Salon Management

Hairdreams & Lorenzo Marchelle Debut More than a Dream Collection

More than a Dream is a new collection of 5 styles from Hairdreams, a collaboration with Lorenzo Marchelle.

Style & Substance: Understanding the Corporate Transparency Act for Salon Owners and Stylists

Recent legislation passed by Congress may require you to jump one more hurdle. Find about about the Corporate Transparency Act and how it may apply to you.

Are Toxic Bosses Driving Away Talent? Embracing True Leadership Instead

If you're experiencing issues with team dynamics or noticing a high turnover rate, the problem might not lie with the capabilities of your team but rather the style of leadership they are under.

Managing Multiple Locations: How to Keep Thriving (and Stay Sane) as Your Brand Grows

Scaling operations across multiple locations can be challenging, especially if you’re intent on maintaining a consistent brand experience. Boulevard's Skya Jones outlines four Must Dos for any owner considering branching out.

How to Start a Challenging Conversation

Are you facing a management issue that requires having a tough chat with an employee or colleague. Coach Bonnie Bonadeo taps into the Communication Qube to help you get started.

5 Misconceptions About Business Body Language That Could Be Costing You

Whether you're interviewing a new job candidate or making a presentation in the community, what you say with your body can be as important as your words. A body language expert breaks down five misconceptions about business body language.

Trimming the Tangles: A Brief Guide on Estimated Tax Payments

If you're self employed, the IRS expects you to make estimated tax payments throughout the year. Tax Attorney Tina Azarvand answers your questions on tax payments and offers advice on how to make it easier.

Holding Onto Your Team

Losing service providers is costly and disruptive to a salon business. Strategies' Michael Yost gives you a 10-point checklist of Must-Dos to help retain them.

Building a Brand

They had the best reviews, and they accept American Express, which is important to me, because those guests have spending power,” she says. “We have some high-ticket services, including a $2,800 extension service. When clients pay for that with their American Express card, they can gain points and have the flexibility to pay for it in monthly payments.”

Sponsored by Amex

Paving Her Own Way

Dominique DiBenedetto opened Aura Hair Co. in Boynton Beach, Florida, after years of experience in other salon environments. She knew exactly what she didn’t want to do and that her employees would always come first. DiBenedetto is thriving and continues to grow with tech tools, including AI, Vagaro, and access to support from American Express.

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How Olaplex Treatments Prep the Canvas for Every Salon Service

"Cowboy Copper" has been breaking the internet, and that means clients of all kinds are booking in with you for this trendy hair color. You’re lifting brunettes, adjusting redheads and glossing blondes to get this warm, spicy shade. Celebrity colorist Chad Kenyon is creating Cowboy Copper for quite a few of his clients (or as he calls them, his muses). One insight for creating this Insta-worthy hue, he shares, is in the color composition.

Sponsored by Olaplex

10 Focus Projects for Your Salon Business

As you survey the year ahead, it's a challenge to decide where to focus your leadership attention. Coach Nikki Le offers 10 projects for the year ahead, complete with helpful tips for each one.

Cass and Company Creates a Decompression Zone for the Team

Any team member can book Cass and Company's Zen Room any time, no questions asked. Find out how Angi Snodgrass created the room for a few hundred dollars.

Five Easy Wins Against Plastic from Gordon Salons

The salon company has achieved carbon neutral status, removing more CO₂ emissions from the atmosphere than the five Illinois salons produce combined. Here, Salon Manager Alexis Lopez shares five easy wins the beauty group has made against single-use plastics.

Crown Extension Studio Tapped as the 2024 Winner of SASSI's Salon Stars: Mental Wellness Champions Competition

The salon offers extended weekends, flexible time off and direct primary care health benefits that address mental health.

Thinning Hair, Hair Loss, and Hair Wellness: 2023 Edition

Get the latest insights and updates in this research study from MODERN SALON. Find out what both salon professionals and consumers are thinking when it comes to thinning hair and hair loss services.

Sponsored by Modern Salon

Opening an Express Bar

Clients on the go are seeking convenient locales to have multiple beauty services under one roof and get back to what they need to do as soon as possible. Identity. The Express Bar is delivering. Find out how.