After her breast cancer diagnosis, salon owner Yvonne Curtis has learned how to work smarter, not harder, choosing this clever appointments tool she’s nicknamed her ‘business manager’.in Navan seven years ago. Alongside being a mum to three and a business owner, she was sadly diagnosed with breast cancer late last year.
For me, one of the biggest challenges was running a business. I’m a hairdresser, not a business owner , thus running the day-to-day business was difficult. I was so busy doing hair that I didn’t have time to actually sit back and look at the administration part. I call Square the ‘business manager’ for me as it does literally run the salon for us. It has just taken so much pressure off me since I’ve been sick. By letting the girls work the appointments, seeing where they are at and having visibility on how the business is doing – it has been great for me.Clients can book appointments online themselves, so Square has reduced hours worked by managing all the scheduling. It has decreased our workload by about two hours every day.