How to Get Inspired
In this blog, Akari's Allan Labos talks about the importance of getting inspired, then suggests some movies and books for getting you there.
by Allan Labos
Profitability Project: Build a Client Magnet
Frank Gambuzza and Scott Missad show you a simple program for turning your loyal guests into valuable ambassadors for your brand.
Creating Well-Rounded Service Providers
In this month's Profitability Project, Frank Gambuzza and Scott Missad share the details behind a successful in-salon mentoring program.
The 2013 SALON TODAY 200: Planned Profitability
Profiling the 2013 SALON TODAY honorees in the category of Planned Profitability.
by Stacey Soble
Plan a Black Friday-Style Rush
In the third installment in his retail-focused blog series, Akari Owner Allan Labos shares tips for successfully planning and hosting a huge, Black Friday-style event.
by Allan Labos
12 Days of ST200: Announcing Planned Profitability
In Day 10 of the 12 Days of the SALON TODAY 200, we introduce you to the honorees in our newest best practice category: Planned Profitability.
by Stacey Soble
Overcoming the Winter Sales Slump
The Profitability Project's Frank Gambuzza and Scott Missad show you how to avoid slow sales in January and February by tying winter incentives to holiday sales.
Kopsa Otte CPAs and Advisors
Kopsa Otte CPAs and Advisors are trusted advisors for our clients in all aspects of their business, from their accounting to commission structures, benchmarks, budgeting, selling and buying a business and tax planning.
Learn from The Hunger Games and Defeat the IRS
An avid Hunger Games fan, Larry Kopsa applies lessons learned from the popular series to help salon owners play the tax game and defeat the IRS.
Inventory Control in Action
When Tonya Reid and her salon manager Kim Stivers traveled to Atlanta, Georgia, last year for a four-day session of Strictly Business, they had big plans for T. Reid and Company in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Inventory Control: Strategic Focus, More Sales
The fundamental mistake that many salon owners make when it comes to retail is they assume the more inventory they carry, the more they will sell.
Multi-Location Money Makers
WELCOME TO 2 TO 10: a new category of salons. It’s where many of the most-respected salons play.
Productivity in Action
WHILE THE RECESSION had salons around the country taking a look at existing clients with new eyes and appreciating them just a little bit more, nowhere was that more true than in Saginaw, Michigan.
by Stacey Soble
Salon Suite Accounting
Salon Suite Accounting is an online accounting tool that allows salon stylists to track their weekly profits and expenses in a quick, hassle free view of the week.
Accounting Tool for Small Business Salon Stylists
SALON TODAY talked to David Manske, Midwest Software Engineer for Salon Suite Accounting. Recently Manske, build a straight-forward accounting tool for small business salon stylists. With the help from his mother, a salon stylist, the initial product started as a simple excel spreadsheet and evolved to what it is today.
Hair Extension Makeovers
I recently met with Di Biase Hair Extensions USA and I found out they are doing wonderful makeovers on women who are lacking in hair confidence. Working with women who are in chemotherapy to those who need a hair-pick-me up, Di Biase is touching lives one extension at a time! Di Biase's Vikki Parman, CEO and director of education of Di Biase Hair Extensions, provided us with these tips for building client confidence with healthy looking extensions.
Stacey Soble with Frank Gambuzza and Scott Missad
In their first Profitability Project podcast, Frank Gambuzza and Scott Missad talks about the importance of clearly establishing a brand and using it to manage your salon business.
by Stacey Soble