Tailoring your service menu to reflect your location and adding customized specials will differentiate you from other businesses and demonstrate your investment in your community. Catchy names tend to stick in your client’s mind and typically creates...

Making the decision to give back to your community by using your professional skills is both the “right-thing-to-do” as well as a possible business generator. If you believe in karma, then you know, reaching out to help an individual or group...

It might seem early to be thinking about the year ahead, but before we know it, 2019 will be here. To kick off the new year, we wanted to create a tool that would help licensed professionals like you truly have their best year yet, but we didn’t...

It can be easy to get stuck in a creative rut. Whether you're struggling to find clients that fulfill your artistic needs or feel like your sales events are stale, here are 8 fresh ways to stay creative in the salon and spa. Breaking It Down...

Shearious Question: I want to raise my prices, but the other stylists in my salon won’t raise theirs. Do I leave? Do I raise mine and hope my unique service (like add-ons) are enough to keep my clients? Questions about price increases are quite...

Each new year brings the opportunity to start fresh, clean things out, change your attitude, organize, and get ahead. However, how many of you still feel behind the eight ball? Still haven't gotten to those important projects? Still struggling to...

Our jobs are dependent on inspiration, but some days, the inspiration doesn't come easily. Some days we have to cut the same style 10 times or paint the same French manicure. And always, it seems, these are the days that our Instagram icons share...

If you're reading this you're probably having one of those days. The type of day where you get lipstick on your teeth, burn your hand on a curling iron, and spill coffee all over your white shirt (the ONE day you don't wear black!) We've...

SITUATION: I’m considering implementing a training program. I’m looking for any suggestions or recommendations to help get me started. Can you help? SITUATION REVIEW: The quality of services that your team provides to salon or spa customers...

SITUATION: Filing my taxes is always stressful. Any helpful tips to make filing easier this year? SITUATION REVIEW: Whether you are an employed service provider, self-employed independent contractor or a business owner, the one commonality is we all...

SITUATION: How do you stay busy during the slow winter months? SITUATION REVIEW: The busy holiday hustle and bustle is coming to an end. Soon, we will find ourselves in the January slump. January typically can be the quietest time of year. This time...

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SITUATION: What is the best way to negotiate my commission rate? SITUATION REVIEW: Whether you have been offered a new job or you are a seasoned professional that’s looking for a commission increase, the commission compensation model can become...

SITUATION: I’m starting to realize that things are going well enough that it might be time to slow down on taking new clients! The thing is, I have a really hard time saying no. What if I miss a great opportunity, or turn down someone who would’ve...

SITUATION: Do most salons prefer to hire new stylists under a commissions structure or booth rent? SITUATION Review: You pose and interesting and difficult question to answer. The answer depends on the type of business structure the owner has. If they...

You’ve all heard the saying, “Risk = Reward”. So what risk are you willing to take to get the reward? Perhaps an easier way to go about this question is to flip it. What reward are you looking for in your professional beauty career?...