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Beauty Day on Capitol Hill

By Stacey Soble | Updated: 10/07/2010 12:12:53 PM
It’s good to stretch beyond your comfort zone, and in September I stretched beyond mine when I join the Professional Beauty Association and a host of salon owners on Capitol Hill to lobby our representatives on The Small Business Tax Equalization and Compliance Act. After a full day of lobbying, we joined more than 144 volunteers in offering complimentary beauty services to members of Congress and their staffers at the Professional Beauty Federation's 11th annual Welcome to Our World. (The Professional Beauty Federation is an organization that represents the interests of the professional beauty industry—Federation members include the Professional Beauty Association, International SalonSpa Business Network, American Association of Cosmetology Schools, International Spa Association, JCPenney Salons and OPI Products.)
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What's Your Brown M&M?

By Stacey Soble | Updated: 07/23/2010 8:30:00 PM
In June, I wrote the following column about how Van Halen's David Lee Roth used to hide a clause about brown M&Ms in his contract to make sure that venue's organizers read and digested the contract's details. Since then, a handful of readers contacted me to share their own brown M&M stories, which makes me want to hear more!
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An Ah-ha Moment at the DMV

By Stacey Soble | Updated: 07/09/2010 9:09:00 AM
I truly loathe those necessary trips to California's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). When I moved to this state two years ago, it required three separate trips and a total of six hours of waiting in line to get our family's three cars registered. But, it was the seemingly unfriendly, uncaring attitudes of the DMV staff that sent me over the edge. Realizing that another long wait, a written test and more crankiness was in my future, I've been resisting going in to get my actual driver's license changed.
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Will Your Face Grace Our Cover?

By Stacey Soble | Updated: 07/01/2010 1:52:00 PM
Over the past year, the SALON TODAY team has had multiple opportunities to interact face to face with salon owners, including Serious Business, ISSE, America's Beauty Show, the Premiere Orlando Beauty Event, and most recently the Harms Millennium UGC. Each time, we've solicited feedback from owners regarding the big changes we made to the SALON TODAY 200, and we addressed questions from owners about how the can improve their chances. In an effort of fairness, I wanted to share my advice with everyone!
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Walking in Your Shoes

By Stacey Soble | Updated: 06/14/2010 2:32:00 PM
When it comes to solid business education, financial gurus, motivating consultants, and even iconic stylists are great. But sometimes, the best business education comes from other owners just like you--those who fight the same daily struggle to continue to build and grow a successful salon business. Owners, who have developed their own little area of expertise along the way, simply by experimenting, sometimes failing, and eventually perfecting an idea.
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The Pulse of the Industry

By Stacey Soble | Updated: 06/03/2010 12:23:00 PM
I had the opportunity to help kick off the recent International SalonSpa Business Network (ISBN) Conference by doing what I do everyday—asking industry thought leaders for their opinions on a variety of topics. But, this time I did it live and in front of an audience, as I was invited to moderate the conference's State of the Industry Panel.
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