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Five Tips for Hiring the Right People

Five Tips for Hiring the Right People

"Team building is a critical management skill ." Jon Gonzales One of the biggest challenges salon owners face when making a hiring decision will depend on making the right decision when selecting a new member to your team. A hit and miss approach to hiring people is just unacceptable, especially in today's volatile business climate. When you make your final decision, adding a new member to your team, make sure they share your vision, goals and quality control standards and will they be compatible with [Click here to read full article...]

Jon2016-11-03T10:09:32-07:00February 21st, 2016|

Seven Business Mistakes Salon Owners Must Avoid

"Some of the best lessons we ever learned,we learned from our mistakes and failures." The beauty industry is rapidly changing. Business costs continue to rise, it seems like it is getting more difficult to find quality hairdressers, an economy that is struggling, staff turnover, price and commission wars, and the list goes on and on. With the abrupt closing of 56 beauty schools by the Dept.of Education due to alleged fraud and other violations,which I feel is just the beginning, beauty schools are jeopardizing the [Click here to read full article...]

Jon2016-03-10T11:55:46-08:00February 14th, 2016|

Developing Your Own Apprenticeship Program

Developing Your Own Apprenticeship Program I think as salon owners you will all agree that there is a tremendous need to develop cost effective apprenticeship program for on job training when adding a new member to your team,especially newcomers right out of beauty school. All other professions have an apprenticeship programs except the beauty profession. Nine or ten months of beauty school is just not enough time to teach other job market skills that are needed to compete in a very competitive job market,especially if [Click here to read full article...]

Jon2016-04-22T13:25:53-07:00February 7th, 2016|

Time Management Tips for Salon/Spa Owners

" Money, I can only gain or lose. But time I can only use. So I must spend my time carefully." Unknown author Time management is a critical skill salon owners must develop in today's tough economy. One of your leading challenges will depend on your ability to find more time developing your business management skills. How do you find time to work long hours a day behind the chair and meet all the challenges of owning a success and profitable business? One of the [Click here to read full article...]

Jon2016-04-22T13:31:24-07:00January 17th, 2016|

How am I Performing as Your Boss?

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echos are truly endless" -Mother Teresa As I travel throughout the United States and Canada, meeting thousands of hairdressers and salon owners, there seems to be a wide gap between hairdressers and salon owners understanding and communicating with each others business and educational needs. Some of these complaints are justified, while others are not. The questions I’m always asked by salon owners are always the same, how do I combat salon gossip, negativity and [Click here to read full article...]

Jon2016-04-22T13:33:25-07:00January 10th, 2016|

Beauty Industry Educational Reform: The Time Is Now

Beauty Industry Educational Reform: The Time Is Now

If we are to raise the standard of living for hairdressers, and improve salon profits for salon owners and everyone involved with the beauty profession, then we as salon owners must raise the standard of educational excellence. We must unite and address the many challenges salon owners face daily if we are to grow our business, improve profits, and help our hairdresser’s raise their standard of living. "The job of an educator is to teach students to see vitality in themselves." -- Joseph Campbell As [Click here to read full article...]

Jon2014-05-22T18:45:19-07:00May 15th, 2014|

A Special Happy Mother’s Day

A Special Happy Mother’s Day

" 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, [Click here to read full article...]

Jon2013-05-12T12:00:28-07:00May 12th, 2013|

Keys to Success and Happiness for Hairdressers

Keys to Success and Happiness for Hairdressers

"Success is not the key to success. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful." Albert Schweitzer Many hairdressers are trying to raise their standard of living for themselves and their families in a very difficult economic environment. The question is how do you meet these challenges while at the same time balance your personal and professional lives? Most of us are victims of a profession that has exploited us . The following tips will [Click here to read full article...]

Jon2022-04-12T08:12:20-07:00April 7th, 2013|

Five Tips on Clearly Defining Your Terms of Employment

Five Tips on Clearly Defining Your Terms of Employment

"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 [Click here to read full article...]

Jon2013-02-24T10:19:28-08:00February 24th, 2013|

Combating Poor Work Habits

"The chains of habit are usually too small to be felt until they are too strong to be broken."Many of us are creatures of habit, some of us are able to form good work habits, while others develop poor work habits. This is a challenge many salon owners face everyday. It is much easier to prevent bad habits than to break them, especially when you are trying to instill a team culture in your salon. Tardiness, absenteeism, negativity, keeping customers waiting, poor customer service, salon [Click here to read full article...]

Jon2022-04-12T11:27:57-07:00January 27th, 2013|

Combating Rising Business Costs

Combating Rising Business Costs

"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 [Click here to read full article...]

Jon2013-01-13T10:00:28-08:00January 13th, 2013|

Tips on Improving Staff Performance and Productivity

'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 [Click here to read full article...]

Jon2021-09-30T11:59:03-07:00July 13th, 2012|

Six Tips on What it Takes to Succeed

Six Tips on What it Takes to Succeed

" A formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune." -Brian Tracey As I travel throughout the United States and Canada, presenting my business and personal growth classes, I am always asked the same questions, how can I reach higher levels of excellence in the beauty profession? Why do some hairdressers and salons always seem to succeed, while others just get by? How do I raise my standard of living? How can I overcome burnout? How do I build [Click here to read full article...]

Jon2022-04-12T09:45:48-07:00June 23rd, 2012|

Mistakes Hairdessers Should Avoid

Mistakes Hairdessers Should Avoid

"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, [Click here to read full article...]

Jon2021-09-30T11:59:03-07:00June 3rd, 2012|

Time for Educational Reform

Time for Educational Reform

"Develop a passion for learning and self improvement. if you do,you will never cease to grow." As I travel throughout the United States and Canada conducting my presentations at major hair shows and conducting my business seminars for salon owners, I am always asked the same questions. How can I prevent and overcome staff turnover? How can I compete with booth rental salons? Why can't we as salon owners not have an equal playing field? How can I find committed hairdressers? Why do many [Click here to read full article...]

Jon2022-04-12T09:37:11-07:00May 27th, 2012|

Excellence Starts at The Top

Excellence Starts at The Top

" Authority does not make you a leader; it gives you the opportunity to be one." If you can’t manage yourself, how can you expect to manage your team? Whether you like it or not, you are captain of your team. If you expect excellence within your staff, then you must lead the way in developing excellence within yourself as a salon owner. It’s important to understand, that your teams winning attitude starts with you. Your ability to develop a team spirit where everyone [Click here to read full article...]

Jon2022-04-12T09:33:37-07:00March 31st, 2012|

Tips to Developing Your Championship Team

Tips to Developing Your Championship Team

"Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress,working together is success."- Henry Ford The inability to hire the right people when adding a new member to your team is one of the leading causes of staff turnover and business interruption. Our business is such that we must rely heavily on the performance and stability of our staff to keep growing our business. No business can grow and improve profits with a team that do not share your goals and values. A house divided will [Click here to read full article...]

Jon2012-03-11T01:15:13-08:00March 11th, 2012|

Understanding Hairdresser Needs

Understanding Hairdresser Needs

"A Strong leader makes other people feel valued and appreciated." I believe in the course of trying to grow a successful business we as salon owners, sometimes forget the personal and professional needs of the people that work in our salons. We cannot expect our hairdressers to have the same motivation as ourselves. Not everyone has the same motivations and goals. Your challenge as a salon owner and leader of your team is to understand their needs and blend all these different needs into a [Click here to read full article...]

Jon2012-02-26T01:01:19-08:00February 26th, 2012|

Why Do So Many Salons Fail ?

Why Do So Many Salons Fail ?

" It is more honorable to acknowledge our faults than to boast of our merits." I think you all will agree, that salon owners are facing many business challenges. Rising business costs,turnover,commission and price wars, booth rental issues, finding good help,finding education that is not biased towards product company needs,to name a few of the challenges salon owners face. A tough and uncertain economy also compounds our obstacles. There are many other reasons why salons struggle and many more fail. Here are a few [Click here to read full article...]

Jon2022-04-12T09:29:46-07:00February 5th, 2012|

Common Mistakes Hairdressers Should Avoid

Common Mistakes Hairdressers Should Avoid

" Identify and learn from your mistakes and build on your successes." Here’s a list of common hairdresser mistakes that we have probably all made at one time or another while working in a salon. By avoiding these simple mistakes, you can improve your earning potential and grow your career. As professionals we must all do our part in raising the image of our profession to a higher level . The following simple guidelines will help us in our efforts at client retention. Irregular Work [Click here to read full article...]

Jon2012-01-19T20:35:02-08:00January 19th, 2012|

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