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Strategies' Incubator Day Two with SALON TODAY 200 Salon Owners!

Strategies' Incubator Day Two on Monday, March 19, 2012. SALON TODAY 200 salon owners returned for another business building day where they were taught how to improve Team Service in their salons and how to implement Team-Based Pay.

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Perspectives: Managing Personalities

Any business is, to a large degree, defined by the personalities who work there. In the best case, harmony and teamwork prevail, but sometimes, the same passionate and committed personalities can also bring unwanted drama.

Need a New Salon Website?

Does your salon not have a website? Or is your salon website outdated? Choose from industry-specific templates for over 200 business types—including your salon with 1&1 Internet MyWebsite. Now the product comes with two new features: the ability for your website to be displayed on a Smartphone and a new social media interface that connects your business website with Facebook and Twitter.

12 Business Resolutions for 2012

Before you grab your glass of champagne to toast 2012, make sure you set your business goals for the coming year. Salon today invited Strategies’ Eric Ducoff to help you get started by recommending 12 resolutions for the new year:

Facing Forward

In addition to technical education, there’s a wealth of business education at the 2012 Long Beach International Salon and Spa Expo, January 28-30.Salon today tapped three ISSE business speakers to preview their teachings.

Creating Demand

When New York’s Scott J Salons and Spas adopt an automated marketing program, the company realizes a big boost to the bottom line.

The Industry Loses a Leader

KEN CASSIDY, founder of Kassidy’s Salon Management Consultants , passed away unexpectedly on October 11, 2011.

Shocked Silent

ONE THING I’VE LEARNED in covering this industry the past 17 years is you all love to share. I never have a problem calling an owner and soliciting a quote.

What’s Your Future?

AS YOU PREPARE your business for a new year, it’d be helpful to have a little crystal ball in hand—especially for 2012, a year marked by numerous theories and ominous predictions.

Women of Substance: Jane Wurwand

AS A TEENAGER, Jane Wurwand worked at a salon in her native United Kingdom as a ‘Saturday Girl,” an entry-level apprentice who sweeps hair trimmings and sorts and sterilizes hair-pins. She fell in love with the business, and when she discovered skin care, she discovered her destiny.