A Special Happy Mother’s Day
Written by Jon on May 12, 2013 – 12:00 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,be a good mother 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. Continue reading…
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Five Tips on Clearly Defining Your Terms of Employment
Written by Jon on February 24, 2013 – 10:19 am“How can you expect your team to perform if they don’t know what’s expected and how your expectations will be measured.” I’m always asked the same questions by salon owners. How do I deal with a problem employee who refuses to be part of my team? How do I deal with salon gossip and pettiness? How do I avoid staff turnover? How do I improve staff performance? The list of chalenges goes on and on. Before you make the decision to add a new member to your team make sure you clearly define your terms of employment in Continue reading…
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Combating Rising Business Costs
Written by Jon on January 13, 2013 – 10:00 am”The easiest way to improve profits is to cut wasteful overhead expenses.” Jon Gonzales As we exit from the holidays and begin a new year, the cost of owning your own business will escalate; rising taxes, fees, and operating business costs, and what many see as a slowing economy will bring many challenges to business growth and profitability. As business costs rise, profits are lower or nonexistent. This coupled with your personal living expenses, costs such as food, gas, etc. will require you to start planning for the new year. Despite all these challenges, well managed salons will be in Continue reading…
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2013 A New Year, New Challenges, New Opportunities
Written by Jon on December 30, 2012 – 12:00 pm” I believe the best way to start a new year is to say I can,instead of I can’t.” – Jon Gonzales 2013 will be a year of many challenges for both hairdressers and salon owners. Business costs will continue to escalate, a fragile and unsteady economy, and uncertainty are just a few of the challenges that salon owners will have to face. Business practices that may have succeeded in the past are now outdated and obsolete. Finding answers and solutions to all these challenges by trial and error is unacceptable. Despite these challenges, I do believe that well managed Continue reading…
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My Christmas Wish List for Salon Owners and Hairdressers
Written by Jon on December 23, 2012 – 12:00 pm” Let Christmas play and make good cheer, for Christmas comes but once a year!” – Thomas Tusser I personally want to wish all my friends and colleagues and your families a very Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year. I do hope 2012 was a good year. I put together a little wish list in the hope of making the 2013 year, a year that will offer you a new beginning and a better quality of life for you and your family,one you richly deserve. I do hope we can make the following guidelines a reality. Bridge the Gap Continue reading…
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Tips on Staying Busy After the Holidays
Written by Jon on November 25, 2012 – 1:00 pm” Finding ways to keep yourself and your team motivated will be your challenge.” Jon Gonzales During the Holiday Season, most salons will be busy,especially if they are well managed. Unfortunately, after the holidays, many salons will experience a slower period after the holidays. Overcoming the potential slow months of January, February, March and April; this can be a challenging period, especially to our younger workers trying to build a clientele. A tough economy doesn’t help matters. For this reason I urge salon owners to plan ahead and turn your slow season into busy months. Despite these challenges you can Continue reading…
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Overcoming the Peaks and Valleys of Salon Ownership
Written by Jon on August 19, 2012 – 6:34 am” The keys to overcoming too many valleys is to learn from your mistakes and move on with determination.” – Jon Gonzales Owning your own business can be very challenging in today’s tough economy. Salon owners must wear many hats, business man or woman, managing people, finding ways to gain more customers, motivating staff, combating rising business costs, overcoming the many challenges of salon ownership, lack of time, all the while working 10-12 hours behind the chair trying to survive the many peaks and valleys of salon ownership. The list goes on and on In spite of these Continue reading…
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Tips to Growing Your Business
Written by Jon on August 12, 2012 – 6:55 am” A trial and error approach to growing your business in a tough economy is just too costly.” Jon Gonzales As we approach the end of summer, it is time to plan for the rest of the year and into next year. As we try to grow our business in the middle of a very volatile and uncertain economy, many salon owners will struggle to not only survive but also to improve profits. Despite these challenges,I believe salons that are well managed will flourish. Business practices that may have been successful in the past are outdated and obsolete; far Continue reading…
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Written by Jon on July 13, 2012 – 8:30 pm‘The salon owner who is able to create conditions that foster loyalty will be presented with countless opportunities.” As I travel the country I am always asked how I can improve staff performance and productivity. Establishing strong work habits and positive attitudes within your salon is a major challenge to salon owners. Many of these attitudes were probably formed by other salons or at many of our beauty schools. Most salons fail from within. A house divided will make it difficult to promote a positive and professional salon environment where team work and a happy team can prosper Continue reading…
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Mistakes Hairdessers Should Avoid
Written by Jon on June 3, 2012 – 6:00 am“It is a mistake to look too far ahead.Only one link of the chain of destiny can be handled one at a time.”- Winston Churchill Many of us with experience were unprepared for a competitive job market. Many thought that graduating from beauty school would be all that we would need to build our careers. Much of the education today is outdated and and needs reform. Unfortunately there were other skills we failed to develop such as people and communication skills, excelling at customer service, self management, learning how to communicate with our customers, honesty and a code of ethics, Continue reading…
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