Student businesses article

Student businesses articles 

Kelsey Phillip '25

Sports Editor

Whether it be through a lemonade stand, girl scouts, playing Monopoly with your family or selling rainbow loom bracelets on the playground, almost everyone has experience with running a business of some sort. Although everyone has some connection with being in charge of a business, not everyone sticks with it.

Some people start businesses out of boredom or not being able to get the service, like Talia Azarloza ’24. Azarloza started as a nail technician over quarantine when she and her family were unable to make it to the nail salon, so she started doing their nails at home. 

Now, she has been doing nails for friends, family and fellow Louisville sisters for the past three years. You may have heard Mr. Shaikh promoting her in a physics or Algebra 1 class, or seen her work on students and even teachers like Ms. Canfield.

  “I hope to major in business and/or communication, so I know I will be able to utilize the important lessons I have learned through doing nails. I have had the opportunity to learn the reins of finances, scheduling and marketing. I have loved learning every single lesson that has come to me and I am so excited to apply them in the real world in my future endeavors.” said Senior Azarloza.

Talia Azarloza '24 doing Ms. Canfield's nails.

The most important part of running a business, especially as a student, is being able to balance it with schoolwork and other extracurricular activities. You have to be able to make time to split your attention equally between all the things that you need to get done. Azarloza suggests the use of  planners to help plan out all the matters that require your attention throughout the day. 

Another student-ran business on campus is nail technician, Emmily Sagastume ’24. She has done nails for tons of girls here at Louisville, such as Mary Clare Henderson ’24 and Julia Glukofsky ’24, who got a beautiful set to match her dress for Fall Ball. 

Go out and support your fellow Louisville girls on their instagrams, @taliasnailshop and @_setsbyemm. If you are thinking about starting your own business but are not entirely sure how to start, you may want to join Louisville’s Entrepreneurship club, which is also run by Talia Azerloza, or if you are looking into getting more hands-on experience, you may want to look into joining the Business cohort of the Focus Program.