Strategies and BSG/CosmoProf Announce Education Alliance

Beauty Systems Group (BSG) and Strategies have announced a strategic partnership where Strategies will offer business education and coaching services to BSG's salon owner clients.

The partnership fills a need by offering vital business content to BSG's customer base. Clients will be able to select from Strategies' seminars and webinars at special rates.

"Strategies is the leader in providing business education to the salon and spa industry. This is a powerful alliance that will benefit BSG's customers by helping them build stronger businesses," said Frank Fulco, group vice president, BSG.

Beginning in January, Strategies will offer a 10 percent discount on seminars and webinars to all active BSG and CosmoProf customers.

"We look forward to working with BSG and their customers to ensure that the salon industry is as strong and as vibrant as possible. Salons need top-notch business education to survive and succeed in today's rough economy and to remain competitive, come what may," said Strategies CEO and founder Neil Ducoff.

Beauty Systems Group (BSG) is a network of over 780 CosmoProf stores and over 900 BSG professional sales consultants selling exclusive professional salon brands to licensed beauty professionals. As the largest full-service beauty supplier in the world, BSG combines the strength and expertise of
its large size with the flexibility of its independently managed divisions.

Now covering most of the United States and Canada, Beauty Systems Group represents some of the industry's most important professional salon brands including Aquage, Wella, Sebastian, Nioxin, Paul Mitchell, Matrix, Redken, L'Oréal Professionnel, Goldwell, KMS, Joico, ISO, American Crew, Rusk, OPI
and CND to name a few.

Strategies was founded in 1994 and is the premiere provider of business education and coaching for the salon and spa industry. Seminars include the flagship Incubator, as well as classes for front desk staff and salon/spa managers. A team of coaches throughout the country provide individualized
onsite and phone coaching.

Classes will be promoted through BSG's marketing, and clients will be able to register at www.strategies.com or by calling Strategies at 1.800.417.4848.