Earning Customer Trust and Loyalty

" If you're kind to your customers and work hard to exceed their expectations, they will never forget you."             Jon Gonzales  As we struggle and recover from the Corona Virus, I urge you to start planning for your new grand opening. Today’s tough and changing economic environment will require new thinking, innovation, and a new mindset; and it starts with earning the trust and loyalty of customers, this should be a high priority when our salons reopen. Business practices [Click here to read full article...]

2020-10-27T15:34:27-07:00August 10th, 2020|

A New Era In Education

"The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts"  Most of our salons are closed due to the Corona Virus. Many of you are worried about how to survive in business while many of our hairdressers are concerned with their livelihoods. My message to you is this virus will end, I hope soon. This is the time to reflect on the past and plan for the future. Our profession will never be the same. Our education and business practices will require new [Click here to read full article...]

2021-03-09T14:57:24-08:00April 26th, 2020|

Don’t Worry or Panic

“I have learned that worry doesn’t do any good, I know most of the things I worried about never happened.” Many of my fellow salon owners and hairdressers are rightly concerned with the Corona Virus and how it’s affecting our family, our health, our business, our standard of living and our well being. In my 43 years as a salon owner/hairdresser and and ten years as a business consultant, I had many ups and downs; but I have always stayed positive and moved forward despite [Click here to read full article...]

2020-03-22T10:03:31-07:00March 22nd, 2020|

Business Management Seminar

A Special Invitation from Jon Gonzales Monday - Tuesday August 24-25 I will be presenting my 2 day tough love presentation on How to Build and Grow a Successful Business, in Las Vegas, Nevada. As salon owners I know you want information, resources, and solutions to the many challenges of owning a successful and profitable business. I also think that you will agree that our profession has not adapted to the many challenges and obstacles of salon ownership. The following are just some of the [Click here to read full article...]

2020-02-09T08:50:50-08:00February 9th, 2020|

A Special Preview Announcement from Jon Gonzales

A Special Invitation from Jon Gonzales On Monday and Tuesday August 24-25 I will be presenting  My 2 day Business Management  Seminar in Las Vegas, Nevada. As a salon Owner I know you want information, resources, and solutions to the many challenges of owning a successful and profitable business. I also think that you will agree that our profession has not adapted to the many changes and challenges of salon ownership. Some of the topics I will cover are, new labor laws concerning minimum wage, [Click here to read full article...]

2020-01-19T09:37:13-08:00January 19th, 2020|

New Year’s Roadmap for 2020

A New Beginning for the Entrepreneur Salon Owner New Year's Roadmap for 2020 I do hope that all of you enjoyed a Very Merry Xmas and Happy New Year. Now that the holidays are behind us, let us plan and prepare for a new and successful year for your salon and team. 2020 can be a great year, the economy is expected to continue to grow, just look at the growth of the  stock market.  Are you ready to take advantage of your opportunities? Despite [Click here to read full article...]

2020-01-12T08:43:38-08:00January 12th, 2020|

My Wish List for 2020

My Wish List for 2020 As we enter a new year, it is my wish that we as professionals take back our profession and our salons and a higher standard of living for salon owners, hairdressers, and beauty professionals. Unfortunately as a profession, we have not adapted to the many challenges and changes we face in the beauty profession. Many of our salons are failing, many more are struggling unnecessarily. Sadly many of our hairdressers are struggling to make a decent living. Until we [Click here to read full article...]

2022-04-12T08:40:36-07:00January 5th, 2020|

Happy New Year, A New Beginning

"I believe the best way to start a new year is to say I can, instead of I can't." - Jon Gonzales A New Beginning Now is the time to start planning and setting goals for a prosperous new year in business. By setting new goals and planning for the future, you will be able to avoid the many challenges of growing a profitable business for both hairdressers and salon owners. Rising business costs, new labor law mandates, a crack down on the misclassification of [Click here to read full article...]

2019-12-28T17:46:09-08:00December 29th, 2019|

Staying Busy After the Holidays

" 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 slow down 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 and competitive economy doesn’t help matters. For this reason I urge [Click here to read full article...]

2019-12-17T15:03:30-08:00January 27th, 2019|

Define Your Terms of Employment

"A house divided will never succeed. "   Jon Gonzales Finding, hiring decisions and keeping staff will always be a challenge. I’m always asked the same questions by salon owners. How do I find my diamond in the rough? How do I write my terms of employment? How do I  attract top talent? How do I  establish strong work habits for my team? How do I screen a potential new member to my team? How do I avoid staff turnover?  How do I determine who fits [Click here to read full article...]

2018-10-28T11:16:01-07:00October 28th, 2018|

Good is Not Enough Anymore.

 Good is not enough Anymore   It’s no secret that  salon owners and hairdressers are facing many challenges in trying to build a successful business by  improving salon profits, and raise their standard of living for themselves and  staff. It is time for educational reform focusing on the educational needs of hairdressers and salon owners who represent the heart and soul of the beauty profession. With rising business costs, increasing competition by well managed upscale  salons, new labor laws ,and a changing market place; only [Click here to read full article...]

2018-10-14T10:32:46-07:00October 14th, 2018|

Building Your Championship Team

                   "Time spent  building your championship team will be time well spent."                                                              Jon Gonzales  Why is it so difficult to find hairdressers who truly have a passion about maximizing their full learning and earning potential ? Finding and keeping your diamond in the rough will be your key challenge in building your championship team and your business. There are many reasons why it is so difficult to find quality people who are serious about education and building a career in the beauty profession . [Click here to read full article...]

2018-09-17T10:12:12-07:00September 16th, 2018|

The Cloud of Business Instability: Beware of Staff Turnover

A cloud hangs over the heads of all salon owners. One of your biggest business challenges owning a successful and profitable salon will depend on your ability to avoid staff turnover and business instability. In today's changing and volatile business environment, staff turnover will always be a great challenge to salon owners.The cost and time to find a quality replacement is just to costly. There are many things you can do to combat this growing challenge. You can start by  creating conditions that fosters staff [Click here to read full article...]

2017-10-22T09:27:53-07:00October 22nd, 2017|

Hairdresser’s Guide to Success

Why is it that some hairdressers make it big while others just get by? How do they stand above the crowd and gain that all important competitive edge? What secret hairdresser's guide do they follow to see such sweeping success? The truth is there are no magic secrets to being a peak performer than just following a few guidelines. The good news is that you will probably win by default because few in our profession will not take the time to learn; far too many [Click here to read full article...]

2018-04-05T15:50:21-07:00October 8th, 2017|

Building Customer Loyalty to Your Business

"Building customer loyalty to your business will require a powerful communication strategy with your customers." - Jon Gonzales What sets one's salon apart from another is more than just the quality of their stylists and services. It is how well they connect with their customers and future customers. Exceeding client expectations should be a high priority. Sadly, many salons and hairdressers take their loyal customers for granted and fail to bond with their customers by developing strong personal relationships with them. This kind of behavior [Click here to read full article...]

2017-09-10T12:00:34-07:00September 10th, 2017|

Your Road to Financial Independence

There are plenty of ways to get ahead financially. The first is so basic I'm almost embarrassed to say it: spend less than you earn -- Jon Gonzales The purpose of  writing this blog on this topic is to call your attention to  get you started on planning  your financial security and financial future.   I know most people in our profession will not think this post is interesting, and will ignore this post. In my opinion this information will prove invaluable over time. This is [Click here to read full article...]

2018-08-28T00:29:36-07:00August 13th, 2017|

Salon Owners 7 Day Conference Cruise to the Caribbean

Salon Owners Summit Conference Cruise for Salon Owners For too long, salon owners have been combating the many challenges and obstacles of salon ownership in isolation. Your not alone anymore; you are invited to join our new grass roots movement for salon owners on our 7 day  Salon Owners Summit Conference Cruise to the Eastern Caribbean . March 4-10,2019. As salon owners we share a  common ground in trying to build and grow our businesses. Many of our associations that are well intended are not [Click here to read full article...]

2022-04-12T08:37:38-07:00July 16th, 2017|

How to Measure Your Success and Happiness

                  "Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished.but by what you should have accomplished." - John Wooden  People measure success and happiness in many ways. Many people measure success by wealth, while other people measure success in other areas. Personally I never measure success and happiness based just on money alone. We know that wealth does not guarantee total happiness. I personally measure wealth by family, peace of mind, good health, fulfillment and helping and impacting the lives of  others. Of course we [Click here to read full article...]

2017-07-02T11:09:29-07:00July 2nd, 2017|

Finding Quality and Affordable Education

"Live as if you were to die tomorrow, learn as if you were to live forever." - Gandhi Finding quality and affordable education in the beauty profession is becoming increasingly difficult. In my opinion 90% of education in the beauty profession is focused on the needs of product companies seeking to brand their name or products. Yes retail is important, but more and more of these product companies urge us to sell their products to the consumer only to see these same products sold at [Click here to read full article...]

2018-06-30T22:35:57-07:00June 11th, 2017|

Business Mistakes Salon Owners Must Avoid

Some of the best lessons we learn, we learn from our mistakes and failures.These are some of the business mistakes we must avoid if we are to grow a profitable business Unfortunately, learning by trial and error in today's competitive and changing business environment is just too costly. The beauty industry is rapidly changing. Business costs continue to rise, it seems like it is getting more difficult to find quality hairdressers, we face an economy that is struggling, staff turnover, price and commission wars, and [Click here to read full article...]

2022-04-12T11:06:48-07:00June 4th, 2017|

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