The Strategies Blog.

Business advice for salon, spa and medspa owners. Profit, leadership, Team-Based Pay and the work of running your company.

How to Adjust to Increases in Minimum Wage

Wondering how you'll afford the new minimum wage laws? Well, like any other mandated increase in the cost of doing business, you figure it out. In this blog post, we'll share how to make the new minimum wage rates fit your business salon/spa.

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Rethinking Salon & Spa Client Loyalty

The days of rebuilding your salon/spa over and over again because of turnover and watching “your clients and cash flow” relocate down the street can become a thing of the past...if you start creating client loyalty to the salon/spa and not just the service provider. Here are 6 tips to get you started.

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How to Become a “Hands-Off” Salon/Spa Leader

Would you be able to continue to take a paycheck if you couldn't work in your own salon or spa? In this blog post, we share six tips on how to make your business sustainable as a “hands-off” leader...and it all starts with empowerment.

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A Crash Course on Salon & Spa Owner Pay

How should you pay yourself as a salon/spa owner? In this blog post, we'll give you some recommendations, and why you need to think about the bigger picture of business ownership and growth when it comes to your paycheck.

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The Massive Flaw in How Salon/Spas Set Critical Numbers

If you’re like most salons/spas, you set critical number expectations based on an individual’s level of experience and performance. In this blog post, we'll help you determine if your critical number expectations are actually set up to salon/spa must achieve to grow.

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