5 Reasons to Leave Payroll to the Pros – and Focus on Your Customers and Craft
Let’s get real - you didn’t open a salon because you love paperwork and payroll. After all, paying people should be simple, but with tax rules constantly changing, it can get complicated quickly.
Post Pandemic Culture: Chasing Change or Driving Change, It's Your Choice
Beauty PR and Marketing Expert Zane Hagy helps you see where your world may be changing, so you can more easily change with it.
by Zane Hagy
Five Ways to Help Your Salon Get Ahead in 2022
After almost two years of living and doing business in the world of COVID-19, there’s no doubt that consumers have a newfound appreciation and respect for salons, spas and barbershops, as well as and their own personal beauty professionals.
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How to Deal with COVID Cancellations
Tips on how to handle cancellations with care, plus managing budgeting constraints and issues due to increased cancellations.
by Nicole Davis
In-house Social Media Squad Gets It Right
Team members at a Canadian salon have a great time when they take over social posting duties.
A New Salon Rises From a Family Legacy
Daughter becomes owner: nothing unusual, right? But when the flight starts with an emergency takeoff, she’ll need assistance from the whole team to land safely.
Are You a Text-Only Salon?
Have you ditched your landline or online booking for text-only communication? Our readers weigh in.
by Nicole Davis
The Upturn We Need for the Future of Beauty
An expert in intercultural creativity, Genein Letford offers insight as the beauty industry rebuilds from the pandemic.
Celebrity Stylist Kim Kimble Advises Owners about Rebuilding their Businesses
In addition to creating more digital services and leaning heavier on retail, Kimble designed a list of services that could get her hesitant clients in and out of the salon quicker. Listen in to this captivating conversation.
by Stacey Soble
Cleanliness Goes One Step Further with Air Cleaning Systems
When you're dealing with an airborne virus, traditional cleanliness measures may not be enough. Owners discuss the reasons they implemented air cleaning systems.
Kim Kimble’s Data-Driven Pandemic Recovery Techniques for Salon Owners
Kim Kimble, known for her on-set styling skills, TV personality and star-studded clientele, has partnered with American Express to help salon owners recover and rebuild from pandemic-related challenges.
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Throwing in the Towel for the Environment
Eco champion Sustain Beauty Co brings on a disposable towel to its environmentally friendly product lineup, as owners sing the towel's praises.
by Stacey Soble
When Salon/Spa Ownership Sucks The Life Out of You and How to Prevent It
What leads a salon owner to close their business, and how can it be prevented. Strategies' Neil Ducoff offers six disciplines to help you achieve success and to prevent your business from sucking the life out of you.
Owning a Salon Is Easy... Said No One EVER! 10 Lessons Learned When Opening a Salon
Who am I? Well, I am the accidental salon owner. And although I have been blessed more times than I can count in my first year as a salon owner, it didn't come without at least a dozen lessons and being served quite a few pieces of humble pie.
A Rewarding Business
American Express is helping salon owners get their businesses back on track with tips, tools, discounts and more.
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Salon Service Risks: Common Salon Insurance Claims
Understanding the risks associated with the services your business supplies and getting proper coverage can save you from experiencing significant losses down the road.
Celebrating Our "Pandemic Wins"
While the pandemic has certainly taken its toll on salon businesses, it's very important to shift your perspective and celebrate your leadership wins.