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On the Road in Dearborn, MI
My Other Life: Roller Derby Captain
Displays with “Polish”
Can you use an extra $300 a month? We’ve talked to salon owners whose purchase-provoking polish displays have earned them a 30%-40% increase in their profits. No matter what your budget there’s a polish retailing solution for your business.
Salon Cleanliness Is Next To…
These days, a salon’s sanitation practices rank number one on more and more clients’ lists of what they’re looking for in a good salon. Those salons that make cleanliness a priority are making themselves shining examples in their communities, and gaining new clients for it.
1999 Salon of the Year Awards
Top salons and techs honored at industry awards.
A Client at the Capitol
For four years-from 1988 to 1992-Deborah Sims, an Alexandria, Va.-based nail technician, kept First Lady Barbara Bush’s nails looking beautiful.
NAILS' Salon of the Year Awards Can Help you Make a Name for Yourself
Just My Opinion: Ours Is the Oldest and Strongest Industry
Just My Opinion: MMA, New York State, and Me
On the Road in Toronto, Canada
I was in beautiful Toronto for four days visiting salons and attending the Canadian Hairdresser magazine show. I learned that our salon neighbors to the north share a lot of the same joys and frustrations in their work as you do. Although still not as prominent, discount salons are redefining the nail industry there as well.
Top Salons and Techs Honored at Industry Awards
More than just “pretty faces,” this year’s Salon of the Year Awards finalists raised the bar of professionalism with their contributions to their industry, community, and salon.
Finalists Face the Moment of Truth
It was September 28, just one day before notifying the NAILS Salon of the Year Awards finalists.
Play Cupid for Your Customers
Salon owners fixes up clients on Valentine's Day
Expansion Requires A Hard Look At The Books
When the time came to expand to a full-service day spa at five times her present rent, salon owner Leslyn Zak wondered if she could make the leap. So she brought in a financial professional to help crunch the numbers and create a winning game plan.
Lessons From the Discount Salon Front
There are a couple of practices found in most discount salons that I think all nail salons could learn from.
Judge Judy decides: Nail parlor or parish?
Trade Ya! How to Barter