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.
I'm looking to open a nail bar in my home country, Nigeria, and I'm doing a lot of research at the moment. While it's fun (the creative side), I'm having a few challenges already. I really
I too have a yearning to open up a business salon (in Croatia). I was wondering if there are any tips and tricks you can share given your vast experience? I would like to use OPI
We killed the plumber -- actually we killed the idea of having our pedicure platform plumbed. The desire to put sinks into the platform, have sprayers and running water, and not to have to carry the
It’s been nice that everyone knows I opened a salon with Kim and Natalie after all these years -- thanks to this NAILS Magazine blog of course. Juli Miller and Diane Self from INM and Elsbeth
As you know we are hating the new floor we had installed in the salon. Now that the tiles seem to be sticking and not leaking pancake batter-like blobs, I have been concentrating on cleaning, sealing,
During the Premiere Orlando show, I received some advice on writing this blog. I was told let it all hang out because chances are someone else will be going though the same situation or could just
It has been one month since the Premiere Orlando show, and I am still buzzing off of the information I received, overheard, and conversations I purposely listened in on. Here is my disclaimer: not all of
I’ve never been a hat person. I have worn a hat or two, mostly during the winter, but other than that, hats are not very me. However, the entrepreneur in me always has that crafty little
Pedicure platform construction is under way! We finally got Russ to begin building our pedicure platform and what a project.I had done the plans based on several friends who had built their own. It’s 24” tall,
YELP! We love Yelp, and in the past two weeks we must have had 10 new clients say they found us on Yelp. Just when we thought, "Is anyone ever going to come in again?" we
