On the Road in Honolulu
Known for its namesake’s successful hairdressing career, the Paul Brown Salon is home to some of the best nail techs on the island.
Students Master Spa Fundamentals
School owner teaches her students to add the "spa" touches to their skills.
Top Notch Training
You don’t have to be a top-flight salon to offer a training program —but you just might turn your business into one if you do. Learn from educators at the top salons how to create a top-notch training program even on a tight budget.
Let’s Label The Good Salons
Instead of getting caught up in what's wrong with salons, let's focus on showing them how to be right.
9 Things They Don’t Tell You About Opening a Salon
A new salon owner shares her hard-earned wisdom to help make the process of striking out on your own a little easier.
Reader to Reader: How do you handle a personal crisis at work?
Your colleagues and clients can usually see you through even the worst of times.
Get on the Fast Track
Put your salon on the fast-track to business growth with leadership, teamwork, and the proven business systems. NAILS reports on the hows and whys of business growth through team development taught at Salon Business Strategies’ Fast Forward Live!
On the Couch Answers Your Business Questions
Louis Mattassi shares ideas on getting a mentor and bringing dress code discipline to a salon.
Did You Ever Wonder How the Word "Salon" Developed?
It's kind of a funny story: It started with the word saloon.
Downward Trend in Student Enrollment
The number of students enrolling in manicuring and nail technology courses has declined.
For Sale by Owner - How to Private Label
Enhance your salon’s image while growing its bottom line with a line of private label products tailored to your clientele. We’ll show you how.
Reader to Reader: What’s your salon’s policy on booth renters retailing?
Says one reader: "We are very lucky to be able to retail in our salon. It pays my rent!"
The Revolution of 1994
Policies and Procedures: Word Power at Work
While not legally required, an employee handbook provides employees with a roadmap to success in your business by clearly communicating your vision and their role in it, as well as the policies and procedures they need to live by at work.
Salon Security
Johnston County, N.C.; Uniondale, N.Y; Savannah, Ga.; Brea, Calif.; Shreveport, La.; Rockville, Md … State and federal agencies don’t have any statistics on the number of beauty salons robbed each year; but newspaper headlines from the past year show it can happen in any salon, anywhere. Make sure it doesn’t happen in yours.
What Makes a State Progressive?
So what does make a state progressive? We targeted 25 different areas, everything from licensing and continuing education, growth in licenses and salons, to community involvement, and the state’s inspector-to-salon ratio.
Natural – Born Retailer