Home Is Where the Hair Is Maine's Independent Salon Owners Find Their Houses the Perfect Place to Make a Living

Summary

---

Hair today. Hair tomorrow. Hair whenever they want it. That's the way it is with Maine's independent hair stylists whose salons are in their homes. At the same time they are working professionally, they can do laundry, check on the children, oversee renovations and start that night's dinner. They don't have to shovel out the car.

"I love not having to leave the premises to go to work," said Rhonda Pellerin. She and her 28-year-old daughter Jodi Leighton own Arpel's Hair and Tanning in Pellerin's home, a converted boarding house on Main Street in Winterport.

See the full content of this document

Extract

---

Home Is Where the Hair Is Maine's Independent Salon Owners Find Their Houses the Perfect Place to Make a Living

"But I've never felt like I was the boss, and I don't feel that being boss entitles you to be bossy," added Pellerin, who, at 49, doesn't have the hassle of personnel issues. "You're the leader. For me, that means having the freedom to do what I feel matters. I feel safe when I work for myself. What I do is my result. If I don't make m...

See the full content of this document

---