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Salon Business – What’s Happening To Our Industry?
Haven’t many of us worked so hard to make our industry more professional, higher status and a profession to be proud of? Listening to a salon owner this week talking of his experiences in a interviewing potential new team member, it makes you wonder where we are going wrong. With a great […]
Posted: May 21st, 2012 ˑ No Comments
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No blog post today in support of the PIPA/SOPA protests
We have decided not to post a blog today in support of the protests agains the Protect-IP (PIPA) and SOPA protests. Instead, we ask that you watch this video about the risk that these acts pose to the internet.
Posted: January 19th, 2012 ˑ No Comments
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Qualifications and Insurance
With many States and Provinces de-regulating the salon industry, a very scary scenario is emerging. There are many “self made” stylists out there trying to find jobs, and what is more scary is the fact that many salons are hiring them – with no license and no certificate of qualification from either their association […]
Posted: November 28th, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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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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TSA Hair Pat-downs
I’m about a month late on this one, but the New York Times has an interesting article about TSA hair pat downs in US airports. It sounds like there have been a couple of instances recently where TSA agents have singled out travellers with naturally large hair for special hair pat-downs even though they did […]
Posted: September 23rd, 2011 ˑ No Comments
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French salons go quiet to protest music rate hikes
Hair salons in France were eerily quiet today as salons shut off their sound systems in protest against the doubling of the licensing fees required to play music in their establishments. Salons, shops, cafes and even car parks have to pay a levy to play music on their premises. The tax is in the range […]
Posted: December 7th, 2010 ˑ No Comments
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Brazilian Blowout fights back
Brazilian Blowout has initiated legal proceedings against the Oregon department of consumer and business services in regard to their inaccurate testing of formaldehyde levels. Apparently the tests used by the occupational safety and health division failed to distinguish between formaldehyde and methylene glycol, bundling both chemicals together. http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Brazilian-Blowout-Formally-Initiates-Legal-Proceedings-Against-Oregon-OSHA-1349816.htm Additional testing by OSHA has also shown […]
Posted: November 15th, 2010 ˑ No Comments
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No music for you
The copyright battle is moving its from the computer to the salon in London as government agencies start to crack down on salons who don’t have music licenses to play copyrighted music in their salons. A London high court justice has barred Doreen Ellis, owner of Studio 44 salon, in Church Road, Northolt from playing […]
Posted: October 20th, 2010 ˑ No Comments
Filled under: Legal, Music