My Other Life: Shari Finger trains search and rescue dogs

Dear Shari: November 2008

Salon owner Shari Finger answers your questions on building a clientele, regaining the trust of a discount salon-goer, listening to clients’ personal issues, and clients who mistreat their nails.

Dear Shari Talks About Employees Receiving Services

How should you prioritize employees who want salon services? Should you even allow business-hours services for employees? 

NAILS Magazine - April 1998

Runner-Up: Finger's Nail Studios Inc.

Finger's Nail Studios in Illinois joins the cast of winners as a runner-up. 

Training Your Customers

Training and conditioning your clients to behave the way you want them to is both possible and necessary.

Dear Shari Talks About Building a Clientele

How does a new graduate go about building her clientele? Veteran salon owner Shari Finger has 10 tips to get started.

Bling the Ring (Finger)

Embellishments are all the rage right now, and a popular trend called “Blackberry Bling” is all about beautifying your clients’ dialing digit. Named by celebrity manicurist Dawn Sterling of The Back Room Hand & Foot Spa at Carol’s Daughter in Harlem, N.Y., the trend features a basic manicure in one color and special embellishments or a different shade of polish just on the thumb and/or ring finger.

When Your Competition Comes Calling

As a salon owner for more than 10 years, I have found myself in some uncomfortable situations—from confronting an employee with poor workmanship to taking a customer to small claims court to recover money form a bad check. But nothing unnerves me more than when a competitor walks through my salon door.