Salon Management
How Gender Neutrality Can Help Your Business
In recent years, a new culture of beauty has bloomed, and it’s grown into a rich garden of diversity & inclusivity. The beauty industry is saying goodbye to the Eurocentric standard of beauty—tall, young, thin, blonde, and blue eyed—and hello to present-day values of inclusion. Along with this shift is the rise of genderless fashion, and hair stylists are helping to shape this new narrative.
Managing Change in the Salon: Heath Smith of Ruiz Salons on Creating Systems That Work
Heath Smith, co-founder of Ruiz Salons in Austin, Texas, has experienced his fair share of salon change since going into business with Allen Ruiz in 1988. In the process, he's discovered a solid system for managing it.
Sponsored by Vish
Vagaro Rolls Out New Features to Improve Salon Efficiency
Vagaro scheduling and management software helps keep salons and spas running efficiently with all the tools a modern owner needs, including online booking, a POS system, email and text marketing, push notifications and much more.
Sponsored by Vagaro
Five Ways to Increase Profits With Memberships
Membership and subscription-based business models are on the rise. In fact, The "subscription economy" is predicted to grow to $1.5 trillion by 2025.
Can Your Salon/Spa Go NO Tipping?
Gratuities cause hassles for owners. You have to pay taxes and credit card processing fees on tips and you have to distribute them to the team. Strategies' Neil Ducoff shows you what a no-tipping salon looks like, and what you need to do to get there.
by Neil Ducoff
Would You Rather? Salon Owner Edition
A fun, quick-thinking quiz that tests your management decisions. There's no right or wrong answers, just a Would-You-Rather choice between two options.
by Stacey Soble
RECYCLE: Building a Green Salon with the Three Rs
Continuing our series on how to build a more sustainable business while looking out for the planet through the 3Rs of the Environment, Valorie Tate from Sustain Beauty looks at RECYCLE.
Salon Today 200: Jyl Craven Hair Design Removes the Ceiling to Success
When adding yet another stylist level felt like a band-aid solution, the owners empowered their top stylists to define their own earning potential.
Do You Know Your Salon/Spa's Current Net Profit?
When you earn net profit, you know you're winning the game, and your Profit and Loss statement is your scorecard. Strategies' Neil Ducoff walks you through analyzing your net profit.
by Neil Ducoff
Inspired Retailing
Creating a merchandising spotlight table and capturing your client's attention starts with a strong retail story. Learn how to tell yours.
KPIS: A Roadmap to Wherever You Want to Go
Determining the Key Performance Indicators you want to focus on is the first step in growing your business. Zane Hagy walks you through the process.
by Zane Hagy
Salon Today 200: JEM Hair Studio Keeps the Team Connected Through a Video App
The Marco Polo app gives staffers multiple times each day to video-share what’s on their minds.
Face Value Salon Passes the Baton
When the Covid lockdown cleared, the Virginia salon had a new but very familiar owner, proving that family businesses can achieve a smooth transition and a lifelong storyteller can channel that passion through salon ownership.
How Bosses Impact Employee Happiness
A new study finds good leadership is the top factor when it comes to job satisfaction.
by Stacey Soble
Salon Today 200: Five Senses Spa Salon & Barbershop Focuses on Staff Wellness
Owner Paola Hinton makes it easy and convenient for employees to choose wisely for their health.
Rosy Introduces Salons to Accion Opportunity Fund
The salon software brand identifies Accion as its preferred nonprofit lender for salon loans.
Salon Today 200: Gordon Salon Devises a Tool to Creatively Motivate the Team
Through Ultimate Teams, a companywide competition league, each location’s staff came together to step up their game.