A Special Happy Mother’s Day
Written by Jon on May 12, 2012 – 11:48 pm” Mothers hold their children’s hands for a short while,but their heart’s forever.” – This week’s blog posting is dedicated to all Mother’s working in the beauty profession. Trying to earn a living or owning your own business is a gigantic challenge for all women ; especially single mother’s who want a better life for yourself and your family. It is my wish that my blog from my new book I will be publishing soon, A Women’s Guide to Success and Happiness, will brighten your day, a day that should be special every day of the year. A few thoughts Continue reading…
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Today’s Tough Economy: Crisis…. Or Opportunity?
Written by Jon on May 8, 2012 – 12:27 pmI’m hearing more and more concerns being voiced about the many challenges facing hairdressers and salon owners today. Many of these challenges affecting our profession have actually been with us for many years. Lack of an apprenticeship program, booth rental issues, high staff turnover, price and commission wars, lack of business management skills on the part of salon owner, staff pirating… and the list goes on and on, are just just some of the challenges we face everyday. Without a doubt, compounding these challenges even further is our current recession. Virtually every industry and every profession – especially those of Continue reading…
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Tips for Developing Your Salon Coordinator
Written by Jon on April 27, 2012 – 8:25 pm” The easiest way to find more time is to organize and delegate.” Have you ever felt overwhelmed as a salon owner due to time restraints? There always seems to be little time to meet the challenges of salon ownership. How do I monitor customer feedback? How do I find time to monitor staff performance? How do I find time to balance my personal life and business? How to I find time to promote and market my salon? How do I find time to manage my team? The questions go on and on. Salon owners wear many hats; in an Continue reading…
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Education Tips for Hairdressers
Written by Jon on April 14, 2012 – 7:49 am” Some of the best lessons we learn,will be learned from our mistakes and failures.” Building a successful hairdressing career will require patience, perseverance, ongoing education and a fierce determination to succeed. With over 40 years’ experience I certainly understand the many challenges of building a successful hairdressing career; I also know the rewards of success. The following educational tips will help you overcome the many peaks and valleys to your growth and development, as you climb the ladder of success. I urge you to follow these tips with an open mind: Don’t Follow The Crowd Continue reading…
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8 Tips to Combating Burnout
Written by Jon on April 7, 2012 – 10:05 pm“Find a place within where there’s joy and the joy will burn out the pain.” — Joseph Campbell Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed? Do you sometimes lack the energy to perform at peak performance? Do you sometimes feel tired with no energy? Do you sometimes feel all stressed out, and worry about your bills? Do you find yourself sometimes feeling bored at work? Burnout is usually caused by physical and mental exhaustion caused by stress and worry, fatigue and other factors. Signs or symptoms from burnout can be caused by many factors, either at work, your personal life, or Continue reading…
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Salon Owners Summit Conference, Join Us for Our 7 Day Cruise to the Caribbean
Written by Jon on March 25, 2012 – 8:00 am“Ethics or simple honesty are the building blocks to a successful business.“ For too long, salon owners have struggled in meeting the many challenges and obstacles of salon ownership in isolation. Your not alone anymore. As salon owners we share a common bond in trying to build and grow our businesses. Many of our associations that are well intended are not addressing the deep rooted challenges that are causing hard ships on owners or helping salon owners grow their businesses. Far too many salons are struggling while many more are going out of business. We have no voice. The only Continue reading…
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Tips for Achieveing Financial Security
Written by Jon on March 18, 2012 – 1:02 am” Money is better than poverty,if for only financial reasons.” “We live in a difficult and uncertain economy. Every day the cost of business and living continues to rise, as evidenced by rising gasoline prices. Everyday you read about people who are having financial worries because they did not plan for their future or save their money;many more are struggling because of layoffs. Many seniors are having to go back to work because they lost many of their retirement investments. We should learn from their misfortune, this doesn’t have to happen to you when you get older, or are Continue reading…
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The Greedy Salon Owner? Why Can’t We All Get along!
Written by Jon on February 19, 2012 – 1:34 am“You may not think you have the perfect boss at times, then again you may not be the perfect employee at times.” There seems to be a growing contempt and jealousy towards pharmaceuticals, oil companies, financial institutions, wall street, rich people, or anybody who is successful. Surprisingly salon owners are also victims of this contempt I was recently reading some chat room comments where hairdressers were commenting on their salons and owners I was alarmed by the degree of animosity, misunderstandings, and negative attitudes towards salon owners and managers in their efforts to grow their business and Continue reading…
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How to Find Quality Education
Written by Jon on February 12, 2012 – 1:47 am“A trial and error approach to finding quality education is unacceptable.” – Jon Gonzales It is getting more and more difficult to find quality education that meets job market and consumer demands. How do hairdressers and salon owners find unbiased education that focuses on their educational and business needs? Innovation in education is needed if we are to keep pace with other professions. Learning by trial and error is just unacceptable anymore. Tomorrow’s business minded professional will have to know more than how to cut and style hair if they want to compete ae higher levels of excellence. As a Continue reading…
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Seven Tips to Owning a Successful and Profitable Salon
Written by Jon on January 7, 2012 – 10:33 pm” Many people will argue that education is expensive — try Ignorance!“ A recent government study showed that 94% of all business failures were due to poor business management skills on the part of the owner. Although 2012 will be a very challenging year for salon owners, I feel 2012 can be a great year for well managed salons. Salon owners who develop powerful business management skills you will learn how to work smarter, not harder and succeed. Salon owners who know how to identify and avoid the many challenges of owning a successful and profitable business will flourish while Continue reading…
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