Salon Focus
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‘Suite’ THE
LIFE
Just over a year old, the innovative Terenzo Suites concept in Dunkeld, Johannesburg, was created to offer a platform for stylists who want to run their own businesses. JOANNA STERKOWICZ speaks to founder/ owner, TERENCE JANSEN VAN VUUREN, to find out more.
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ituated at 26 Bompas, Terenzo Suites is slap bang in the middle of Johannesburg’s affluent Northern Suburbs and the upmarket feel of the complex is immediately apparent, with full length glass windows, marble floors and chandeliers.
With Terenzo Suites, stylists can start their own business straight away in a seamless process, as every suite is already completely outfitted and equipped. Stylists literally need only a client base and a credit card machine. What is essentially a precinct of independent hair salons, Terenzo Suites is the brainchild of Terence Jansen Van Vuuren, an international performing artist, L’Oréal Colour Trophy winner, and L’Oréal Colour Ambassador. Says Jansen Van Vuuren: “Terenzo Suites is a completely unique concept in South Africa and I describe it as ‘the Uber
online @ probeauty.co.za
of hairdressing’ in that it is a totally new way for stylists to do business. My inspiration came from the realisation that most stylists who are employed at salons are looking for something more and want to work for themselves. “With Terenzo Suites, stylists can start their own business
