Sad and defeated

I (23)F have been a licensed esthetician for two years. I have not been able to secure a job under my license at all. I currently work retail, and love my manager and coworkers. But I dont make enough to be able to go solo and I cannot get a job anywhere because people want 1-2 yrs of spa experience. I feel so defeated and upset. I feel like these past 2 years have been me pivoting and trying to make it work. And my family keeps telling me I need to keep trying and give it time. I just dont understand how else I can try and how much time I should give it before calling it quits and moving on. My end goal is to own a beauty school that gives salon/spa experience to their students. But I feel like it will never happen