Seven Tips on Communicating With Your Team
Written by Jon on October 29, 2011 – 10:32 pm” A better dialogue between staff and management will combat staff turnover and misunderstandings.” Jon Gonzales Earning the trust and loyalty of hairdressers is a constant challenge for salon owners. Why do some hairdressers perform so poorly? Why do some hairdressers allow themselves to be drawn into salon gossip and pettiness? Why do some hairdressers constantly change jobs? Why do some hairdressers always blame the boss for not being busy? Why do some hairdressers refuse to be part of your team? The list goes on and on. Who’s really to blame? Is it the owner? Hairdresser? Our beauty schools? I Continue reading…
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Seven Tips to Preventing and Overcoming Staff Turnover
Written by Jon on October 22, 2011 – 11:14 pm“When you show a caring and sincere attitude towards your team, you will earn their loyalty.” — Jon Gonzales Most of us have lost a staff member from time to time. Some leave because they feel they can advance their career elsewhere, and some are lured by being offered more commission or booth rental options and of course client lists are expected to follow. No business can continue to grow with a constant merry go round of losing members from your team to your competitors. Any interruption to building and growing your business is a major challenge to salon owners, Continue reading…
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Nine Tips to Owning a Successful and Profitable Business
Written by Jon on October 16, 2011 – 12:03 am” Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary in their abilities,they vary in their desires to be successful – John Maxwell.” While our country is in the midst of a tough economy ,the beauty industry especially salons and hairdressers are also being hit hard on both fronts. Owning a salon/spa business is creating many hardships in time, sacrifice, money, and energy spent. Trying to find solutions to these challenges will require determination, hard work, and ongoing education especially in the business management aspect of salon ownership. Whether you run a small 3 or 4 chair salon or own a salon Continue reading…
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Six Tips to Overcoming Time Restraints
Written by Jon on October 8, 2011 – 11:12 pm” Time is what we want most,but what we use worst.” -William Penn Lack of time is a constant challenge facing salon owners. We all also know the keys to owning a successful and profitable business and still have a family life requires a lot of time and hard work. In today’s challenging economy time management will play a major role in your efforts in developing powerful business management skills and grow a successful and profitable business. Learning to work smarter,not harder will be a good start. The question I am asked over and over by salon owners is how Continue reading…
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