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1 month ago | 
salontoday.com | Stacey Soble
For the most successful service providers, education is a career-long process. The strongest salons and spas develop education systems that enhance the skills and confidence of their newest team members while encouraging and supporting the seasoned staff to continually stretch creatively.
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1 month ago | 
salontoday.com | Stacey Soble
Newness—whether that comes in a trendy new service category or an inspired product line—spurs growth, but so can a new management practice. These salons shared the new factors they’ve added to their beauty-based business, as well as how these actions grew sales.
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1 month ago | 
salontoday.com | Stacey Soble
PHILANTHROPYSome salons lead with their hearts, searching their communities for causes for causes where their talent, time and money can bring the most positive change. At the same time, they know the goodwill generated and the connections forged help growth their own businesses.
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1 month ago | 
salontoday.com | Stacey Soble
It’s a service provider’s job to take care of clients, but it’s an owner’s job to take care of the team. Salons and spas that offer rewarding compensation and benefits packages and design transparent career paths retain talent longer, which helps them grow faster.
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1 month ago | 
salontoday.com | Stacey Soble
Although invisible, salon culture is that tangible energy that binds and propels a team, attracts clients and forges a brand. A strong culture is hard to define and even more difficult to build, but when a salon or barbershop masters this task, they are unstoppable.
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1 month ago | 
salontoday.com | Stacey Soble
For a busy salon or spa owner, technology serves as an additional manager, automating systems and processes; communicating to and educating guests; measuring and motivating team members; and marketing to the community for new business. BLORaleigh, NCjustblo.comBryan NunesSQUARE FEET: 4242 TOTAL EMPLOYEES: 22AVERAGE CUT & STYLE: $50BEST-SELLING RETAIL: Redken, Pureology COLOR: Redken TECH SUPPORT: Rosy, Snapsnip “Our most crucial technology tool is SnapSnip which we developed.
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1 month ago | 
salontoday.com | Stacey Soble
A warm welcome, refreshing beverage and a close personal connection with a client can be as important in retaining her loyalty as the precision of the cut or the dimension of the color. Customer service impacts the overall experience, and salons and spa that master it with each and every visit can boost their overall business.
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1 month ago | 
salontoday.com | Stacey Soble
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYGreen-minded salons and spas make strategic decisions that not only better the world around them, but strengthen and grow their own businesses. They also serve as environmental educators, motivating their team members and clients to do the same.
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2 months ago | 
salontoday.com | Stacey Soble
Valentine's Day is always the annual celebration of romance, but what's the secret to a long and happy marriage? Apparently, the state you live in plays a role. The research team from StorageCafe.com recently analyzed key metrics including average marriage duration, percentage of married population and marriage and divorce rates, alongside economic factors like household income and housing affordability to identify which states provide the strongest foundation for lasting relationships.
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2 months ago | 
salontoday.com | Stacey Soble
Josephine’s SalonHouston, TexasJosephinesdayspa.comOwner: Vivian YehSalon Style: Chic, Inviting, PoshSquare Footage: 1371Stations: 9Equipment: Takara BelmontFurniture: Eurisko DesignTotal Design Investment: $224,000Retail Lines: AvedaColor Lines: AvedaDesign By: Dr. Leon AlexanderArchitect: Siu Hong CheungPhotographer: Madelyn Alexander“The salon exudes a sense of harmony between natural elegance, functionality and a deep connection to the community.
