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10 Energizing Ideas from a Business Coach

From revisiting your goals to hiring a coach, here are 10 powerful and practical steps you can take — beginning today — to propel yourself into action and success.

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Keep the Momentum Flowing

You love being a nail tech and are happy with your career choice, but how do you keep the momentum building and avoid the proverbial rut? Knowing what motivates you, creating a positive work environment, and communicating with team member are just a few ways to ensure you don’t hit too many bumps along the way.

10 Steps to Catapult Your Business

From revisting your goals to hiring a coach, here are 10 powerful and practical steps you can take — beginning today — to propel yourself into action and success.

Where Have All the Profits Gone?

As a salon owner or manager you may struggle with one question daily: Where does all the money go? You generate plenty of income in services and retail sales, yet there is little left to show for it at the end of the month. To regain control of your profitability, learn about the six profit points that make or break a salon.

What is Your Opinion on Sharing Information with Other Nail Techs?

We ask a salon owner, a booth renter, and an employee about what they choose to divulge to their fellow nail techs--and what tricks they keep hidden up their sleeves.

Salon Coach Offers Book-Building Basics

Coach advises nail tech that to serve her primary customers, she'll have to change her hours to accommodate them.

Changing Scenery

Whether it’s revamping your current location or conquering uncharted territory in a new salon, how well you prepare for the renovation could be the difference between high hopes or high stress. While the most exciting part may be seeing it all come together, the most important part is done before you ever lift a finger.

12 Things to Know About Exterior Salon Signage

Grab passers-by's attention with good graphics, a simple message, and a clear message.

Note to Spa Owners: Nails Rock

There’s a perception among certain salon and spa owners that nail services are low-end, unprofitable, “unspa-like,” and just plain smelly. The reality is, if you are ignoring nail services in your establishment you are paying for it in your bottom line.

Marketers Say Selling Nail Products Is As Hard As Buying

Frustrations with nail product distribution have led to manufacturers to refocus on the "little guy."