Sadly, many hairdressers feel that salon owners are greedy. Online I read countless comments of hairdressers claiming owner make a profit at their expense. That owners keep half of what hairdressers earn, that they drive around in fancy cars while you struggle to pay rent. These types of comments are rampant within the beauty industry. Perhaps these are some of the reasons why the standard of living for hairdressers are so low. Turnover and business instability is destroying our standard of living. There is a [Click here to read full article...]

You are invited to be part of our new grass roots movement of like-minded salon owners/spa owners who want our voices heard. Our goal is to form a united voice towards finding solutions to the many deep-rooted challenges and obstacles that are affecting our salons, our profession, and our standard of living. Far too many of our salon owners are struggling to stay in business. Price wars, recruitment wars, lack of a code of ethics, rent wars, and the list goes on and on. Now [Click here to read full article...]

 A New Beginning, a Time for Change In today's tough and changing business climate, salon owners have no voice and time addressing the lack of quality education and resources affecting their salons.  ((90% of our education is focused on the needs of special interest groups.) It's time to demand educational reform.If we are to raise prices and raise our standard of living, we must raise the standard of educational excellence. It’s no secret that the beauty industry needs educational reform.  Sadly many salons will fail [Click here to read full article...]

Over the years many of my staff would receive recruitment letters offering higher commissions, booth rental options, suites, and other incentives if they'd leave my salon to join this new one. Everybody on my staff received these "Dear Professional" letters at one time or another.  These letters announced salon expansions and advertised open positions for stylists and, but are nothing more than a headhunter's attempt to snare employees and clientele from another business. The letters would tell my employees that they should be keeping more [Click here to read full article...]

Building and growing a hairdressing career or owning a salon/spa can be daunting. Balancing your personal, professional and financial development can cause a series of peaks and balances which can easily lead to feeling a major burnout. In trying to seek a better life for ourselves and our families, we sometimes run into road blocks or just suffer from burnout from time to time. Owning your own salon can be extremely challenging. Some handle burnout better than others, but everyone will need to meet the [Click here to read full article...]

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 everything is going to get better. As leader of your team, it is your responsibility to take your business and team to a higher level. Your staff’s livelihood depends on your decision making efforts in growing and making your business more profitable and fulfilling, not only for yourself, but also for the people that work for you. The following [Click here to read full article...]