Misclassification: The Ultimate Nightmare

It is a true, life-changing story that can easily happen to anyone who is not classifying salon personnel correctly in the eyes of the government. You probably think you know the rules about employment classifications, but you’re probably wrong.

Jeff Pink on Orly’s 40th Anniversary

Orly founder Jeff Pink shares are a few of his insights on Orly’s 40 years in business and his special relationship with the City of Angels.

Implementing Holiday Planning

Jill, yes, it has been a great series on pre-booking. I know I have taken a lot of new ideas from it to implement over the next few months. I am really excited to see what

Meet Alissa

For the past 11 years I have been a stay-at-home mom. Although I love being there for my husband and three children, I never thought I'd be away from the workforce for so long. I received

Set Goals, See Growth

Setting goals and seeing them through is a challenge for most people. In fact, a whole industry of life coaches and business gurus make a living off teaching people how to set goals and take the actions to reach them.

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How-to Transition Your Clients to New Staff

A salon owner has a lot on their plate that employees know nothing about. It's important that the owner is not so busy working IN their business, that they can't work ON their business. Here's how one owner started to free herself up.

Live and Learn

With experience comes wisdom, they say.

Her Bottles are Sitting Pretty

An idle moment between clients leads a nail tech to discover a new pleasure. 

How to Throw a Client Networking Event

Salon owner Jill Wright wondered what would happen if she introduced her clients who own small businesses to her clients who love to buy. The result was a successful and fun pre-Christmas networking event.