />
premisesandsite.<br />
saysTori.“Youcansupport<br />
themthroughhardtimesand<br />
goodtimes.Alotofclients<br />
havefollowedmefor10years<br />
andIhaveseentheirchildren<br />
growupandgetmarried.”<br />
Thiscaringattitudehasled<br />
Toritokeepintouchwith<br />
clientsduringlockdown.She<br />
hascreatedtutorialstohelp<br />
peoplelookaftertheirownhair<br />
duringlockdownandsupplied<br />
professionalproductsfor<br />
peopletokeeptheirhair<br />
healthy.Thisattentiontoclients’<br />
needsledtotheHairLounge’s<br />
selectionasafinalistinthe<br />
<strong>Business</strong><strong>Action</strong>Consumer<br />
ServiceExcellenceAward<strong>2020</strong>.<br />
Duringlockdown,Toriis<br />
workingondevelopingher<br />
business.Alreadyofferingafull<br />
rangeofladies,gentsand<br />
children’sservices,sheis<br />
buildingherexpertiseasacurly<br />
hairspecialist.With<br />
Coronavirusdictatingtheuse<br />
ofmoredisposableproducts,<br />
sheisalsosourcing<br />
environmentallyfriendly<br />
productsandhasjoinedthe<br />
GreenSalonCollective.<br />
■ Details01271267177or<br />
hairloungebarnstaple.co.uk<br />
WillowsTearoominthesoughtafterlocationofLandkeyisan<br />
idealcouple/familyenterprise<br />
including3-bedfamilyowners<br />
accommodation.Having<br />
undergoneconsiderable<br />
refurbishment,thepropertyand<br />
businessareavailablethrough<br />
JDCommercialataquoting<br />
priceof£325,000.<br />
4 business action | <strong>December</strong> <strong>2020</strong> / <strong>January</strong> <strong>2021</strong> | business-action.co.uk
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