Business
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3 big reasons WHY you should upgrade your knowledge and skills
You’ve completed your training and/or apprenticeship and set yourself up as a working hairstylist. Why bother with continuing education? Why not just hit cruise control and rely on the skills you already have? Well, we’re here to tell you about 3 big payoffs to upgrading your skills — payoffs that go way beyond learning new […]
Posted: November 18th, 2018 ˑ No Comments
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Prebook to make $15,000 more a year — with the clients you already have!
“You may not always have a lot of control over how busy you will be today, but you have total control over how busy you will be in the future!” —Antony Whitaker, Grow It’s not magic, it’s not even hard. The most effective way to increase your income (besides being an amazing stylist) is to […]
Posted: May 29th, 2018 ˑ No Comments
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Stop the madness! Bringing peace to your year-end accounting
I look towards April with mixed emotions. On one hand, spring is starting to show the first signs of life and the garden is beginning to sprout. On the other, it’s year-end accounting time, and I’m stuck inside doing my bookkeeping, yikes! Here’s the big lesson, and I’ve learned it the hard way: a little […]
Posted: April 18th, 2017 ˑ No Comments
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When big goals get in the way: smaller goals to the rescue
You probably know that goal setting is a really powerful tool, right? But have you ever set a goal and then gotten scared away? I have. Take this blog as an example. Earlier this year I set myself the goal of writing and sharing more blog posts with our readers. At first, I had great […]
Posted: October 31st, 2016 ˑ No Comments
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Why you need a squad like Amy Schumer
The last couple of weeks have been rough on my self-confidence. You know, those times when it feels like life wants to dump everything on you all at once. Thankfully, I have an amazing squad who’ve helped me stay positive and on track. Being part of an incredible group of trusted and supportive business […]
Posted: September 13th, 2016 ˑ No Comments
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How to give constructive feedback that doesn’t suck.
Good constructive feedback is a powerful way to help others reach their best in the salon and in life. Sadly, most of us are really bad at it and end up offending each other and looking like jerks. It’s a shame because feedback from our peers is one of the best ways we can […]
Posted: August 28th, 2016 ˑ No Comments
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Haven’t Listed Your Salon With Google Yet? Do it now in 10 minutes or less!
Are you old enough to remember the days of the Yellow Pages? That massive brick of yellow paper didn’t just make a great doorstop, it was the main place people looked to find anything. Every business owner had to have an ad in the Yellow Pages. Today, the Yellow Pages are a thing of the […]
Posted: July 11th, 2016 ˑ No Comments
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How clean is your washroom?
I love scoping out new places to eat. So, last week I was excited to meet some friends for dinner at a restaurant I’d really been wanting to try. It was a great night out with close friends and good food. The meal was delicious and I really enjoyed myself — until I went into […]
Posted: June 27th, 2016 ˑ No Comments
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7 surprising ways journaling can fuel your business and improve your life
Most people don’t think of journaling as a powerful business development tool. But it turns out that writing daily is well known and respected as a great way to improve our businesses and our lives. I read a lot of business and personal development books and take particular notice when common ideas start to reappear […]
Posted: June 21st, 2016 ˑ No Comments
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When staff leave who owns the client? Spoiler: the client does.
What’s the best way to handle things when a staff member leaves your salon? I’ve got a bird’s-eye view of the different approaches from working with so many salons through salonMonster. I’ve seen that some can lead to business success and others can be destructive and counter-productive. After talking with a lot of salon owners […]
Posted: June 7th, 2016 ˑ No Comments
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