Why I'm now all for having a second chair in the shop

I thought it would just mean splitting profits. A holiday season with double the clients proved me wrong.

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You actually had clients to turn away during the holidays? That whole idea just blows my mind, man. My shop was a ghost town after December 10th.

verac3617h ago

Actually, splitting profits was my big worry too. But you hit on the real point there with the holiday rush. It's not about cutting the same pie in half, it's about baking a second, bigger pie together. More people in chairs means more money coming in the door total, even after you split it. That extra person turns missed clients into paying ones. The math works out better than you'd think when you're both busy.

elliot_wright28h ago

Ever tried to split a pie that's mostly crumbs? My last attempt at a partnership failed because we were fighting over scraps, not extra slices. The math only works if you're both actually busy, otherwise you're just sharing the quiet.