
Mixing Business With Friendship
Want to open a salon with a family member or bestie? Great! But first make sure you are fully prepared, from both legal and emotional standpoints.
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Want to open a salon with a family member or bestie? Great! But first make sure you are fully prepared, from both legal and emotional standpoints.



Shannon Bridges, Hair Odyssey, Warr Acres, Okla.
According to the government, there is an oversupply of cosmetologists for available work. Salon professionals tell a different story. Is the industry over-crowded, or has the government come up with some faulty statistics?
Shannon Byrd, The Nail Designer @ Neon Beach (Albemarle, NC)
Nails by Shannon Chomanczuk, A Polished Image, New Windsor, N.Y.
Shannon Ross, Shannon's Urban Style Salon, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Nails by Shannon Chomanczuk, Polished Image Salon in New Windsor, N.Y.
At Tropical Popical, a flamboyant nail bar located in Dublin, Ireland, no one minds coming across a bit brash or crass. Owners Andrea and Michelle Horan believe that if clients are enjoying themselves, it doesn’t matter if things get a little loud.
Nails by Shannon Chomanczuk, Polished Image Salon in New Windsor, N.Y.
After falling in love with a diver she met while working on a cruise ship, English hairstylist Rachel Smith took her passion for indulging vacationers to the Lone Star State.