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Let Bestie Handle Your Booking

The Bestie app for the iPad is a free booking and POS system designed specifically for small salons and booth renters.

Three Leadership Styles That Don’t Work [and One That Does]

Author Randy Nelson breaks down leaders into four types — only one of which is likely to thrive. Do you recognize your boss’s style below? Or could the author be describing you?

A New Month

Just because Maggie isn’t with a client doesn’t mean she’s not working.

Get Help and Info at The Nail Hub

The owner of Va-Va Varnish Salon in San Diego, Calif., nail tech Elizabeth Morris has started a free consulting/advice podcast for nail techs called The Nail Hub.

Buying the Goods

Where do you buy your products and supplies and why? We posed this question to salon owners, employees, and booth renters to get a feel for the buying habits of nail professionals.

Five Simple Ways to Keep Employees Motivated

Keeping employees inspired is one of the most important things you can do to drive sales and create a good work atmosphere. Keep the following suggestions in mind when dealing with your staff — and make sure you’re keeping them happy.

From Manager to Leader

Have you ever felt like your salon is running you instead of the other way around? You can change things and create a positive, nurturing work environment where your employees are more than willing to follow your lead.

A Toast to Togetherness

For the month of February, we highlight four different partnerships within the nail industry and what makes them work.

10 Commom Mistakes Salon Owners Make & How You Can Avoid Making Them Yourself

Experience is the hardest teacher, but one of the wisest. So why not take advantage of others’ hard-earned advice when you have the opportunity? We asked several industry consultants what the most common mistakes are that salon owners make, and how our readers could avoid them.

My, How They’ve GROWN

From nails-only to full-service, Salon De Nouveau has enjoyed double-digit business growth for the past several years. Owner Cindy Fairchild and her staff are no slackers when it comes to personal growth either.