FSB Member Stories: Gemma Raif, The Hair and Beauty Bar

FSB Member Story 4 Jul 2022

We dropped into FSB member Gemma Raif’s salon, The Hair and Beauty Bar in Guildford, to learn more about her journey from buying into a franchise at 19 to running an independent salon - and how FSB helped her along the way.

Salon owner Gemma Raif has run The Hair and Beauty Bar in Guildford for over 20 years, managing a team of stylists and welcoming thousands of clients. Originally starting out in franchising, Gemma now owns an independent salon where she takes employees from apprentices and trains them up to become fully qualified members of the team.

Whether it’s employment advice, legal support or help with workplace pensions, Gemma thinks every small business should be an FSB member.

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