Hair Business Ideas For WOMEN (+ you don’t have to do or sell hair 🤫)

This video covers the absolute best small business idea for black women in 2024. Hair business is big business and we talk all things hair in this video.

[@herback1944]

🇺🇸 I LOVE EVERYTHING about the content you make! Please never ever stop!!

[@LaunchToWealth]

Thanks for being here!

[@gloria2730]

@@LaunchToWealth watching from 🇳🇬 Nigeria

[@TiffanyAllenvlogs47]

Guyana 🇬🇾 I really love your content. Keep up the good work 👏

[@nancyn7576]

As a mother of mix children, it is true these are needed. 🇺🇸

[@LaunchToWealth]

Right? Thanks for sharing!!

[@tawonaross]

Years ago my friends adopted a black child. i hadnt finished this video and i had a thought about helping non black people groom their black adoptive children. I need to implement that. Thanks for the info.

[@KaydiesKreation]

I've been wanting to do an ebook since I'm in the hair industry but couldn't quite get it together. 30 minutes after watching this video, I saw the light. I have my outline and ready to expound. Thanks much.

[@GbemisolaOluwasina]

Awesome! Let me know if I can help you with editing and proofreading.

[@BlessedWendy.]

Oh great 👍 I can help you with a beautiful book cover or full PDF design and creating your e-commerce store. I’m a nonfiction writer and pdf designer.

[@elizabetholaleye2953]

🇳🇬.....from the aforementioned, I think the one that works in 9ja is owning or opening a braiding agency😊

[@EllenaSupreme]

Your closing statement literally touched my heart, thank you so much. I do have questions about growing a brand for an agency kind of business.

[@selinagraham4533]

As a 51 year old women who is nearing retirement, I have been thinking of ways to establish another stream of income. Your channel has opened my eyes to the possibilities. However, fear and procrastination has stopped me in my tracks. Your content continues to light a fire under me. I know I need to just start and try. It reminds me of the quote that I love... You don't have to be great to get started, you have to get started to be great. I need to just start and try. Continue to teach and inspire!

[@unicornqueen1313]

I'm with you on this!!!! We need to just do it!!!. I support you 💯 % in your endeavors ❤

[@1love847]

You just have to take one step for step 2 to reveal itself. One foot in front of the other and let each new skill or mistake lead the way. I am learning so much and enjoying it a lot.

[@15Ivory]

I’m in the same boat!

[@renaissancewoman100]

Same

[@SoSoSylvia]

Same age, same thoughts but we can do it! 🙏🏾

[@ellechanelthesimer2927]

God Bless You! You aways come with such great and useful information, every single time. Thank you Queen!!!!

[@rudee6074]

WOW! Several years ago I had a caucasian supervisor who adopted a black child. She often came to me for advice and I gave her a lot of info about her hair and how to care for it. You mean to tell me I could have charged her for that!?!🤯

[@donnag7908]

Girl, I’m thinking the same thing! I once offered to help a parent with her child’s hair on picture day.

[@FreeQueen-md7zm]

Umm...yeah?!? 🤷🏾‍♀️😂

[@faithadetunji]

Am doing this year cos am tired of giving free advise for years

[@kaylabbones3281]

Damn yall didn’t charge em? You live and learn

[@judekaggwa6770]

Hey Vanessa, I live in Uganda and I really love to watch your content . Definetely trying one of these ideas come next year.

[@abigaila3750]

All of your ideas are amazing but I love the diversity and inclusion and classes for adopted black children ideas the most, just brilliant!!! I want to give the diversity and inclusion idea a go!!! ❤

[@rleg9355]

I had subscribed to your channel awhile ago because I was inspired by a couple of your videos. You slipped out of my algorithm, but TODAY you showed up. I am interested in creating a brand and your ideas are awesome! I extremely like the diversity and inclusion option. Also, the people that follow this platform seems to genuinely care and want people to successfully succeed.

[@deborahnkemjika_01]

This is such a valuable video. Thanks for challenging me. I've been Natural for seven years and trying to create awareness for young sisters like me online and offline, especially in Nigeria. It is not easy getting the support you need to push my brand. That's why I recently started my KZbin channel. God bless you! 😊

[@imaQueenelite]

Omg! Love this. I have a natural haircare line, and it's doing well. Thank you for this video!

[@candycrush8180]

I also have one but it hasn't been doing well even tho my products are great. Any tips?

[@InsatiableChell]

Thank you so much Vanessa, you’re always full of gems. Plz do more vids on how to build a brand

[@LaunchToWealth]

Thank you for being here!!

[@BuszyMom4]

I absolutely love this video. Can you believe I was just refreshing myself with DEI and to hear you speak about it CHILE. I'm empowered. I'm betting on myself this year and forever. Ty

[@yiwo-numenyi-nnely-shey]

Thank you Vanessa❤❤ Much love from Cameroon 🇨🇲🇨🇲. I love #4

[@zenkosixaba5165]

Thank you for this amazing video! I'm from South Africa 🇿🇦 and would love more SA related content please 🙏🏾

[@desireedjanie]

Fantastic video, black people helping black people is the business to get into. My trichology led KZbin videos and business does exactly that and I feel fulfilled. ❤

[@hotchocolategirl1der]

Love all of these suggestions and YES personal brand content please :)

[@dr.sonyaarrington2739]

“Building your personal brand” video would be fantastic! You should do it❤

[@bernadineramsey4878]

Yes, I want to know how to build a brand. Love your content

[@LaunchToWealth]

Thank you so much! 🤎

[@beefitready-uj7ud]

Great video, inspired, thank you, been really interested in finding ways to work within the Black hair product market, the video has really helped uk!!!

[@louisemgglobal8623]

Lovely and enlightening, thank you. God bless you 🙏🙏

[@HaloHighlightz]

My mom and I have always said that a Black beauty supply store owner would make a *killing*

[@Choosenofthemall]

Not necessarily because the Asian community has the wholesale purchasing on lock! I know 2 black owned suppliers and they both complain about not being able to get certain products in their store!

[@livelaughlove5421]

@@Choosenofthemallsame here! This blk couple in the neighborhood was struggling, they had to shut down. I befriended them and I am now working with them to open back up a beauty supply store, but put small blk business products in there instead. It’s better quality, handmade, and better ingredients. Blk women have been taking hair care very serious over the last few years so they are now creating great products. I believe that couple will be successsful. It will be a beauty supply store that also has cosmetics

[@themommyrevealwithkitamisa7937]

@@ChoosenofthemallBingo! And then they’re not able to offer competitive prices.

[@somebodycomelistentothispo7217]

@@Choosenofthemall yep. They make it hard for us to get products. We had a blk one in my city but all the products were natural and so expensive. Good idea but it was in the hood so the women always frequented the Asians. We are up against a lot of obstacles but if Blk women pooled our funds more and helped one another, we could do it

[@somebodycomelistentothispo7217]

I don’t think companies started caring about blk people. They started caring about our dollar and they know we spend a lot on our hair

[@msjgriggsnj_pa]

This was so helpful because I’ve been thinking of ways to help black women in the workplace with her stigmatization of our hair.

[@CookingwithSyreetta]

Thank you for sharing these ideas! Happy New Year!

[@okoriemary8554]

Hi Vanessa, thank you for always showing up and never giving up on us. God bless you immensely. Please could you make a video on corporate contracts and personal branding. Thank you

[@misslauryn1]

Hi guys I actually have a black owned hair care store and would really appreciate your support, whether that's watching and liking my videos or purchasing my products! I made it in order to support my own (black women, men and babies), but I'm not really getting support from my own.

[@SolarVixen]

Where’s ur store information? I see nothing on ur channel to click or even a website to go to❤

[@lindiwemasuku179]

Zimbabwe is in the house beautiful Queen ❤

[@iammsb5678]

Im watching from Barbados 🇧🇧. Loving your content. Id love to hear more ideas that can work in my area. (Caribbean) Thanks for sharing your knowledge.😊

[@KelsyNanji]

Yes, ma'am. I'll love a video on how to start and grow a personal brand

[@1Fit2ATee]

Thank you Vanessa for so many inspiring videos. I just need a bit more information on where to start. I am SOOO interested in a video on growing a personal brand Please. For years I have seen little girls who needed my help with their hair. I just didn't want to offend their parents by asking them if I could be of service for them. I haven't braided hair in years now, though I wouldn't mind doing children's hair to help their self-esteem and their parents out. I want to start my own business ASAP. By 2024 I would like to NOT work for anyone else. Please continue giving us these videos. THANK YOU

[@LaunchToWealth]

If you have any questions at all, feel free to ask away!

[@salonkammie2940]

Degree required to partner with corporate brands in regards to diversity inclusion? I’m a hair care professional with 27 years of experience. I’m looking to pivot!

[@radiantmandi86]

I would love to book a session with you and discuss a small business I’m going to launch. I’m currently writing the business plan. Do you provide a service to review business plans?

[@InsatiableChell]

If I already make treats, should I stick with it or pivot to other ideas? The treat market feels over saturated

[@temitopetobashe3717]

Can I book a session with you? Do you offer such service?

[@Ladespur]

@@InsatiableChellwhat can you do with your treats in your own way that someone else is not? Think about that it make you unique to your own brand😉

[@theladyheritage]

Wow, thanks for all these nuggets… Would love you to make a video on the topic you suggested, thanks for looking out for us all.

[@issaholisticjurnee]

Great info and yes please make a video about building your personal brand

[@sharsmith5539]

Please make the video about building a personal brand! Thank you so much!

[@Kween-xj3hn]

I've been doing small classes and one on one training for parents who adopt and ppl who foster mixed race and ethnic children for about 10 yrs now.

[@theladyheritage]

Wow, Good job 👏🏼.

[@pyiemoore905]

Yes please make a video about growing your personal brand!

[@charlottenirina8951]

Hi Vanessa, thank you for this video, I am watching you from France. I've always wanted to start a hair business and write an ebook about how to take care of black kids' hair but didn't know where to start. Your video just blew me away. Thank you thank you thank you. Love you from France

[@classylady407]

Thank you for this. I have been trying to think of directions to go in the hair industry that will not include being in the salon anymore. Time to use my degrees along with my passion.

[@LaunchToWealth]

You got this!

[@GwendolynCrawford-bd6bz]

I am a diversity and inclusion manager and I love your ideas. February is black history month and we have plenty of events planned. Keep up the good work!!! Love it. ❤

[@LaunchToWealth]

Awww thank you!

[@pmc7034]

I recently started following you and your content is truly enlightening!❤ Can you please do a video on how to become a personal shopper.

[@Stephanie-hj6hu]

🇿🇼 thank you Vanessa these are super helpful. ❤❤

[@Wife2MomLife]

These ideas are great business ideas!! 💡

[@jameelah_]

Love your content! 🇿🇦

[@dineopearl6081]

🇿🇦🇿🇦South Africa

[@maxinewood9539]

Thank you!! I am from Ontario, Canada🎄

[@Judettelabelle]

This was soo encouraging and motivating! Thank you

[@faithchilufya77]

I love it here😍😍thank you for the content🤗🇿🇲

[@LaunchToWealth]

Thanks for being here!

[@janetk3276]

I'm in South Africa and I love your content always, this "neh" is hey for slang so it's mind-blowing, You Killed It HHHHHMMMM Kindly assist with more on building a brand and how to manage the payment component thereof as I will not be the hairdresser in terms of doing the actual job of braiding, plaiting, etc. Big Luv, Godspeed, and Tx

[@LaunchToWealth]

You are so welcome! 🤎

[@blwsilk9946]

YES. please make a video about making personal brand. I personally would love it

[@fragrancedeparadiso443]

Thank you for this gold info! And please could make a video on how to blend your lipstick..it looks so cute

[@siphokaziqinga8054]

🇿🇦 was just browsing and came up to you 😊. I’m looking for a new business ideas for the new year to add to my 8 streams of income……Great content , keep it up , to more wealth 🥂

[@christinenzau6390]

8? Wow. Drop the ideas

[@BreDivineOne]

You’re a valuable assets to the BW community thank you for the awesome content. I would love a video on branding business using social media, especially LinkedIn. Many thanks ❤

[@LaunchToWealth]

Such a hear felt compliment! Thank you so much 🤎

[@KaramaRapolile]

South Africa🇿🇦

[@aj-us5qp]

USA 🇺🇲. Your outro sold me I'm subscribing right now! 👍

[@MieshaWilliamson]

The corporate contracts for corporate wellness is genius

[@mmonikgori9174]

South Africa 🇿🇦 ♥️

[@nitwa_kwizera]

Thank you so much for these ideas 🔥🔥🇷🇼

[@OsatohanmwenAdebiyi]

YES! PLEASE MAKE A VIDEO ON "BRANDING". IT IS MUCH NEEDED. Thank you, Vanessa.

[@tenampeoples]

Please make the video about building a personal brand. Thank you ❤

[@LaunchToWealth]

Roger that!

[@mswendy4384]

I would love help on building a brand! I have many ideas. This video was soo interesting...I didn't want it to end lol knowledge is power💜 I want a platform where I can be a light and vessel to pour in to the world...your channel is definitely a ray of inspirational light for me...Thank You!!

[@LaunchToWealth]

Awwww thank you so much for leaving such a kid comment! Can’t wait to see what you build

[@mswendy4384]

@@LaunchToWealth 💜🙏🏾

[@hydiatoudiallo3793]

Im French 🇫🇷

[@noviennavalentino2363]

🇿🇦your videos are so helpful ❤

[@monica-louisephillip1217]

Very good information… THANK YOU 🙏🏽

[@HaloHighlightz]

Whether you wanna be a fierce naturalista or a straight natural like me, heat protectant and baby your ends between washes. Nothing makes you lose length faster than split ends and heat damage, but you’re hair can dry out and break too (learned than while keeping it in pin curls but no bonnet while dealing with an extended Sickle Cell crisis). Ofc you don’t need to use heat, but if you do want to and you’re careful, you can minimize the damage. I also implemented other things my beautician does, like steam treatments, deep condition abs I baby my ends with a light oil every few days for retention. My hair has been less than 3 in from waist length but I had to cut it because of heat damage trying to stretch the time between appointments. There are other ways to keep hair stretched! My favorite is pincurls. Now I’m about six inches from waist length and only flatiron ONCE after applying protectant liberally! One last tip, use hair shears if you wanna trim yourself. I used regular scissors because I couldn’t find the shears and my hair spilt along the cut (only my bangs split and I’d only cut them, so I knew it was the scissors). LAST time doing that! Happy growing!

[@LaunchToWealth]

You’re such a wonderful person for taking the time to share this extensive advice to help with my hair. Thank you VERY much! ❤

[@forevermoss4007]

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[@CoilyDiaries]

Would love more info on the braiding agency business idea!! Love your content ❤

[@solvixen5913]

Definitely need more info. Like would this work in the US

[@FineNaturalHairROCKS]

Likewise!!! This one is TOO GOOD! 😍

[@britneycampbell9084]

Something similar that I see often in Jamaica, it's where a person owns the salon and employs a lot of hairstylists and others in the cosmetology field (nail techs, barbers etc) but they're not actually working there. Another thing that I see is that, someone would rent the space to those in the Cosmo field ONLY. So basically, instead of employing them, it's a hub of hairstylists working in a space. And they basically pay rent for their "chair" - which is basically their corner of the salon

[@CoilyDiaries]

@@britneycampbell9084 nice ideas

[@imaQueenelite]

Yes, please make a video about building your personal brand

[@blessedassurance5934]

Thank you Sis, 🙏 Pls do a video on personal branding.

[@sabrinajohnson7964]

Figure out your hair porosity and take care of your hair according to that. GAME CHANGER!!! For example, I have low porosity hair, so daily I use the LCO method. Weekly, I pre-poo with rice water. Then I wash, then deep condition and steam. Then, regular condition. Once a month, I do a bentonite clay mask followed by a clarifying shampoo.

[@LaunchToWealth]

Thank you!!

[@sabrinajohnson7964]

​@LaunchToWealth of course!!! Thank YOU for all your content, it is so HELPFUL and much NEEDED. I would love to see content on building a brand.

[@DyonatheNOTARY]

I love this…thank you!!!

[@LaunchToWealth]

You are so welcome!

[@Ayaskiara]

🇳🇬 I love your content. I hope to start a business soon but still contemplating what type of business to do in my country that is potentially lucrative

[@kleespark]

Thank you so much. This video was right on time.🤗 I'm a certified cosmetologist and I was considering a few of these to launch. Still considering if I should start now or January.🇯🇲💖

[@prettykayy8327]

Yes you should start it go for it. And I love the crochet dresses them on your page

[@kleespark]

@@prettykayy8327 thank you so much hun. 🤗💖

[@SpiralsKinksNCoils]

Congratulations on going natural! I've been natural since 2010 and started my business as an Expert Traveling Natural Hair Care Incubator, Health and Life Coach and CEO of Spirals Kinks N Coils LLC. Don't stress too much about hair types depending on how your styling it really doesn't matter too much m to learn it all for your day to day just learn your hair. Understanding your Porosity will help you more along your journey cause that tell you what your hair needs more of and what products will help you achieve that!! Feel free to reach out anytime I'll share all my knowledge with you! (Some good hair info also on my channel)

[@lafarraeverett8697]

Did you go to school to become a natural hair care incubator? I would like to get into something like that.

[@efeo73]

Please how does one genuinely test for the porosity of hair?

[@danacastillo9746]

🇱🇦 I'm from Belize. I love your videos. Thanks for sharing

[@LifeisAisha]

This was so helpful. Thank you 🙏🏾

[@onyinyeorugbala8321]

🇳🇬 I truly love your video ma'am, I anticipate to see a clearer video on branding as well. ❣️

[@rochellehalle-ii6sv]

I am very glad for such a great content,sharing ideas about how to start hair businesses. And I will like to share with others who are interested in starting their business around and are not financially stable to start, I can recommend to you a grant agent.who actually made me what I am today.

[@Preshh-xm2ob]

You right there! Before starting any business you will need to be financially independent! 👍👍

[@Preshh-xm2ob]

My business failed four months ago and I haven't been able to start it again because I don't have enough money.

[@RichardHills-ss3fu]

@@Preshh-xm2ob oh no,I’m so sorry to hear about that your business! It’s tough when something like that happens.

[@Preshh-xm2ob]

I would love to work with the grant agent that help you. Save a sister

[@kalyanpaterson8134]

@@Preshh-xm2obsorry 😢

[@ladycoach315]

🇺🇸 I’m from New Orleans, LA! Thanks so much for your content!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@LaunchToWealth]

Thanks for watching!

[@danithedondiva]

Yes sister thank you for this one

[@ruthiie.y8696]

🇿🇦Hey Venessa, I'm in South Africa, please help me out with the information you mentioned in your video based in South Africa

[@edwinagreen9489]

Hi Vanessa Thank God for blessing you with so much knowledge. you are so giving when it comes to generating wealth for Women. I really would love to view your content on branding hair products for BW hair thank you for your awesome and flawless content you’re sharing

[@abrown258]

This was awesome thanks for sharing. 🇺🇲

[@emefa233]

Yes to the video on growing a personal brand

[@caprirose13]

🇧🇧🇧🇧 enjoying these ideas and tips. Gotta see what can happen on this side of the world 🙏🏽

[@sovereignfundamentalsllc4282]

Great info! Thank u❤

[@hlengiwendebele7665]

I'm from Zimbabwe🇿🇼 hopefully this is relatable to my home country because l so need to jump on this. You are such a Godsent❤️

[@christycampbell2541]

Thank you for this information. I need to start somewhere💜

[@haynesj2010]

Solid ideas. Would love to get your take on personal branding

[@adrianedwards6607]

Thank you so much I love # 7!!!

[@Jacques_Daina]

Thinking outside the box! My mind just expanded

[@evetamaraalexandre4171]

Will share sending love your way ❤❤❤

[@comfortwilliams6131]

I love your content girl. Keep up the good work... So, how can I venture into the Natural hair consultant business? It sounds good to me

[@IamDjSweet.T]

Good evening sis I just first want to say Thank you for sharing the knowledge.❤ I really appreciate you Queen 😢because I really need help and I definitely needed this information. I have a health and wellness business but I’m not marking it right and I need some help far as getting the products into motion. I really like the idea of the hair box kit and I would love some more information about how I can create my own hair wellness box kit.? May I send you my website information?

[@daughterofAKing]

Yes I want to know how to build a brand. All the way from Saint Lucia 🇱🇨.

[@lulu.themorningdose]

Woow what a blessing to come across you V ..watching from Botswana 🇧🇼

[@RealCrimeInvestigation]

Yes. Please make a video on building your personal brand

[@paigeonpurpose2062]

i love this! i would love to see a video about developing a personal brand.

[@daysiahall]

Video for growing your own personal brand please 🙋🏽‍♀️ thank you!

[@PSquare1350]

Thanks for the gems 😊 I need more knowledge about creating my own agency

[@yvettewheeler9125]

Thank you for sharing the knowledge. USA.