SLC26-W4 | Street Business Diaries: Service-based professions.

Basically, every male styles or shaves their hair. On Saturdays, you see people pull up in salons, waiting to be attended to. Why? They have church service to attend on Sunday, and they must look neat and clean with their haircut. On Sundays, schoolchildren who failed to plan during the week rush to cut their hair in preparation for school the next day. All these are services rendered by a set of people called BARBERS or HAIRSTYLISTS. Why is this important? Let's dive into business.

To be honest, the service-based occupation that is in high demand in my area is barbering from the list. A person who carries out this service is called a barber. We usually call them 'hair stylists' if we want to be American in our grammar. To be a barber, you need no academic qualifications, but it's something that everyone needs. Without these people, I can just imagine how wild our men and boys would be. People like me will definitely look sick because keeping long hair doesn't fit me.

I look handsome every time I have a haircut because my face is more pronounced. This service-based occupation in my area can be based on partnership or sole proprietorship levels, but you won't be a successful person if you're alone. Why? This service is in high demand. People need this service every day, and if I'm to add especially, it would be men. There's no day a man or guy won't style or cut his hair to look good for an event or function.

The barbers here have wireless clippers to help cut or style men's hair to whatever style they want. We have local and classic salons. Classic salons like this one I'm reviewing aren't that comfortable, and the price for a haircut or style is moderate, but those classy salons would give you the best style and service you need at an affordable price, though not compared to those of the locals.

This is to say that in business, every customer has their choice, and they must always have a taste. So I decided to visit Smart Barber Shop along Mbiabong Road, off Oron Road, Uyo, to taste their services while looking for a perfect salon to correct my haircut. I stumbled on them in this glittering place of gold and silver. It's a new place, though, and needs visibility. The next question gives answers to whether I've used or paid for their services.

This is a service rendered to humanity at a cost. I don't need to purchase anything. I tested this place while looking for a salon to correct my hairline. My stylist wasn't careful enough or probably forgot that he shouldn't have taken my hairline inside. Furious, I decided to change salons and look for a new place. Unfortunately, I judged people by their looks and place of work and decided to check the urban part of my City.

Oh God, Smart Barber Shop looks expensive, clean, serene and qualified to be a salon for perfection. I walked in as someone that has money because their prices could make me scream. Aside from that, I could perceive quality, and I decided to give them a try and see if they could correct my hairline. This was when I used or paid for their services, which aren't free.

I was treated like a king, which I'm not. **Covered with clean linen, my neck was covered with a white strap to prevent tiny hairs from having contact with my body even though I was fully covered. I was asked what song I would love to listen to. Can you imagine? Who does that? I was also asked what I would love to be served.

The salon is as clean as white. I can comfortably eat and drink there, unafraid of germs. The treatment alone was worth the money. I've not been to such a comfortable salon in a long while. Why? Because of distance. I boarded a vehicle to look for this salon in town. The blades were so soft that I could barely feel a pinch, unlike those places I used to barb.

At the end of their service, they sprayed me with a methyl solution, which didn't hurt at all compared to the 100% alcohol my ex-hairstylist used to spray on me, causing me to scream from within. These are their prices and specifications.