The Greedy Salon Owner 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 manager towards their efforts to grow their business and improve profits. Some of [Click here to read full article...]
A special message from Jon Gonzales As many of you know I have been loyal to all of you by providing blog articles business and success tips for salon owners, hairdressers, and all beauty professionals. Fortunately I have been able to retire financially independent and debt free which has allowed me to help my fellow colleagues meet the challenges of business and career building with confidence. After 48 years as a working hairdresser/salon owner, author, business consultant and mentor to hairdressers, and salon owners, I [Click here to read full article...]
Salon Owners Must Unite and speak out! and Demand Change and Educational Excellence 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 take the lead and raise the standard of educational excellence. We must unite and address these challenges if we are to grow our business and help our hairdresser’s raise their standard of living. As a salon owner and working [Click here to read full article...]
Are You Ready for Government Inspections? Local, State, and Federal agencies are specifically targeting the beauty industry to determine if worker rights are being violated. How sure are you that you have documented your workers properly? Are you aware that most salon owners do not know or thoroughly understand what the latest legal requirements are that determine how a worker is classified to protect themselves and their business. Here are some important points you should consider! Many salon owners unknowingly violate worker’s [Click here to read full article...]
Salon Owners willing to adapt to Change
Opportunities Exist For Those Willing To Adapt to Change It’s no secret that the beauty industry needs educational reform. Sadly many salons will fail because far too many salon owners are in denial and will not seek out education and help especially in the business management aspect of salon ownership. Although many salons will continue to struggle or fail, I see a coming boom for open minded professionals who are well informed, excellent business men and women, determined to make their dreams a reality. [Click here to read full article...]
Dear Student: Congratulations on choosing a career in the Beauty Profession. I hope that the information that I shared with you today will help you towards reaching your full learning potential. You have chosen a profession that offers unlimited opportunities -- once you gain experience, knowledge, and make a firm commitment to maximize your full learning potential. As you gain valuable hands on experience, continue to learn, and create value in yourself and in your artistic skills, you will be able to create a demand [Click here to read full article...]
Tough Love By Jon Gonzales Hello my name is Jon Gonzales President and founder of Hairdresser career development Systems. Thank you for visiting to my new education only web site. I want to share my 43 years as owner of 4 of the top salons in southern California and 10 years as an educator, business consultant and mentor to young talent who have chosen hairdressing as a career, and yes it is a career. As I travel throughout the U. S. and Canada presenting my [Click here to read full article...]
Are You and Your Salon in Compliance?
Are You Ready for Government Inspections? Local, State, and Federal agencies are specifically targeting the beauty industry to determine if worker rights are being violated. How sure are you that you have documented your workers properly? Are you aware that most salon owners do not know or thoroughly understand what the latest legal requirements are that determine how a worker is classified to protect themselves and their business. Here are some important points you should consider! Many salon owners unknowingly violate worker’s [Click here to read full article...]
Opportunities Exist For Those Willing To Adapt to Change It’s no secret that the beauty industry needs educational reform. Sadly many salons will fail because far too many salon owners are in denial and will not seek out education and help especially in the business management aspect of salon ownership. Although many salons will continue to struggle or fail, I see a coming boom for open minded professionals who are well informed, excellent business men and women, determined to make their dreams a reality. [Click here to read full article...]
Tough Love
Tough Love By Jon Gonzales Hello my name is Jon Gonzales President and founder of Hairdresser Career Development Systems. Thank you for visiting to my new education only web site. http://Tough Love By Jon Gonzales Hello my name is Jon Gonzales President and founder of Hairdresser Career Development Systems. Thank you for visiting to my new education only web site. I want to share my 43 years as former owner of 3 of the top salons in southern California and 10 years as an educator, business [Click here to read full article...]
Financial Planning For Your Future –Starts Here I think you’ll all agree that the cost of living keeps escalating, just fill up your car at a local gas station if you don’t believe me. In the newspapers, you read every day about the solvency of social security. They’ll probably extend your retirement age to 70 before you can claim social security benefits. Another big obstacle that’s confronting hairdressers is the rising costs of medical insurance. Let this serve as a warning [Click here to read full article...]
Combating Rising business Costs
Combating Rising Business Costs As we enter a new year, the cost of owning your own business will escalate; raising taxes, fees, energy, the growing trend of low-cost franchises, and what many see as a slowing economy will affect the profitability of your salon. As business costs rise, profits are lower or nonexistent. This coupled with your personal living expenses, costs such as food, gas, etc. Despite all these challenges, well managed salons will be in great demand, provided you plan ahead. The easiest [Click here to read full article...]
My Story by Jon Gonzales
Jon Gonzales career in the beauty profession spans over 43 years as a working stylist/salon owner, lecturer, seminar leader, blogger, industry and business consultant, blogger, motivational speaker, educator, author, and entrepreneur, and founder of Hairdresser Career Development Systems and the University of Educational Excellence for Beauty Professionals. He has received wide acclaim throughout the United States and Canada for his educational programs. Jon comes from a family of hairdressers and salon owners having both his mother and brother who own also owned their own salons [Click here to read full article...]
Salon Owner Alliance Network
Jon Gonzales Inner Discussion Group for Salon Owners “Salon owners learning helping salon owners is our Mission statement.” The purpose of this group is to share our vast experiences and knowledge by offering our opinions on business topics that are affecting our salons, Our goal is to open a business forum and form a united front in addressing the many deep-rooted challenges and obstacles that are affecting our salons, our profession, and our standard of living. Who better understands our educational needs better than [Click here to read full article...]
The issue concerning independent contractors, franchise suites, and booth rentals in the beauty profession. Combating the Underground Economy To whom it may concern: You may not be aware of the widespread practice of booth rentals’ and independent contractors’ issues in the hair salon industry, not only in California, but also throughout the United States. Although many states such as Pennsylvania have outlawed and addressed this growing problem, the state of California has not yet taken a stand on it. It is probably easier to [Click here to read full article...]
Tough Love By Jon Gonzales Hello my name is Jon Gonzales President and founder of Hairdresser Career Development Systems. I do hope you and your Family are safe and well. Thank you for visiting to my education only web site. I want to share my 43 years as former owner of 3 of the top salons in southern California and 10 years as an educator, business consultant, author, blogger, and mentor offering personal development guide lines to young talent who have chosen hairdressing as a [Click here to read full article...]
Exceeding Customer Expectations
Exceeding Customer Expectations If we as professionals want to raise our standard of living, we must raise our standard of educational excellence in gaining the trust and loyalty of attracting and keeping customers. Upscale customers want to be pampered, they want an easy to maintain hairstyle between salon visits, they expect a highly trained staff who listens and understand their beauty needs, they expect a sincere and caring attitude towards their customers, they expect a professional and positive salon environment, they want value for their [Click here to read full article...]
A New Beginning As we search for ways to overcome the Corona Virus, most of our salons are closed. While many of our colleagues are worried about the shutdown of our economy and making a living, use this idle time to plan for the reopening of our salons when this virus will be over. Now more than even we need to find new ways, new ideas, new thinking, and innovation in addressing the challenges of renewing our goals --- personally, professionally, and financially. This is [Click here to read full article...]