Five Steps to Making Your Success a Reality

Written by Jon on February 5, 2011 – 12:15 pm

“Never accept mediocrity,good is not enough.” These are troubling times for our country and our profession. Everywhere you turn there is doom and gloom. Unemployment, growing deficits, and rising business costs to name but a few of the challenges we face. Despite these difficult times, I feel there has never been a better time for both hairdressers and salon owners to succeed. Unfortunately far too many of our colleagues will follow the doom and gloom crowd always looking for excuses to fail. Sadly far too many salons and careers will fail. This need not happen to you. In my opinion Continue reading…

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Proposed Salon Owner’s Summit Conference: Are You Interested?

Written by Jon on January 24, 2011 – 6:29 pm

It’s Time for Unity Among Salon Owners Dear Friends and Colleagues, I want to share some exciting news and proposals with you. As I travel throughout the United States and Canada, it is apparent that it is time to unite as professionals and take back our profession and our salons. We must address the causes of many of the challenges and obstacles salon owners and hairdressers face daily. For too long, salon owners have been isolated in having to battle the many deep-rooted challenges and obstacles of salon ownership. Staff turnover, price and commission wars, salon gossip, compensation guidelines, staff Continue reading…

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Seven Steps to Owning A Successful and Profitable Business

Written by Jon on August 15, 2010 – 8:44 am

” Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities,they vary in their desires to reach their potential” — John Maxwell Building and growing a successful and profitable business in today’s tough economy by trial and error is just too costly in terms of time, money and energy spent. The following steps will help you meet the growing challenges of salon ownership with confidence. Follow these guidelines with an open mind: Invest in Business Education —- develop powerful business management skills; manage your business instead of your business managing you. Learn from people who have successfully owned salons, Continue reading…

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