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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|

Overcoming the Challenges of Salon Ownership

Overcoming the Challenges of Salon Ownership

"When facing difficulties and adversity, one must never lose sight of our successes." I am well aware of the many challenges of salon ownership. For over 43 years I also faced the same challenges you face as salon owners, but I also have been able to enjoy the benefits of owning my own business. I certainly know about the peaks and valleys of owning your own business. I am sure that everything that has happened to you has happened to me over the years, [Click here to read full article...]

Jon2022-04-12T09:23:53-07:00December 11th, 2011|

8 Tips On Combating a Tough Economy

8 Tips On Combating a Tough Economy

" There is no failure except in no longer trying." - Elbert Hubbard Owning your own business can be daunting especially after the holidays during a slow economy. Why is it that some salons thrive in a good and tough economy? Why is it that some salons are thriving while others are struggling just to survive? There are many reasons, poor staff selection, poor planning, salon gossip and pettiness, lack of leadership skills, poor business management skills and the list goes on and on. Unfortunately [Click here to read full article...]

Jon2011-12-04T00:34:27-08:00December 4th, 2011|

Eight Tips on How to Motivate Your Team

Eight Tips on How to Motivate Your Team

"Attitude is not a skill. It is an attitude." -- Ralph Marston Improving staff performance and productivity will always be a major challenge in taking your team and your salon to higher levels of excellence. As coach of your team you need to help them stay motivated as professionals . You must show them how to maximize their full learning and earning potential,by helping them learn self motivation guidelines. You must make them aware that they must take full responsibility for their own success or [Click here to read full article...]

Jon2011-11-26T23:42:43-08:00November 26th, 2011|

Six Tips to Overcoming Time Restraints

Six Tips to Overcoming Time Restraints

" Time is what we want most,but what we use worst." -William Penn Lack of time is a constant challenge facing salon owners. We all also know the keys to owning a successful and profitable business and still have a family life requires a lot of time and hard work. In today’s challenging economy time management will play a major role in your efforts in developing powerful business management skills and grow a successful and profitable business. Learning to work smarter,not harder will be [Click here to read full article...]

Jon2022-04-12T09:20:30-07:00October 8th, 2011|

Money Tips for Women in the Beauty Industry

Money Tips for Women in the Beauty Industry

"They got married,they got divorced,and half their money goes out the window." Suze Orman Although many of these tips are geared towards women’s financial retirement needs, they also apply for men as well. As hairdressers and salon owners we invest most of our time developing our artistic skills, we seldom think of planning for our financial future. In today’s tough economy, the cost of living will continue to escalate as evidenced by the rising cost of living as an example. It’s really not how much [Click here to read full article...]

Jon2022-04-12T11:22:45-07:00September 30th, 2011|

The Greedy Salon Owner ?

The Greedy Salon Owner ?

" Let us join together to better understand each other. " There seems to be a growing contempt and jealousy towards pharmaceuticals, oil companies, financial institutions, Wall Street, rich people, or anybody who is successful and surprisingly salon owners throughout the United States. I was recently reading some chat rooms 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 [Click here to read full article...]

Jon2011-09-08T21:06:29-07:00September 8th, 2011|

Why Do Hairdressers Change Jobs? Who is at Fault?

Why Do Hairdressers Change Jobs? Who is at Fault?

"Integrity is telling myself the truth, and honesty is telling the truth to others." One of the leading obstacles to business growth and long term success is turnover. No business can continue to grow and remain profitable with a constant merry go round of staff turnover. Our business is such that we must rely heavily on the performance and stability of our staff to maintain business growth and stability. In order for us to make this a reality we must examine the causes of staff [Click here to read full article...]

Jon2011-08-28T10:48:11-07:00August 28th, 2011|

Five Tips to Growing Your Business

" Customer service should be a high priority in growing your business." Salon owners face many challenges in today’s competitive and difficult business environment. Rising business costs, rising competition, price wars, and the list goes on and on. Finding answers to these challenges by trial and error is just too costly” The key to owning a successful and profitable business will depend on many factors. One of the key factors to growing your business and owning and growing a successful business will depend on [Click here to read full article...]

Jon2022-04-12T09:17:43-07:00July 9th, 2011|

Money Tips for Women in the Beauty Industry

Although many of these tips are geared towards women, they also apply for men as well.As hairdressers and salon owners we tend to invest most of our time developing our artistic skills, we seldom think of planning for our financial future.In today’s tough economy, the cost of living will continue to escalate as evidenced by rising gas prices as an example. It’s not how much you earn that will determine your financial future; It’s what you do with your money that will determine your financial [Click here to read full article...]

hcds4you342022-04-12T09:02:22-07:00March 25th, 2011|

Five Business Tips for Improving Your Business

" Work hard to take your business and team to a higher level." In today's tough economy improving the growth and profitability of your business, should be a high priority. You can no longer afford to just hope that your business is going to grow with out effort. As leader of your team it is your responsibility to take your business and staff to a higher level of excellence. Your staff’s livelihood depends on your decision making efforts in growing and making your business [Click here to read full article...]

hcds4you342022-04-12T08:58:56-07:00February 26th, 2011|

Special Preview Announcement from Jon Gonzales

Coming to Toronto , Canada Monday, May 9, 2011 Are You Concerned about the Future Growth and Profitability of your Business? Do You Want To Develop Powerful Business Management Skills? Are You Concerned With Rising Business Costs? Do You find it Difficult to find Committed Hairdressers for Your Team? Are You Being Compensated Enough for the Long Hours and Hard Work of Owning Your Business? Dear Colleague and Friend, I am pleased to make a preview announcement of my upcoming all day [Click here to read full article...]

Jon2022-04-12T08:39:35-07:00February 26th, 2011|

Honesty and a Code of Ethics

" Integrity is the essence of everything successful. " Richard Fuller. Many hairdressers and salon owners are working hard and experiencing many challenges in trying to provide a better life for themselves and their families. In order to make this a reality, we must join together as professionals and address a topic that is hurting our salons, our profession, and our livelihoods.It my hope that this article will help bridge the gap between salon owners and hairdressers, so we can provide a better dialogue and [Click here to read full article...]

hcds4you342022-04-12T08:47:14-07:00November 13th, 2010|

A Commitment to Excellence Must Start at the Top

"As captain and leader of your team, you and only you must provide the leadership in taking your business and your team to higher levels of excellence". Do you know what it takes to be a leader? Do you have what it takes to be a leader? Do you know how to develop a winning team that shares your business goals, vision, and expectations? Have you made a commitment to developing excellence within yourself ? Do you have an open mind to seeking [Click here to read full article...]

hcds4you342022-04-12T08:42:21-07:00October 31st, 2010|

Compensation Guidelines for Salon Owners and Hairdresser’s

I’ve been fortunate to have traveled throughout the US and Canada meeting thousands of salon owners and managers, as well as hairdressers and educators. Many times, I’ve been asked about compensation. Suffice it to say, there can be a large gap between the opinions of salon owners, managers, and hairdressers about compensation. In this article, I’d like to attempt to bridge the gap between salon staff and management, and offer a few tips to help clarify the many misunderstandings about compensation. "There is no Universal [Click here to read full article...]

Jon2022-04-12T08:17:51-07:00September 18th, 2010|

Salon Owners Must Speak Out & Take Control of Their Own Destiny

After 41 years in the trenches as a working hairdresser/salon owner and now President of Hairdresser Career Development Systems, I feel I have earned the right to speak out and voice my concerns and opinions about the plight of hairdressers, salon owners and our profession as a whole. Before we can find solutions to owning a successful salon , we need to address the and find solutions to the many challenges of salon ownership. Below are just some of the challenges that salon owners face [Click here to read full article...]

Jon2015-11-11T22:50:41-08:00April 22nd, 2010|

It’s Time for Unity Among Salon Owners

It’s Time for Unity Among Salon Owners For too long salon owners have been in isolation in trying to battle the many deep rooted challenges and obstacles to running a successful and profitable business. Combating staff turnover, price and commission wars, staff pirating, inability to find quality hairdressers, lack of an on job apprenticeship training program, new minimum and over time labor costs, rising business costs…the list goes on and on. Now is the time for unity among salon owners. It’s time that we address [Click here to read full article...]

Jon2016-03-30T11:39:33-07:00March 28th, 2010|

Build Customer Loyalty to Your Business by Developing a Powerful Communication Strategy

What sets one salon apart from another is more than just the quality of their stylists and services. It is how well they connect with their customers. Sadly, many hairdressers and salon owners take their customers for granted and do not develop strong personal relationships with them. That kind of attitude can be devastating to a business. Consumers know there are plenty of other salon sand price ranges to choose from in their community . If they don’t feel a sense of loyalty for their [Click here to read full article...]

Jon2016-04-26T13:51:23-07:00March 17th, 2010|

Combating Staff Turnover

Before you can combat staff turnover,you need to understand why people change jobs . Turnover will always be a threat to your salon's continued growth and bottom line. By determining the causes of staff turnover, you can start taking preventative measures to combat this obstacle. These are some of the causes of staff turnover: Unrealistic career and earning expectations Sadly many hairdressers change jobs too frequently , especially young hairdressers just starting their careers due to unrealistic career earning and job expectations. Far too many [Click here to read full article...]

Jon2019-01-18T12:04:31-08:00February 8th, 2010|

Financial and Retirement Planning

Financial and Retirement Planning You work hard for your money-- make your money work hard for you One of the pitfalls we face as hairdressers and salon owners is that, more often than not, our jobs do not provide us with pension plans, medical insurance, paid vacation, or other benefit packages compared to other professions. As a result, many in our profession end up living paycheck to paycheck and seldom take the time to think about their futures when it comes to financial and retirement [Click here to read full article...]

Jon2021-09-30T12:15:17-07:00January 10th, 2010|

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