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Owner: Neil Ducoff
For more than 17 years, Strategies has
empowered thousands of salons and
spas to reach their highest level of productivity
and profitability through best
business practices, taught through unrivaled
educational offerings, coaching
programs and editorial content.
Why we're different: Nobody has more
experience in helping salons become profi table,
thriving businesses where staff members (and
owners!) enjoy coming to work. Our national
team of coaches have real-world experience-
they know the obstacles to success and how to
get around them. Strategies is the originator of
the Team-Based Pay compensation system for
the beauty industry.
How we work: Coaching packages
are designed individually after detailed
discussions with clients. They may include onsite
visits, phone coaching and/or Strategies
seminars. It's all about what's best for the
specific client to achieve the desired results.
Fees vary depending on what's included in
the package. Payment plans are available.
Catch us at: Strategies seminars are intense,
interactive education, taught by educators who
know what it's like to own a business. This is the
finest salon/spa business education for owners,
managers and staff. Check strategies.com for
our latest seminar schedule. Anticipated 2011
seminars: free webinars offered bi-weekly;
Incubator, Feb 6-9; Incubator Grad One,
Feb 27-Mar 2; Recharge!, Apr 3-4; Salon/Spa
Game-Planning Retreat, Oct 2-4; and Front-
Desk Staff Training, Mar 20-21.
Our advice: "Believe in yourself,
because with Strategies' guidance and your
commitment and hard work, you can have the
business that you've always dreamed of."
2011 wisdom: "Know and thoroughly
understand your numbers; share them with
every team member and make sure they
understand what they mean and how what
they do every day impacts the bottom line."
All beauty professionals should know how to identify when a client may need some health guidance. Tracy Rado discusses some common questions that clients ask in the chair, how to advise them, and when to refer them to a specialist.
In his latest blog, Leon Alexander Ph.D., challenges industry conventional thinking to help owners add more to their bottom lines.
In her latest blog, Amy Pal helps you develop your own clear guidelines around complimentary free employee services.
From managing air traffic on busy days to handling frustrated guests' complaints, your front desk team often serves as the salon's emotional shock absorber. From a customer service lesson from the DMV to a list of strategies for caring for your front line, our experts offer ideas for alleviating stress, celebrating wins, and setting goals.
According to the KIM Report, top-line salon revenue appears steady or slightly up, but that growth is driven primarily by service price increases. Beneath the surface, retail performance and client visit frequency (appointment drift) are under real pressure. In his latest blog, Alain Audet offers strategies for keeping your salon's retail sales strong.
Putting your family to work in the salon offers some real tax benefits, but you have you have to play by the rules of the tax code to claim them. Azarvand Tax Law's Leticia Skrabut, Esq., shows you how.
Discover how to create a true “WOW experience” for every client by first building a culture where your team feels engaged, empowered, and inspired. Drawing on Calvin Stovall’s Iconic Framework, this blog explores how salon, spa, and clinic leaders can strengthen culture, elevate customer experience, and build a business that stands out for the long term.
Sponsored by Phorest Salon Software
The wellness industry is growing fast, and salons and barbershops already are an important part of it. In her first blog, Tracy Rado shares where the wellness dollars are heading, and how salons can grow with this movement.
While salon sales are increasing, owners often feel they're working harder for the same or less profit. Leverage Q2 data from The KIM Report, Alain Audet reveals some of the structural changes that are dampening your growth and why your region and your salon size matters.
Weaknesses in your business are amplified during the Holiday Season. Spark Pro Global's Lucy Randall shows you five things to do now to have the strongest holiday season yet.
In Kati Whitledge's latest blog, she shares how salons have moved away from dress codes and embraced appearance standards. But by removing strict dress codes, some businesses may have unintentionally lowered their appearance standards. Whitledge helps you explain to your team why an appearance standard is important and how to smoothly implement a new appearance policy.
The Small Business Health Care Tax Credit is a non-refundable tax credit for for-profit businesses that provides a financial incentive for eligible employers who offer health insurance coverage to their employees. Leticia Skrabut, Esq., walks you through how to claim that credit.
Developing strong work habits early in one's career supports long-term success in the salon industry. Jesse Linares offers new stylists his top five tips.
Most salon owners have no idea what these numbers are. You can hit record sales and still have a profit problem. The difference comes down to four numbers almost nobody was taught to track.
Sponsored by Strata Salon Systems™
A five-area audit every owner-dependent salon needs to run. You built something that looks successful. Now find out if it can survive without you.
Sponsored by Strata Salon Systems™
Every month you put off fixing the problem, it gets bigger, more expensive, and harder to solve.
Sponsored by Strata Salon Systems™
At Janet St. Paul Studio for Hair and Beauty, Director of Operations Natasha McMillen helps bring her wife Janet St. Paul's vision to life, elevating every system from education to operations.
