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Strategies’ flagship program
Incubator: salon and spa business education
Salon & spa business training for owners.
Step back from the day-to-day and work on the company you’re building. Get into your numbers, strengthen your team and put a plan behind your next stage of growth.
For salon, spa and medspa owners, future owners and their leadership teams.
Work through the numbers.
Make a plan for your company.
Make time for your business
Find your Incubator.
Choose the dates that work for you. Each session has its own schedule, format and registration details.
Upcoming Incubator
Starts 8:00am EDT
In person · Venue to be announced
Strategies Incubator: Salon & Spa Business Training (Canada)
Upcoming Incubator
Starts 8:00am EDT
In person · Venue to be announced
Strategies Incubator: Salon & Spa Business Training
What is Incubator?
The foundation behind a stronger beauty business.
There’s a lot to figure out as an owner. How much can you afford to pay? Is your pricing working? Why is everyone busy, but cash still feels tight? How do you get the whole team working toward the same goals?
Incubator brings those conversations together. Strategies’ foundational business program connects leadership, cash-flow planning, pricing, team communication and client retention to the decisions you make every day.
You’ll work with the systems behind four business outcomes: profitability, productivity, customer loyalty and staff retention. Each part of the curriculum builds toward an implementation plan for your company.
Inside the Incubator curriculum.
The numbers, people and systems behind a stronger salon or spa—brought together in a practical plan for your business.
Know your numbers
Build a working Cash Flow Plan and understand what your business needs to earn.
- Payroll, overhead and profit benchmarks
- Cost per hour and service pricing, including how to communicate price changes
- Productivity and financial decisions grounded in your actual numbers
Strengthen your team
Connect leadership and communication with a consistent client experience.
- Scoreboards, daily huddles and team accountability
- Client retention and the Happiness System: consultation, pre-booking and retail
- Skill certification and shared service standards
Plan your next steps
Turn the work you do in Incubator into an implementation roadmap for your company.
- An introduction to the Team-Based Business Model
- Team rewards, employee growth and company culture
- A plan that connects your finances, team and everyday operations
Olliv Command Center
The numbers.
The plan.
One place to work.
Olliv Command Center brings your daily numbers, Cash-Flow Plan and team performance into one workspace. Connect the business systems you learn at Incubator with the decisions you make back at work.
- A working Cash Flow Plan
- Plan for payroll, operating expenses, owner pay and profit. Learn how to use the plan when decisions come up.
- Scoreboard & Critical Numbers
- See how sales, productivity and client habits are tracking against your goals. Use the numbers to focus your team’s daily huddles.
- An implementation roadmap
- Identify priorities, put the work in order and plan how you’ll introduce it to your team.
See the Cash-Flow Plan
See your selected Incubator session for the materials and software access included with registration.
In the words of Incubator attendees
“Honestly, I've never experienced anything like this and it exceeded all of my expectations. It was fantastic. Enough humor to balance the enormous amount of information. Extremely grateful!”
luxe & luna boutique spa · Nashville, TN
Maven Salon · Clinton, CT
“Incubator was incredible, thank you! I learned so much to grow as a leader. The delivery was wonderful, and all the coaches were very responsive and helpful.”
Who should attend
Incubator?
Opening your first location? Working through the challenges of an established company? Incubator starts with the business fundamentals and connects them to the work of running a salon, spa or medspa.
Managers and key team members can benefit from learning the same systems alongside the owner. Check the selected session for attendee options.
New to Strategies? This is a starting point for learning our approach. If you’re not sure it’s the right fit, talk with our team.
Let’s talk about your business.
Have a question about Incubator, bringing your team or where to start? We’ll help you work out the next step.
Questions? Contact Strategies or call 800.417.4848.
Questions about Incubator
What is Strategies Incubator?
Incubator is Strategies’ foundational business training program for salon, spa and medspa owners. It connects cash-flow planning, leadership, service pricing, team communication and client retention, with an implementation roadmap for your company.
Is Incubator useful if I already own an established salon or spa?
Yes. The curriculum starts with business fundamentals, but the questions apply to established companies too: payroll, cash flow, productivity, service consistency and team accountability. Owners can use the program to examine how their current systems work together.
Can my manager or leadership team attend?
Managers and key team members can learn the same planning and communication systems alongside the owner. Check your selected session for attendee options and pricing, or ask our team about attending together.
What will I work on during Incubator?
The curriculum covers a working Cash Flow Plan, Scoreboards and team huddles, cost per hour and service pricing, client retention, and an implementation roadmap. These tools connect your company’s financial plan with the work your team does each day.
How does Incubator relate to Team-Based Pay?
Incubator introduces the Team-Based Business Model as part of a broader business curriculum. You can explore that approach while working on cash flow, leadership, pricing and service systems. Learn how Team-Based Pay works, and talk with Strategies about your current compensation model before choosing a session.
How should I prepare?
Come with the business questions you want to work through. Financial planning is part of the curriculum; follow your session’s preparation instructions for which reports, business information or equipment to bring. Contact our team if you need help preparing.
Is Incubator online or in person, and what does registration include?
Format, schedule, educators, venue, ticket options, materials and software access belong to the individual session. Review its details and registration information before booking; the program overview does not replace those terms.
What comes after Incubator?
Use your roadmap to put the systems into practice with your team. For ongoing support, explore Strategies coaching memberships or further business education.