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Business today is tough, as it’s always been. We used to think we were in a recession-proof business, but after the past recession we realized we might be recession-resistant but we are not recession-proof. The reality for us as ...

Business today is tough, as it’s always been. We used to think we were in a recession-proof business, but after the past recession we realized we might be recession-resistant but we are not recession-proof. The reality for us as ...

At a special, invitation-only gathering of top salon owners at America’s Beauty Show on March 22, five Salon Today 200 honorees shared their best business practices. At the special event sponsored by Groupon, Candy Shaw, owner of Jamison ...

Three days, two educators, a few dozen salon owners and scorecards full of telling numbers all merged for Wella’s launch of Servilles Business Education at the Wella Studio LA in late February.On the first day, Serville’s Paul ...
Look through the job ads and you’ll see time and again employers looking for people who are self-starters, that happy face who can work on their own initiative without having to be constantly told what to do. Self-starters are ...

Count Chicago in on the ever-growing action with StyleSeat, an online marketplace for booking beauty and wellness services. The platform added the Midwest hub to its list of more than 15,000 cities across the U.S. who use it. "We are ...

There are a lot of factors at play when considering if you want to open and run your own salon; being the most talented stylist on your team doesn't necessarily equate to business savvy, according to Sam Villa, founding partner of Sam Villa ...

Novvo, of Toronto, ON, Canada and Etopa based in Baton Rouge, LA, U.S.A have officially merged after years of collaboration and teamwork. Known from this point on as Novvo Etopa, the company will be based out of both Canada and the United ...
Mindbody launches Mindbody Reach, an automated marketing program designed to improve client retention for health, wellness and beauty businesses.
Meet all 50 STAMP--SALON TODAY Annual Marketing Program--winners for 2014!
Just after Bryan Nunes captures the NAHA MBA award at Cosmoprof in Vegas, he heads home to Raleigh, North Carolina to debut Blo’s game-changing new website.
Rsession's Frank Rizzieri offers fellow salon owners useful tips for retailing tools to their clientele.
Start planning now to engage your salon team and build a successful holiday campaign.
At the Industry Vision Summit at Club Intrigue in Atlanta moderated by MODERN SALON's Steve Reiss, L'Oreal's Pat Parenty, Keune's Andrew Biazsis, KAO USA's Trevor Attenborough and Wella's Salvatore Mauceri discuss current industry challenges and future opportunities.
Benny Dohrmann, CEO Space International Founder, shares his insights from years spent working with entrepreneurs with Salon Today. Here are eight essential tips for shaping a good idea into a great salon business.
SALONS OF THE YEAR, SALON TODAY’s renowned competition for salon and spa design is in its final judging stages for 2014. We are proud to announce this year’s 20 SALONS OF DISTINCTION, the finalists who will all be honored in the commemorative June 2014 issue, and who now proceed to the final round of judging.

So you want to become a platform educator? No, you do not.
The first thing you should do after cosmetology school or even a bit before is sketch out your financial plan of action. Your success and financial security will require that you establish a solid learning foundation for your personal, professional and financial development. FIRST CHAIR asked President and Founder of Hairdresser Career Development Systems Jon Gonzales how a newly graduated salon professional can establish a solid start on his or her path to financial security.