You're Being Audited! One Salon Owner's Harrowing IRS Journey

If the IRS asked to examine your salon's Federal Tax returns, would you survive the audit? Read on for an account of a salon owner who thought she was doing everything "by the book."

Home Salons: Tee’s Nail NV

In honor of the reader-written issue, NAILS asked several nail techs to give us tours of their home salons. Teresa Shackleton gives us a tour of Tee's Nail NV in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.

On the Road: The Nails Club

Jessica Saelim hit the ground running, having opened La Jolla, Calif.-based The Nails Club in December 2012 only five months after graduating college.

There’s No Place Like Home

Home-based salons offer techs flexibility, tax relief, and independence. We asked new and seasoned techs who took the plunge how they handled issues that are particular to home-based salons.

From Farming to Nails

After three months of schooling, Bonnie Metzger graduated with a 4.0 grade-point average and headed home to open the first nails-only salon in North Dakota.

New Year: New Menu Items and Lots of Opportunities

Happy New Year! I can't believe that 2011 has come and gone. The start of 2012 is bringing new business, new menu items, and hopefully lots of new opportunities.Before 2011 ended, however, there was so much

First Impressions Seal the Deal

You have only one chance to make a great first impression on new clients.

The Ritz-Carlton Spa Los Angeles Launches Patisserie Experience

The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Los Angeles and Ladurée present a new menu of luxe spa treatments inspired by the spring flavors of Ladurée’s most famous macarons.

Deal or No Deal?

I might have actually found a location. I think I’m in shock, and if I were honest, I’d admit that I’m a teeny bit nervous. (That’s code for “freaking out”). I was so “mildly” nervous that