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PBA Seeks Mentors/Mentees

The PBA (Professional Beauty Association) operates a volunteer mentor program to help grow salon and spa businesses.

Pass It On: Become a Mentor

Being a mentor is more than a time commitment. Yes, you pass on your knowledge, and yes, your salon can benefit by grooming new employees. But mentoring also lets you pass your passion on to a new generation of nail professionals. Here are three stories of impassioned techs who passed their fire on to new people in the industry — and the very concrete rewards they still find in it.

10 Ways to Prevent Career Burnout

Giving back, taking time for yourself, and learning something new are all ways to reinvigorate your career ... and your spirit.

9 Salon Investments That Really Pay Off

Sometimes you have to spend money to make money. Salon owners share their salon-tested investment ideas — both big and small — that not only pay for themselves, but boost profits over time.

Playing Matchmaker With the Mentor Database

“We’ve had people signing up daily since its launch,” says Shelley. Barely two weeks after the launch date, Shelley informed me we made our first match and later the same week, a second match!

On the Couch Answers Your Business Questions

Louis Mattassi shares ideas on getting a mentor and bringing dress code discipline to a salon.

Follow the Leader - How to Be a Mentor, or Find One

When it comes to our careers, we could all use a wise and trusted counselor. Whether you’re a new nail tech just coming out of school or have been in the industry awhile and are looking for some direction, one of the best ideas is to find a mentor who will show you the way.

Reader to Reader: What kind of relationship do you maintain with cosmetology schools?

Says one reader: "As a state school coordinator for OPI, I keep in contact with privately owned beauty schools, community colleges, and high schools that have cosmetology programs."

Elevate Your Skills

Terri Lundberg’s Nail Technician Mentoring Institute is "for technicians who are serious about this business and about making the income they need."

Editor's note: Those Who CAN, Teach

This month I ask you to take the time to cultivate the interest that client is showing in your chosen profession. Our industry needs qualified, enthusiastic, skilled nail technicians and you can be the link that helps them succeed.