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What it Really Takes to Live Best Practices
Imagine if everything about your salon/spa was a reflection of “best practices.” In this blog post, we'll give you some important strategies to not only implement best practices, but to live them every day in your salon/spa. Read More
What Creates or Kills Salon/Spa Profit
I’m passionate about the work we do at Strategies, but passion doesn’t pay the bills.Just like your company, my company needs to be profitable. It... Read More
How to Make “What If We Went For It” Happen
Are you always thinking about ways to improve your salon/spa? In this blog post, we give you a five-point hit list to eliminate the big road blocks and begin checking items off your “what if” checklist. Read More
Turning Salon/Spa Net Profit into Cash
If you’re not working hard to create Profit and turn it into CASH – you’re cruisin' for a business bruisin'. Here are four rock-solid strategies to not only create Profit — but to turn that Profit in CASH. Read More
10 Secrets to Managing Salon & Spa Success
Hooray! You're seeing some successes and feeling good about your business. Now what? Here are 10 secrets to managing and assuring long-term success in your salon, spa or medspa. Read More
The Wacky World of Salon/Spa Employee Pay Expectations
As all salon/spa owners know, managing employees is an ongoing and challenging responsibility. In this blog post, we break down how to navigate the wacky world of employee pay expectations. Read More
Salon & Spa Critical Numbers: It’s About Incremental Gains
You’re either working on improving your critical numbers, making your Balance Sheet look healthier, and creating more net profit on your Profit and Loss Statement or accepting status quo. Read More
When You Want It Bad Enough
It doesn't matter if it's growing your own salon/spa business or achieving a once unthinkable goal, when you want it bad enough, the path reveals itself. Read More
When Salon & Spa Employees Choose to Leave
When service providers decide to quit a salon/spa, it is anything but, "Go gently into that good night."All too often, the process plays out... Read More
How to Control Your Time Bandits
As a salon or spa owner, you work hard all day on a bunch of stuff. There are emails, phone calls, tasks, interruptions – and the fires that would burn out of control had you hesitate to step in. Read More
The Super Duo: Salon & Spa Systems and Culture
What’s the difference between a salon/spa that operates like a well-oiled machine and is able to implement major change and those that struggle? The answer comes down to a company’s ability to dial in the super duo of systems and culture. Read More