Eric Chester Shows Salons How to Create an "On Fire" Culture
Eric Chester knows a thing or two about developing an engaging culture. As the author of the new book, On Fire at Work: How Great Companies Ignite Passion in Their People without Burning Them Out, he frequently studies the companies that top the ...
by Stacey Soble
Career Academy of Beauty Shaves Heads for St. Baldrick's
It wasn’t that the room was noisy; it was just that Coral Trujillo couldn’t believe her ears. Had her student really just said $10,000? But Michelle Cappo, cosmetology student and survivor of childhood cancer, really was suggesting ...
by Stacey Soble
STX Software Releases Cloud-based Platform
Jeff Mason, president of STX Software, LLC, recently announced the release of the company’s much-anticipated cloud-based management and marketing platform. Named STX Beacon, the new platform is anchored by SalesForce, known in software and ...
by Stacey Soble
MINDBODY Adds Custom-branded Mobile App to its Product Line
MINDBODY, a leading provider of SaaS software to the wellness industry, and creator of the MINDBODY Connect consumer app, is expanding its consumer mobile capabilities through the acquisition of Fitness Mobile Apps, a tailored mobile app ...
by Stacey Soble
Millennium's Speak Up Returns to New Jersey
After two successful Speak Up events, Millennium International announces plans for a third in its educational roadshow series, this time at the company’s headquarters in Parsippany, New Jersey, on Monday, February 23.At the New Jersey ...
by Stacey Soble
Cindarella PARIS Enters the U.S. Market
Headquartered just outside Paris, France, Cindarella PARIS, Inc., French salon furniture manufacturer was started in the 1960s and today is available in over 35 countries throughout Europe and in the Middle East.Cindarella offers more than 200 ...
by Anne Moratto
Stephen Michael Joins Minerva Beauty
Minerva Beauty is proud to announce and welcome Stephen Michael as its new national accounts consultant and design expert. Michael will be responsible for forging relationships with national accounts, designing award-winning salons and advancing ...
by Stacey Soble
PBA Wins 2015 Public Affairs Council Grassroots Innovation Award
The Professional Beauty Association (PBA) received the Public Affairs Council’s (PAC) 2015 Grassroots Innovation Award for Social Media Innovation for the “I Am Licensed” campaign. The Grassroots Innovation Awards were ...
by Stacey Soble
PBA Plans 2015 Distributor Executive Conference for April
Following the tremendous success of the event in 2014, the Professional Beauty Association (PBA) is pleased to once again bring together distributors from across the country for the 2015 PBA Distributor Executive Conference (DEC). Taking ...
by Stacey Soble
Industry Veterans Make Hairdressing Education More Accessible
A team of industry veterans ?have unveiled Hybrideducation.co – a new company that provides comprehensive, quality hairdressing education through its online, on-demand training platform and live seminars. By focusing on the underlying ...
by Stacey Soble
Are You Really Worth It?
Price and value has been heavy on my mind lately, as I continue to see a wave of discounting of services from hairdressers, salons, education companies, fitness studios and more. I would have to say it is one of the most heartbreaking things for ...
by Stacey Soble
New SelecTech Division Helps Salons Address Flooring Challenges
SelecTech, Inc., a leader in innovative flooring products, recently announced the creation of a special division to cater to hair salons, barber shops and spas.“When it comes to flooring, hair salons have some real challenges. One is ...
by Stacey Soble
Entrepreneur Magazine Names Sport Clips a Top 10 Fastest-Growing Franchise
Sport Clips Haircuts has been ranked in the Top 100 of Entrepreneur magazine’s “fastest-growing” companies for the past 12 years, and this year, for the first time, in the top 10 among the media entity’s ...
by Stacey Soble
Salon Today Tours New Salon Software Features at ISSE
At the International Salon Spa Expo (ISSE) in Long Beach, California, SALON TODAY took a spin around the show floor to see what was new with most of the salon software vendors that were exhibiting. Tag along with us and see what programs are ...
by Stacey Soble
Join HairRaising in Helping Sick Children During National Cut-A-Thon
On Sunday, April 12, salons throughout United States will participate in the HairRaising Cut-a-Thon, a massive, one-day fund-raising event benefitting Boston Children’s Hospital, the #1 Pediatric Hospital and Research Center in the ...
by Stacey Soble
Summit Salon Business Center Announces Summit Academy
Summit Salon Business Center recently announced that they have signed license agreements with four cosmetology schools for exclusive rights to use the name Summit Salon Academy. The academies are located in Gainesville, Florida; ...
by Stacey Soble
Millennium's Speak Up Hits Miami
Millennium International announces plans for a second stop for Speak Up, the company’s educational road show, in Miami, January 12. The on-the-go business conference welcomes spa and salon owners and managers to attend, encouraging them to ...
by Stacey Soble