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Reading Time: 2 minutesBy Lisa Cochran, Owner, The Studio Salon + Studio R3 Let’s face it, as business owners we go through “storms” in business. As I write this, our friends in the great state of Texas are being hammered with Hurricane Harvey. Twelve years ago we were preparing for our own storm, Hurricane Katrina. We lost our […]
August 26, 2017
Reading Time: 4 minutesIt seems like every day, I hear salon and spa owners complain about how hard it is to get quality candidates to interview for positions inside their businesses. Does it seem like nothing is working? Resumes are barely trickling in and you occasionally have an applicant stop by. If this sounds familiar, keep reading. Guess […]
March 17, 2017
Reading Time: 4 minutesRead this first! You should only consider a second location if: Your business is profitable. Strong operational systems are in place, marking clearly defined expectations, creating consistency and predictability in overall business outcomes. All salon stations and/or treatment rooms should be fully utilized and preferably the salon/spa should be on a split-shifting schedule. In microeconomics, there’s […]
June 6, 2016
Reading Time: 5 minutesRead this first! You should only consider a second location if: Your business is profitable. Strong operational systems are in place, marking clearly defined expectations, creating consistency and predictability in overall business outcomes. All salon stations and/or treatment rooms should be fully utilized and preferably the salon/spa should be on a split-shifting schedule. Minimize Disruption At […]
May 28, 2016
Reading Time: 4 minutes Cosmetology schools are for learning. So, we teach. Historically, we have found that recruiting and hiring from cosmetology schools has always produced some of the most loyal and best stylists that we have on our team today. Now, that’s not to say that we refuse to hire experienced stylists. Some […]
December 16, 2015
Reading Time: 4 minutesDon’t shoot yourself in the foot. Well, it’s that time of year. Thanksgiving’s over and the holiday season is in full swing. Every business, big and small is out there trying to get their share of the holiday sales pie. It’s rumored that some retail businesses pull in upwards of 25% of […]
November 30, 2015
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen professionalism literally goes down the drain. Let’s be honest, we’ve all done it at one point or another. You know, it’s that favor you promised for a friend, or that time when you were in cosmetology school and needed someone to “practice on”. “Kitchen Hair” is the practice of cutting and coloring hair on […]
November 23, 2015
Reading Time: 2 minutesYou can stop stressing now. Use this tool. Have you ever created a business plan? The first time I had to create a business plan was in 2001, when we were moving our salon from its original location on Guadalupe Street to its new home on South Congress Avenue here in Austin, Texas. I was […]
November 16, 2015
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis past weekend I attended the Strategies Team Based Pay Conference in Chicago. It was a rare treat for me because this time, I was able to attend as a participant which allowed me to soak up all the great content created by my Strategies’ colleagues and mentors. While all the presentations had powerful messages, […]
