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It’s time to continue the #efilechronicles and move forward onto working on a real person.
Erin Snyder Dixon
Contributing Writer
You Can Recycle That?!
It’s time to move past recycling basics like paper, plastic, and aluminum. Read on to find new life for many of the items that may cross your salon’s threshold — from packing peanuts to wine corks.
Quiz: Are You Ready to Step Up to Teaching?
Whether you’re looking for a new challenge or just yearning to make a career change within the beauty field, cosmetology and nail schools offer an interesting alternative to the day-to-day of salon life. Take our quiz to see if you’re up for the challenge.
Blowouts and Nails: A Profitable Pairing?
As signs announcing the emergence of combination nail and blow dry bars start to freckle the coasts in trend-setting localities like New York, California, and Florida, nail salon owners have to wonder if this is a passing fad or if they should be paying closer attention.
Know Your Onychos: A Nail Disease Quiz
As nail professionals, we don’t diagnose or treat medical conditions, but being able to spot trouble empowers us to help guide clients to seek appropriate help. Take our quiz to check your knowledge.
Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Great Manufacturer’s Educator?
You are busting at the seams to share what you know. Take our quiz to find out if you have what it takes to succeed in this demanding role.
Coping With Serious Illness: A Balancing Act in the Salon
When nail tech Erin Snyder Dixon found herself in a long battle with a life-threatening disease, she knew she had to make changes so she could continue to do the work she loves — but finding the best course of action was never easy.
Emotional Intelligence
What is it? Do you have it? Why does it matter in the salon?
Personal Disability Insurance: Ask the Right Questions
Your ability to generate an income is precious. Personal disability insurance can help you retain that ability even if you’re sidelined by injury or illness.
Funding Your Salon
Before the ribbon cutting, before the first appointment is booked, and before the lights get turned on, you’ve got to find the financial muscle to make this dream come true.
Is Ours a Risky Business?
After almost three decades, a rare diagnosis prompts one nail tech to ask the question, “Is this related to my work?” In an effort to shed some light on difficult questions, we did some digging and asked some questions of our own.
Quiz: Should You Stay or Should You Go?
Things aren’t ideal at your current salon. Should you stick it out or pack your sculpting brushes and make a clean break? Take our purely unscientific quiz to reveal the clues.
Nail Down Habits to Beat Work-Related Stress
Though it’s no laughing matter, when you are ready to pull your hair out and run screaming from the salon, it’s time to rethink your strategy. Take this quick quiz to find new ways to deal with day-to-day stressors in the salon.
How Do You Rate?
Salon owners have more control of their online reputations than you might think. Up the interaction on consumer review sites to get the most out of social networking.
Natural, Organic, Cruelty-Free — What Does It All Mean?
Navigating the myriad of claims in the cosmetic world may leave you wondering what these terms mean and who sets the standard. You’ll find it’s not clear cut.
Hit Pinterest to Build Salon Interest
In just two years, Pinterest has amassed more than 10 million users. With a record like that, it’s a place where salons should consider developing a presence.
Test Your Sanitation Knowledge
Take this quick quiz to see where you stand on sanitation. Pencil ready? Get set. Go.