New salon owners blog about the unique trials and tribulations of getting their brand new nail salons running, including passing building inspections, building a clientele, and developing services.
My partner and I have been salon owners for 19 years, and we’ve finally wizened up and have been working on our salon policy, guidelines, and procedures.There seems to be so much to get through; I’m
I’m at the Sundance Film Festival this week in Park City, Utah, as part of a little PR mission. OPI sent me here to do complimentary manicures in the gifting lounge. I’m using this opportunity to
My meeting with John Pohlen, owner/CEO of Salon Equipment International, went really well last week. I visited him in his showroom, where we sat down for a little over an hour to figure out exactly what
This week, the salon's progress really feels out of my hands. I've been on site this week, but there's not much I can do -- it's all about the architect right now, and his construction plans.The building
Rob|b will hire all salary and commission-based employees (no booth renters). This way, we’ll be able to ensure a consistent service to our clients, no matter who services them. Our techs won’t be fresh out of
My hopes are that Rob|b will be a market-leading salon. I took my inspiration from the “big hair-guys” and the fantastic designs of Las Vegas salons. The salon, which will be about 2,600 square feet when we’re
OK, so about those pesky locations. I was originally (around December 2004) looking for a location in Beverly Hills. I found a 2,500-sq.-ft. site I loved, but the rent was too high ($14,000 a month!), the
I’m actually the first Schaeffer with a nail license. (I'm the son of George Schaeffer of OPI fame.) I graduated in the spring of 2004 from West Valley Occupational Center, a vocational school in Woodland Hills,
Normally, when people say “location, location, location,” they’re talking about the critical importance of location to a plot of real estate. When I say “location, location, location,” I’m referring to: 1) the original Beverly Hills, Calif., salon
