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Keeping the College Crowd Polished

Market your services to students and turn them into loyal clients. Read on for tips from salons who've successfully brought students in--and kept them coming back. From advertising in the school paper to participating in sorority events, there's more than one way to go about it.

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Is Your Pay Structure The Problem?

How a salon chooses to pay its staff can make all the difference in employee retention, quality of service, profitability, and your ability to compete. After payroll, salon owners are often left only with their own tip money and revenue from services they've performed. Should you abandon the traditional commission structure for a pay system that rewards behaviors that are key to the salon's overall success?

The Blue Lagoon

Brooks & Butterfield Ltd. in Northampton, Mass., is the creative brainchild of two women who wanted to create the most specialized spa in its market. With their backgrounds in the beauty industry, it was inevitable that this year-old spa would become an instant success.

Darling Starts Canadian Nail Alliance

As an instructor at the Ottawa Academy & West End Academy in Gloucester, Ontario, Tanis Darling has started the Nail Tech Alliance of Canada. One of its goals is to implement a standardized nail curriculum throughout the country.

Business Advice for Booth Renters

A big negative many nail technicians may fail to consider the difficulty of getting credit or financing from a commercial bank based on your standing as a business owner.

A Hard Won Victory: Salon Owner Beats the IRS

It took five years and more than $100,000, but Nails Now! Owner Ira Bloom finally prevailed in his quest for the IRS to recognize his nail technicians as independent contractors.

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."

Beauty Systems Group Acquires F.H. Loeffler

Gary Winterhalter announced that it has acquired F.H. Loeffler Company.

How Less Time = More Money

"These meetings have created the simplest, yet greatest management changes we’ve made in years.

Business Cards That Make Their Mark

It may be small, but your business card speaks volumes about your salon. Get our experts advice on how this tool can make a powerful, effective statement about your business.