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Reading the stories about why these exceptional people got into the nail business and what keeps them going reminded us all what we love about the nail business: It’s about working with people, doing something you love, and making other people feel good.
Get ready! Predictions on where the nail industry is headed!
Constantly remind your clients of what you do that will never be able to be done by machine.
Many people in the nail industry may complain about the problems with nail care education, but there are plenty of schools that are producing quality nail professionals. Here are some of the ways they keep students motivated and help them become successful.
Manufacturers who sell artificial nail products to the general public are putting the user’s safety, the viability of the professional industry, and the reputation of their own company at risk.
We have invited some of our industry’s finest nail technicians and salon leaders to write new, regular columns and articles for us.
If ever the time was ripe for a national standard for nail technician licensing, it is now.
On one hand, we are excited to finally have these detailed industry statistics, which include the employment benefits nail technicians receive, how much they spend on supplies, and what they earn in tips, among many other factors. On the other hand, it was discouraging to see that the average weekly income of professional nail technicians has dropped.
There’s good news and bad news in this year’s income study: nail technicians’ average weekly income from services dropped by $15, but retail commissions and employment benefits are on the rise.
The latest trend in business today seems to have nothing to do with business. The latest trend is ... time off.
Setting a deadline for yourself not only fuels the fire in you to get the thing done, it allows you to set smaller, interim goals that will help you achieve the bigger one.
Nail technicians sound off about their school experiences and comment on what needs to be done to improve nail care education.
Nail technicians may lament the proliferation of discount salons, but low-cost nail services have broadened the nail care market and forced the industry to improve its image and raise its standards.
As I browse through the fashion magazines each month, I begin to think we needn’t worry about the message these so-called beauty authorities are sending about nail care because they’re on such a different wavelength from us anyway.
