At the Top of Your Game

You’ve paid your dues, you’ve built your clientele, and your book is so packed with standing appointments it’s hard to take new clients. So how do you promote your business when you’re filled to capacity?

Good for Your Sole

Inspired by anti-chafing balms employed by runners, Sole Goddess glides onto feet to protect them from blisters and calluses caused by (fashionable but not ergonomic) shoes.

Hold Onto Your Customers

You’ve got to make every contact count

Your Clients Can Tell You a Lot About Your Business

Market research is something you can (and should) do every day. It all boils down to simple conversations you have with clients while you're sizing their tips or pushing back their cuticles.

Plan Your Financial Fitness

In this first of a year-long series, NAILS, with the help of a certified financial planner, helps salon professionals over-haul their finances to meet their short-and long-term goals.

Gearing Up for Back-to-School

I can't believe it's time for back-to-school already. In Walla Walla our county fair is on Labor day weekend too, and school starts around it. We have two school systems right next to each other, so

Lower Your Commissions or Go Out of Business

If you are paying your salon employees a commission of more than 50%, chances are you are losing money. Learn how to modify your commission structure to motivate employees and ensure a profitable business.

Sell Your Salon With Savvy

Experts provide insights on the must-have records, how to list your salon, what outside professionals to hire, and more.  

Funding Your Salon

Before the ribbon cutting, before the first appointment is booked, and before the lights get turned on, you’ve got to find the financial muscle to make this dream come true.