Jet-setting hairdresser buys Chester salon

Oct 20 2011 by Allison Dickinson, Chester Chronicle

Jet-setting hairdresser buys Chester salon

A DRINK in a Chester bar led to a major investment in a city centre business.

Hairdresser Ryan Ephraim, 37, took over Hair Cafe in Watergate Street after returning from a stint working in Australia.

He bought the business after going out for a drink with a friend, who at the time owned the salon.

“He was about to emigrate to Madeira,” Ryan explained.

“He suggested I buy the business, but I had no idea he was serious until he called me back the next day to talk about it. I was looking to invest in my own business anyway, so I thought, ‘Why not?’”

Ryan, a former Toni and Guy stylist and L’Oreal fashion show specialist from Hawarden, took over the salon in April and now employs eight staff including one part-time and two apprentices.

His girlfriend, Karen Eyres, who owns a beauty salon in Shotton, helped with the interior design.

Ryan explained: “It needed a sense of space, but we didn’t change it too much because we didn’t want to alienate our customers.”

Call Hair Cafe on 01244 400900 for a free consultation.