KEY POINTS
- Around 63,500 people were employed as hairdressers across Australia in 2021. This number is expected to increase to 69,600 by 2026, according to Statista.
- Samuel Mislang Jr. allotted $30,000 from his savings to start his barbershop - Captain Barber in Darwin in 2020, while his second branch opened in Palmerston City a year after, managed by his son.
- To date, his growing chain of barbershops have reached Perth, with franchising in the pipeline.
May PERAan' is SBS Filipino's podcast series which features practical, creative and effective ways to earn money.
