Salon Management

The Price of Progress & Profitability: A Salon Professional's Guide to Strategic Pricing

With inflation, rising living costs and increasing expenses, raising your prices is critical yet also terrifying. In this comprehensive strategic guide, Coach Nikki Le walks you through the core elements of sustainable, practical and profitable pricing that empowers you to set rates that honor expertise and rising costs, while creating a solid foundation for career growth.

Offense vs. Defense in the Beauty World

In business management, just like in sports, there are leadership moves that take the offense and ones that are defense. What's the difference? Coach Jen LeBlanc opens up your mind to the possibilities.

Booth Rental to Commission: Rethinking Salon Ownership and Making Teamwork a Real Benefit

In her career, Mandy Pulse has worked as a stylist, owned a booth rental salon and transitioned it to a commission-based salon. In her story, she reflects on what she's learned through the process.

The Beauty Industry Bids Adieu to An Entrepreneurial Force

The industry loses a legend with the passing of Eveline Charles. As her family shares their thoughts, we share her history, as well as some of our favorite stories featuring this passionate entrepreneur.

5 Mindsets That Create Success: A Stylist's Guide to Thinking Bigger in 2025

Success starts in the mind before it shows up in your bank account. Dawna Jarvis shares five mindset that can help stylists think bigger in 2025, along with action steps that make those goals reality.

The Year of the Glow-Up

The 21st century is turning 25, and consumers are seeking products and services that make them look like they are, too. We list the top five aesthetic trends for 2025.

Engaging the Team in the Strategic Vision of the Salon

Salon Owner Fallon Helm shares how she turns the task of writing essays for the SALON TODAY 200 into an engaging invitation to her leadership team, involving them in planning for the future while rewarding their efforts at the same time.

Managing the White Space

Increased openings in the schedule are a result of economic times, but your team members still can make these windows of time incredible productive. Managing white space was just one of the many effective time management salon leaders shared in one of our recent complimentary webinars you can watch on demand.

How to Assure Your Growth Doesn't Burn Down Your Culture

As the Arridell sisters successfully doubled the sales of Luscious and Co, they soon realized both their tenured team members and clients were becoming disengaged. In 2024 they restructured the company to address the challenges, witnessing big improvements in average ticket, client retention and frequency of visit. Find out how they accomplished that task.

The Most Relaxing Holiday Tunes

When it comes to surviving the holiday bustle, there are upbeat holiday tunes perfect for cutting hair and songs with slower tempos that help you unwind at the end of the day. Discover both and create your own holiday playlist.

Creatively Managing Change

With more than 50 years in the industry, Owner Tracey Gobla looks back and pinpoints the times that embracing change and pivoting have helped her grow professionally and personally.

Head to Toe Wellness: A Roundup of Products that Go Beyond Routine Haircare

For a growing salon or spa, the trust a client has in her professional leads to new opportunities to build out service offerings or expand on your retail assortment to boost average ticket and grow sales. Here are an assortment of offerings to inspire you to think in new directions.

How the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Can Help You Hire More Staff for Less

Is your salon in need of support staff? Open up your mind to the hiring possibilities and tax advantage of an often over-looked tax credit that can help you hire qualified individuals for less.

Prepare for Small Business Saturday® with American Express

The busy holiday season is here, and with it comes jam-packed days, last-minute client requests and booming retail sales. For many salon owners, the highlight of the season is Small Business Saturday® (SBS). This year on Saturday, November 30, consumers can take their shopping into the small businesses in their communities.

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How Trump's Proposed Tax Code and Tariffs Could Shift Your Salon's Business Strategy

Regardless of your political stance, the incoming administration's proposed tax reform could have a significant impact on your beauty business. And while the final legislation may differ from the current proposals, staying informed and strategically planning ahead is key to navigating these potential changes.

Brushing Up on Business Entities for Beauty Businesses

Sole Proprietorship, LLC, S-Corp, Parnterships--which entity best fits your beauty-based business? Evan Holden from Azarvand Tax Law weighs the pros and cons of each.

How a Shared Vision Elevates the Culture at Misbehaven Salon and Spa

As the co-owner of Misbehaven Spa and Salon, Rachelle Johnson reflects on the importance of having a vision to the culture of the salon, and shares some of the fun ways the team celebrates their culture.