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Editor's note: Those Who CAN, Teach
This month I ask you to take the time to cultivate the interest that client is showing in your chosen profession. Our industry needs qualified, enthusiastic, skilled nail technicians and you can be the link that helps them succeed.
What’s in a Name? Protecting Your Salon Name Legally
It’s hard to believe that anyone could deprive you of the right to use your own name or hard-earned reputation for product endorsements. But it can happen unless you know how to protect yourself.
Beyond the Classroom - Apprentice Programs
Apprentice programs give new nail technicians what formal school training leaves out in many states: hands-on experience. Whether replacing or augmenting classroom instruction, apprentice programs could be the answer to today’s educational shortcomings.
Chicago’s Finest - A Look at Salon Millennium
Hidden in a thick of grand old oaks and elms along a 15-mile stretch of Lake Michigan is one of the nation's best-kept secrets. Privacy and anonymity are sacrosanct in this close-knit community where the living legacies of some of the most prosperous entrepreneurs of the Industrial Revolution reside.
Make Mother’s Day Magic With Gift Certificates
As I See It: The More Things Change …
Creative’s Founder Honored for Pioneering Efforts
Creative Nail Design's Dr. Stuart Nordstrom was honored for his extraordinary contribution to the field of cosmetology
Tweezerman Finds Higher Calling
Reflexology and the Law
While reflexology continues to grow as an add-on service, very few states even recognize its existence.
MSDS Intelligence
If you are a salon owner and don’t have proper MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) documentation, not only are you doing yourself and your clients a disservice, but you also risk getting into hot water with your local OSHA agency.
The Nail Express - Profiling a Successful Florida Salon
When Kim and John Grandinetti hear salon owners complain that “discount salons” are the scourge of the industry, guilty of everything from driving down prices to ruining clients’ nails to giving the industry a bad rap, they laugh. They know the “enemy” because they are it – at least as far as prices are concerned.
Behind the Scenes: Debbie Schoaff
Debra Shoaff’s strong commitment to the industry and gaining the respect of her peers and public were why she entered NAILS’ 1996 Nail Technician of the Year Award. And guess what? She won.
There’s No Stopping the Nail Express
Nail Express proves that “discount salon” is an issue of pricing, not of practices with its upscale decor; high technical and sanitation standards, and “the client is queen” attitude.
Walkout!
You may suspect you have a personnel problem, but when your entire staff walks out, you know it’s time to change the way you do business.
We Left Our Hearts in San Francisco at the NAILS Show
I want to thank all of the Salon of the Year finalists and their supporters who attended the awards banquet. We had a blast! The evening would not have been possible without the sponsorship of Nailco Salon Marketplace and Larry Gaynor, who also lent his unique humor to the proceedings as co-host.
On the Road: Tamara Institute de Beaute, Farmington Hills, Mich.
The opulence of Tamara’s salon and the near mind numbing tranquility is well documented in just about every beauty publication. It’s one of the those places you have to experience in person to fully appreciate.
NAILS Shows ‘97 Rolls Out the Red Carpet
Made-to-order sunny weather; your favorite industry celebrities, a glamorous awards ceremony a VIP cocktail reception... sounds like the Academy Awards, right?