Dig Deep at Serious Business
Choosing where to spend your education dollars isn’t always a slam-dunk decision. Lots of factors apply: What current trends do you want your staff to learn? Do you want to make your color department stronger? Where is your staff the weakest? What are they most interested in learning more about? Of course, these questions apply [...]
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Opposites Attract Success: Leveraging Strengths in a Business Relationship
James Amato and Terry McKee, owners of Nuovo Salons in Sarasota, FL Going into business with a partner is not a decision to take lightly. Personality, professionalism, integrity and management skills all have to be analyzed in a potential partner. And when a partnership doesn’t work, a business is at stake—employees and clients are both [...]
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All in the Family: A Salon is Born
Nancy and Jennifer Gregory will be celebrating eight years in business this October. However, when the mother-and-daughter duo opened Sage Salon in Land O’Lakes, Florida, they did it with no experience in the beauty industry. But they did bring other talents to the table. While her children were young, Nancy ran various small businesses and [...]
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Ace Your Space
Having extra, unused space is a problem any salon owner would love to solve. The possibilities, from adding chairs to creating an office, are endless. At James Griffith Salon in Venice, Florida, co-owner Christine Griffith (with husband James) owns the building next to the salon and has used it for many purposes over the years. [...]
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A Passion for Products
Photo courtesy of Instagram @avedacanada At the three Jon Alan Salons in the Nashville, Tennessee, area, owner Jon Snetman is constantly reminding her stylists of the most important aspect of their jobs: shiny, healthy, beautiful hair. “We’re very passionate about helping people have shiny hair,” says Snetman. “Personally, I’m a nut about healthy hair and [...]
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