July 2012
Beauty Insider Myra Irizarry
Reality Check — Salon Owners Face Lawsuits and Audits — Dedicated to elevating the industry? Heads up salon owners - Stylists aren't the only ones responsible for proper tip reporting.
One of the greatest benefits of the beauty industry is the opportunity to grow your career in any direction you choose, including fulfilling the dream of becoming a business owner. read more>
The Beauty Professional Fred Jones
Opportunities in Beauty Abound for All Types and Backgrounds — I have learned in my 12-year history representing this industry, beauty professionals are profoundly passionate and intimately connected to their work. This is a unique job market sector, with its participants not merely motivated by monetary remuneration, but inspired by artistic and compassionate instincts. read more>
Better Business Neil Ducoff
Peripheral Vision: See, Sense and Anticipate — You're in a restaurant, waiting for someone to take your drink order. Scanning the room, you see plenty of employees. Finally, the waiter arrives and takes your order. You're hungry and would like some of that bread the party at the next table who were seated after you is enjoying. read more>
Beyond Your Chair Jayne Morehouse
Add-ons Offer a Menu of Delicious Treats — This month's issue of The Stylist focuses on making more money with add-ons. And add-ons certainly do help you make more money. But these low-cost, high-touch mini treats also do something much more important — they help you form a deeper connection with your clients and create a stronger level of loyalty. read more>
Blue Highways Jerry Tyler
Time To Go Beyond the Basics — With the many new challenges facing us in our endeavor to create abundance in today's business environment, we need to look at alternative ways of looking for new opportunities, as the past traditional models aren't always the best pathways to future success. read more>
Esthetic Endeavors Judith Culp
The Year of the Lashes — This is the year of lashes and makeup artists need to know it all. Whether it is lash extensions, semi-permanent mascara or customized strip lash application there is money to be made and clientele to be built with a focus on eyelashes. read more>
Mane Objective Marco Pelusi
Integrity — Important Inside the Bottle and Out — My mantra has been and always will be, "to maintain the quality and integrity of hair." And, it's not only important to what's inside the bottle, but out. Integrity is what sets professional and quality hairdressers, salon owners, manufacturers, and products apart from the rest. read more>
The Nail Extension Jaime Schrabeck
Add-ons Made Easy — While add-ons have the potential to significantly increase revenue, their success depends on desirability, cost- and time-effectiveness and client perceptions of value. It's fairly common for nail salons to offer add-on services, like paraffin treatments, French polish and nail art. read more>
Strictly for Students LeAnne Velona
Making Money with Add-ons: Hair, Feather and Lash Extensions — Many stylists feel frustrated by the number of clients they see on a regular basis as compared to how much revenue they bring in. A solution to this problem is by offering add-ons in addition to services regularly offered to increase profits. read more>
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