Business
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The grey Areas of Merchant Accounts
As a chair renting stylist myself I understand the many pitfalls of being a business owner. At the top of the list for me is my merchant provider. I have had several run-ins with agreements I had apparently made without ever having signed a contract. As many of you may know, within your Terms […]
Posted: October 17th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Monday mornings with Marion
Every Monday morning when I check my email there’s an email from Marion Shaw, the owner of Busy Bus Publications. I always look forward to seeing what business tip she has for me this week. They’re such a positive way to start the week and give me something that I can take action on starting […]
Posted: September 16th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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24 hour hair
I came across an article in Look Magazine recently about the first salon in the UK to open 24 hours. One of London’s top salons, Neil Cornelius’ 1st Floor Salon, started opening for 24hrs every Thursday after popular demand for after-hours appointments. I can really see the draw of this in larger cities where there is […]
Posted: September 9th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Haircut Icon
I stumbled across this great haircut icon and beauty salon icon the other day and thought I’d share them with you guys. I figured if they was useful for me it might be useful for others. Haircut, designed by Roger Cook and Don Shanosky in 1974. Public domain. Beauty Salon, designed by Roger Cook and […]
Posted: July 27th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Paul Mitchell’s John Paul DeJoria: From Homeless to Billionaire
I came across an interesting Executive Street article this week about John Paul DeJoria one of the co-founders and CEO of John Paul Mitchell Systems. I never realized quite what a rags to riches story he had and thought it was such a great inspiration and a great example of how you don’t need a […]
Posted: July 1st, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Customer interaction lessons from the Apple store
I stopped by the local Apple store recently to pick up a new laptop and was blown away by the way they manage client handoffs between their customer service representatives. It reminded me how poorly this is handled at so many salons and made me think we could learn some lessons from them. Whenever it […]
Posted: June 10th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Captains of Industry
One of our favorite businesses of late here at salonMonster is a shop based out of Melbourne, Australia called Captains of Industry, Gentleman’s Outfitter and Cafe. According to their Website, this super cool shop offers “Breakfast, Lunch, Snacks, Beverages and Comestibles, Bespoke Footwear and Leather Accessories, Traditional Haircuts, Made to Measure Menswear & Mens […]
Posted: June 7th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Online Education
As more and more salons continue to harness the power of the Internet to promote their business’, schedule appointments and even announce upcoming events via Facebook and Twitter, it seems only fitting that education become available online as well. This idea is definitely not brand new to the beauty industry but the remarkable improvements in […]
Posted: April 28th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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Tools we use A LOT: Google Alerts
Most people I speak to have never heard of Google’s alert service, but it’s a really fantastic tool to help stay on top on the news, business activity in your markets and more. This simple but powerful free service sends you updates directly to your email whenever google finds new content or news items that […]
Posted: December 22nd, 2010 ˑ No Comments
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Tabatha returns to Bravo tonight
Love her or hate her, Tabatha Coffey is back on your tvs tonight with the season 3 premiere of Tabatha’s Salon Takeover. With her no holds barred style of salon makeovers she certainly doesn’t mince her words, this woman means business. Any merits aside the show has been a huge success for Bravo and makes […]
Posted: December 6th, 2010 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Business, Hair, Salon Design, TV