Enterprising and Independent Women: Cosmetologist Fnita Small is one shrewd businesswoman

January 28, 2013 | By KNews | Filed Under News, Source

Even as a young girl, Fnita Small loved to style her own hair and that of her friends.

Then she used to do it for free- it was just a hobby. But it didn’t take Fnita long to decide that that was what she wanted to do when she grew up.

Today she is a grown woman with a family, and she is living her dream, as the proprietor of the “Excellent Touch Hair Salon” on Burnham Drive.

“At school after we finished exams, and we had nothing to do I would corn row my friends’ hair, and wrap them in all kinds of style,” she confessed during a recent interview.

“And I loved doing it, so I decided that I wasn’t going to be anybody’s secretary or employee, after I finished school, I would open my own salon, and be my own boss.”

Fnita Small

With her career determined, Fnita enrolled at GB’s cosmetology school in Georgetown when she left school.

On weekends during her tenure at the institution, she would work at her craft in her mother’s kitchen.

Then as her clientele grew, she was forced to build a salon below her mother’s house.

Later, after graduating from GB’s  as an A grade cosmetologist she would venture full-fledged into the business of glitz and glam.

That necessitated the removal of her salon from her Blue Berry Hill location, to Burnham Drive, for easier accessibility. By then, her clients were now coming from all across Linden to seek her services.

Fnita now trains young women in the art of hair dressing and cosmetology, at her salon which is located on the bottom flat of her house.

That move, she said, was inspired by a few of her clients, who loved her work so much that they asked her whether she would consider training their daughters in the art of cosmetology.

She has now been training girls in the field for over twelve years.

DIVERSIFYING
However this shrewd businesswoman is more than just a hairdresser. One visit to her salon, which more closely resembles a variety shop, would tell you that.

Fnita stocks up on clothing, cosmetics and costume jewelry, floral arrangements and household effects.

Then there is the glass case with snacks like eggballs, channa, roti and curry and cold beverages, for clients having their manicure/pedicure or hair done.

And Fnita does it all— the floral arrangements, snacks and everything.

Students weave a customer’s hair

Astonishing, considering that she still has her husband and three children to take care of!

So I guess you’ll agree when I say her last name is a big misnomer, for there is nothing ‘small’ about Fnita Small!