If you're thinking about going independent but you're unsure of where to begin, we asked the team at CocoLemon to draw on their experiences and share how you can turn ambition into a reality. The takeaway: It is easier to build a future with a solid starting point.
Partnership enables ShearSharers to unlock revenue potential from their existing client base.
The all-in-one app manages all the administrative tasks so independents can focus on their business or take time off.
The companies' CEOs are asking Governor Newsom to consider reopening their salon suites, saying that because of the unique layout and design, salon suites have the ability to meet the health and safety standards much like a dental or medical office facility.
What you decide to do will depend on your area, how COVID-19 affected your business and your own comfort level. For some direction and advice, we looked to salon industry experts and their suggestions for reopening.
Stylist Janel Latessa worried that her clients would be hesitant to return. The opposite has been true. Read about her successful reopening and get some tips for navigating your own return.
Tyler Turner launched a Facebook page to help stylists understand how to apply for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program benefits. It has been a labor of love and has offered invaluable support to self-employed beauty professionals.
Gina Rivera is lobbying lawmakers to include provisions in COVID-19 stimulus plans to help self-employed stylists, manicurists, and other beauty and wellness professionals.
Working with clients may have been taken away from me and many others but I do have the option of working on my business and preparing for when I re-open.
This milestone means 15,000 beauty professionals now call Sola home.
Entrepreneurs need to find solutions to streamline their businesses so they can attend to their clients and their craft.
AB 5 does provide relief for establishment owners that both work as stylists themselves as well as rent booth space.
This Kansas location (Town Center Plaza, 5065 W. 117th St., Leawood, Kansas) represents the 450th overall Sola location, the 447th in the United States, and is the 7th location owned by the same franchise group.
As we approach the weekend and the annual celebration of Moms, everywhere, Sola Salon Studios talks to some of their artist-entrepreneurs and asks them how they balance work life and mom life.
Sola Salon Studios is gearing up for their first 2019 Sola Sessions education and inspirational event.
Erica Keelen doesn't do things by halves. This artist, lady boss, and competition coach is building on the traditional salon model with passion and drive. Here's a peek at her journey.
Gina Rivera founded Phenix Salon Suites which is rapidly approaching 300 national locations with plans for international expansion to China.