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Tribute to a Fellow Salon Owner/Hairdresser— who was also my Brother

"To a loving brother, confidant, and my very best friend, you will be missed"   I first want to thank everyone who offered their prayers and their support for me and my brother who passed away April 9, battling cancer. I do hope that you forgive me for posting this post. I know many of you have lost loved ones or are currently helping your loved one through their difficult times. We sometimes forget what is really important in life as we sometimes  are overwhelmed [Click here to read full article...]

2013-05-19T12:00:11-07:00May 19th, 2013|
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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...]

2013-05-12T12:00:28-07:00May 12th, 2013|
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Time is Money — Overcoming Time Restraints

" Ordinary people think merely of spending time. Great people think of using it."Salon owners wear many hats in trying to build a profitable and successful business. Salon owner, marketing expect, human resource expert, managing people, book work, and usually working behind the chair 10-12 hours a day. The heavy duties and responsibilities of owning your own business can be overwhelming, especially if you want to become astute business men and women.How does one find time to accomplish all these tasks? In the beauty industry [Click here to read full article...]

2022-04-12T10:35:26-07:00March 4th, 2013|
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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...]

2022-04-12T11:27:57-07:00January 27th, 2013|
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Tips to Control Your Spending

 "If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing two car payments."I know this is not a popular topic for hairdressers and salon owners, but it is a topic we all should pay more attention too, especially in today’s difficult and uncertain economy.Most hairdressers and salon owners have no pensions, health insurance or a benefits package like other professions, in fact far too many of our colleagues live on a financial tight rope.Staying out of debt is the first step towards saving for your [Click here to read full article...]

2022-04-12T10:31:42-07:00January 20th, 2013|
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Tips on Growing Your Business

"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority,it is time to pause and reflect." - Mark Twain As many of you are aware, the costs of owning your own business will continue to escalate, especially after the new proposed tax increases take affect and the uncertain fiscal cliff that can drive this country into a recession. Another factor that is causing more strain on small business owners and the average American is the rising costs of living. In addition, I can assure you [Click here to read full article...]

2012-12-02T12:53:42-08:00December 2nd, 2012|
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Combating Rising Business Costs

  " Cutting Expenses is the easiest way to give yourself a raise." -Jon Gonzales Beginning next year, the cost of owning your own business will escalate; rising taxes, fees, energy, and what many see as a slowing economy. As business costs rise, profits will be 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 way to improve profits is [Click here to read full article...]

2012-10-12T22:41:07-07:00October 12th, 2012|
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Overcoming the Peaks and Valleys of Salon Ownership

  " The keys to overcoming too many valleys is to learn from your mistakes and move on with determination." - Jon Gonzales   Owning your own business can be very challenging in today’s tough economy. Salon owners must wear many hats, business man or woman, managing people, finding ways to gain more customers, motivating staff, combating rising business costs, new laws on minimum and overtime requirements,overcoming the many challenges of salon ownership, lack of time, all the while working 10-12 hours behind the chair [Click here to read full article...]

2022-04-12T09:37:11-07:00August 19th, 2012|
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Tips to Growing Your Business

" A trial and error approach to growing your business in a tough economy is just too costly." Jon Gonzales As we approach the end of summer, it is time to plan for the rest of the year and into next year. As we try to grow our business in the middle of a very volatile and uncertain economy, many salon owners will struggle to not only survive but also to improve profits. Despite these challenges, I believe salons that are well managed will flourish. [Click here to read full article...]

2022-04-12T09:59:11-07:00August 12th, 2012|
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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...]

2021-09-30T11:59:03-07:00July 13th, 2012|
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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...]

2021-09-30T11:59:03-07:00June 3rd, 2012|
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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...]

2022-04-12T09:37:11-07:00May 27th, 2012|
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Tips for Developing Your Salon Coordinator

" The easiest way to find more time is to organize and delegate." Have you ever felt overwhelmed as a salon owner due to time restraints? There always seems to be little time to meet the challenges of salon ownership. How do I monitor customer feedback? How do I find time to monitor staff performance? How do I find time to balance my personal life and business? How to I find time to promote and market my salon? How do I find time to [Click here to read full article...]

2022-04-12T09:35:51-07:00April 27th, 2012|
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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...]

2022-04-12T09:33:37-07:00March 31st, 2012|
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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...]

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

2012-02-26T01:01:19-08:00February 26th, 2012|
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How to Find Quality Education

"A trial and error approach to finding quality education is unacceptable."   - Jon Gonzales It is getting more and more difficult to find quality education that meets job market and consumer demands. How do hairdressers and salon owners find unbiased education that focuses on their educational and business needs? Innovation  in education is needed if we are to keep pace with other professions. Learning by trial and error is just unacceptable anymore. Tomorrow's business minded professional will have to know more than how to cut [Click here to read full article...]

2012-02-12T01:47:13-08:00February 12th, 2012|
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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...]

2022-04-12T09:29:46-07:00February 5th, 2012|
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Guidelines to Owning a Successful and Profitable Salon

" Many people will argue that education is expensive --- try Ignorance!" A recent government study showed that 94% of all business failures were due to poor business management skills on the part of the owner. Although 2012 will be a very challenging year for salon owners, I feel 2012 can be a great year for well managed salons. Salon owners who develop powerful business management skills you will learn how to work smarter, not harder and succeed. Salon owners who know how  to identify [Click here to read full article...]

2012-01-07T22:33:58-08:00January 7th, 2012|
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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...]

2022-04-12T09:23:53-07:00December 11th, 2011|
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