Category Archives: Hair Salon

Apr 08 NO comments
Hair Salon

How Hair Salons Make the Big Bucks

Beauty Bar
his article is for anyone who owns or wants to own a successful hair salon.

Hair salons have been around forever. They are mostly recession-proof because women will continue to get their hair done, even when they do not have a lot of money. It’s a small luxury they will not give up. Every great hair salon understands that the patron wants to be pampered. They want to feel special. Any amenity you can add to help them feel special without too high a price will make your salon overbooked.

Here are the crucial areas:
Phones and Reception: Have someone who is always happy and makes the patrons feel good. They cannot be easily frustrated or moody. They have to make everyone feel welcome and not ignore some clients while they chat and fool around. Get the whole story »

Feb 15 NO comments
Business Plan, Hair Salon, Ideas, Loans, finance

Producing A Successful And Complete Salon Business Plan

SALONThe popularity of the salon business continues to grow year after year, and more and more entrepreneurs are jumping into this exciting world.

There are many ways to run a successful salon, and many different types of salons to run, but the key to making any salon business work is a detailed and complete salon business plan.

==Detail Exactly What Type Of Salon You Propose To Run==

It goes without saying that the salon business plan should lay out in detail exactly what type of salon you propose to run. There are many types of salons, from hair salons to nail salons to day spas and beauty retreats.

Some salon owners focus on just one type of salon, while others offer a variety of related services to their clientele.

==Detail Your Financial Information==

A good salon business plan will contain detailed financial information on the proposed business to be opened, if it is a new business.

In the case of an existing business, it is important that the salon business plan contain information on the current financial health of the business.

==Attracting Financing And Potential Investors==

A business plan has many uses to the entrepreneur, but one of the most important of all is in attracting financing and potential investors in the fledgling business.

After all, no responsible investor will want to part with his or her hard earned money unless he or she is certain the business has a shot at succeeding.

==The Business Plan Is The First Thing Investors Will Want To Look At==

It is important that your salon business plan be professionally prepared, and that it be a good reflection on you and your business.

After all, the business plan will be the first thing any potential lender will look at. It is important that it put your business in the best possible light.

==Legal And Tax Planning Considerations== Get the whole story »

Jan 30 NO comments
Hair Salon, Ideas, Set Up

7 Steps To Salon Retail Heaven

Eden beauty salon />Over 90% of all hair products bought in the UK are bought over the counter on the high street, with Tesco recently being voted “Best haircare retailer” in the “Hair magazine awards 2007″ meaning most salons are losing out on a MASSIVE amount of extra revenue. In other countries like Australia, for example, the vast majority of hair products are actually bought in-salon due to stylist and client education and stylists being seen as the hair care experts that they are. In the UK, however, while a client will trust you with their cut and colour, their preferred expert in home care products is still the high street retailer and chemist. This is like hiring a personal trainer to help you lose weight and then ignoring the nutritional advice they give and simply buying what you deem “healthy” from the supermarket.

So why is this? The 2 most common reasons given for not trying to retail are:

1: We’re hairdressers, not sales people.

2: My clients don’t want to feel pressured.

These are not reasons, they’re excuses and here’s why:

1: You ARE sales people. Every day you sell your skills and knowledge to your clients and prospective clients and this is why they trust you, because you know what you’re doing. YOU are the trained expert and part of your job is to know what the client should be using on their hair.

2: If it’s done properly, it’s not hard sell it’s heart sell. If you think your client should have a few inches cut off and some highlights put in, would you say to them “I want to chop a couple of inches off and give you some highlights”? No, it’s too abrupt and would probably scare your client away. But if you said, “I really think that we should take a little length around here, bring it in around your face, which would really compliment your face shape, and add a few highlights to give your overall colour some definition”. Don’t you think that sounds much more appealing? Give your client a reason for wanting what you suggest and they will want it. The same rule applies to retail products. Listed below are 7 steps than any salon can take to see positive change in their retail sales and an increase in extra revenue. Get the whole story »

Sep 07 NO comments
Hair Salon, Ideas, Investors, finance

10 Steps to Making That Change Happen

ready to go to the hair salon! :( Hair Salon Management can always bebroken down into easy chunks. So ifyou’re salon management team wants the best way of how to run a hair salon,then by following these hair salon owners tips it will ensure that you can shout “more clients in my salon” and have a successfully run salon business.

Put into action these steps and you will see results¡­ I promise!

Step One

Think about the result you want from your change. Get your Salon Management team together and really think it thru. If you’re a salon owner then get some stylists together and talk it over with
them. Sounds obvious but all the of the jigsaw needs to make sense if you are to get the team commitment and corporation. But no need for you to explain your reasons for changing.

Step Two

You have to change your approach or behaviour in order to change the behaviour in others CONSISTENTLY! For example if you want all clients to have a consultation before their hair is
washed then you¡­ have to do it each and every time or it will be death to that idea. If you want more clients in my salon then Remember its your hair salon business so you have to change¡­.right!

Step Three

Get your salon management team to give Loads of praise when you catch them doing it right. Stop catching them doing it wrong. Why does salon management , salon owners focus on the negatives. Reinforce good behaviour by plenty of back patting.

Step Four

Hair salon business runs better when systems are in place so run small regular meetings or one to ones telling them the importance of the new system or change you want. If you have loads of part-timers or shifts then run your meetings in shifts. Otherwise it will take forever to get everyone together.

Step Five

Get your salon management team to Train, Train, Train and train to ensure that all know how to do what and when. Wishing alone is not enough you must train it. (Sorry I know this is going to be a blow to you but “Fairies are not real” just because you wish it ant gonn’a change a thing) make sure they
have the knowledge, understand the benefits for the client and the hair salon business. Get the whole story »

Aug 07 NO comments
Competition, Entrepreneur, Hair Salon, Ideas, Investors, Loans, Uncategorized, finance

Start-up Guide to Hair Salon Furniture

Hair salon furniture is one of the major expense when starting a hair salon business. This is critical in giving a pleasant experience to the customers of your salon. Hair salon furniture includes styling chairs, shampoo chairs, facial steamers, massage table and other items such as rolling carts and cabinets. The furniture can be selected in accordance to interior look of the salon. The salon furniture should be selected to attract customers since properly chosen furniture will give a touch of professionalism to the salon.

Hair Styling Stations
Can be available as single station or space saving setup which can accommodate two, three or even four stylists. Hair styling stations could consist of extension drawers, glass retail shelves, fluorescent lights, coordinating mirrors, and storage cabinet. It may have power strips, holder for curling irons, blow dryer and clipper pockets.

Shampoo Chairs
Used for shampooing hair with a specially designed head rest. A comfortably designed one should be selected for a more positive experience by your customers.

Massage Tables
Used for massaging face as well as head. Head massage is also critical in hair treatment as it increases the blood circulation. It should however be done by trained massage therapist.

Reception Desk
Is also an important piece of furniture that may bring a distinctive appeal to your hair salon. The reception desk is the initial furniture that the customer sees when entering the hair salon Thus, it must let the customer feel the success and excellent grade of services provided by the salon. Get the whole story »

Jul 03 NO comments
Hair Salon, Investors, Loans, finance

Tips on Buying a Hair Salon – Hair Salon for Sale?

hair salonHair & beauty salons are businesses that are in a very high demand market. However there is a lot of competition in this industry.

If you learn how to set your business up right then competition will not be a problem for you.

Here are a few things to consider before starting your search:

1. Start Date

2. Income Goal

3. Start Up Capital

4. Franchise or Existing:

5. Location

6. Time Commitment

Start Date:

When do you plan to actually start your business? Many people think that they first have to find out all of the details first so that they can plan the start date around everything else. Well that may take a little longer by doing it that way. Do it like the pros do. Establish a date that is realistic in your mind, for example: I will start in 3 months on August 1st, 2008. Now that you have established a date then everything else will revolve around that date. Know your start date & write it down.

Income Goal:

How much do you want to make monthly or annually? This is a very important question to ask yourself because it will help match you up with the right business opportunity. It doesn’t matter if you don’t know how much you can make with a hair salon, beauty shop or any other type of business. Know how much you want to make & write it down.

Start Up Capital:

How much money do you have to start your business venture? It’s okay if you don’t have any idea of how much it may cost to start a business as long as you are able to find money when you need it. Most successful businessmen rarely ever start a business with their own money even if they have it sitting in their bank accounts. They use other people’s money like banks & credit unions.

Franchise or Existing:

Franchises are the best way to go because they have a good system in place that has been proven for years. Systems don’t fail, people do. The franchise will train you on everything that you will need to know about this business to become very successful. They cover every area that will need to be covered. However the start up costs is very high. Most franchises start from $250,000 & they may require you to have $100,000 liquid cash on hand before even looking at you. The $100,000 is for you to survive on during the first 6 months (the hardest time). That’s the main reason that the franchise model works so well.

If you are looking at an existing business then find out exactly why they are selling, for example: If they are selling due to illness or retirement then that’s okay but if they are selling due to lack of success then be very careful. Most businesses fail due to poor management skills.

Location:

This is very important because if you don’t have a good location then you may not get enough business. The thing about high traffic locations is that they generally cost more to get. You may make more money in a high traffic area but you will end up having a higher overhead than a low traffic area. Get the whole story »

Jul 01 NO comments
Business Plan, Hair Salon, Ideas, Investors, Set Up, Spa, finance

Why Marketing And Adverting Your Salon Should Be The Last Thing You Do

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Why marketing and advertising your salon should be the last thing you do.

Do you want to know why marketing your salon or spa is the last thing you should be doing right now??

And the reason is very obvious.

In fact, I’m going to fly straight into the face of all those ‘experts’ out there and tell you that until you do one very important thing, you can forget about marketing totally!

Marketing will be no good for you. Actually marketing could make your journey to bankruptcy a heck of a lot quicker! And that’s not the reason you’re in business, is it?

There is one thing you need to do before you do anything else, and you need to do it right now!
How do I know? Well I’ve owned, run and managed salon chains for 24 years. I’ve employed thousands of staff in that time, and I’ve gone from turning-over $16 a day to turning over many, many millions of dollars a year! And I’m not telling you that to impress you, but to justify the success in what I’m about to tell you.

And it’s this … it’s the one thing that almost all the wildly successful salon owners do… and that is… stop deluding yourself.

That’s it. Stop deluding yourself! You see, the reason why more clients aren’t coming to you in the first place is because you are not that special. You offer only average ‘perceived’ value for money. And there is nothing compelling about your business that makes your existing clients want to recommend you to their family, friends and work colleagues. Get the whole story »

Jun 15 NO comments
Hair Salon, Investors, Loans, Nail Salon

Starting a Beauty Salon Business

modelsThere are some business opportunities that will almost always make money for a shrewd operator and on of these businesses based on my personal experience is a well run beauty salon.

This business lives or dies by the quality of people who work in the salon and the national chains have very little advantage over somebody who wants to start a salon by themselves. The reason for this is that the cost of the actual products used in the beauty treatments is minimal and therefore they do not benefit greatly from their buying power.

The main cost of running a beauty salon includes rent, rates and labour and therefore you can compete with the big boys on an equal footing. Recently I have been writing blogs and articles about the types of businesses to avoid! This is not one of them.

There are many different types of course one can attend to learn about the beauty trade and some are very good. Without learning some new skills and educating yourself prior to opening you might as well not bother. It probably is a good idea to work in a busy salon first so that you learn the ropes before starting your own.

Most people starting for the first time will not have any established clients and will therefore be relying purely on passing trade. This is why it is absolutely essential to get a location that has a lot of foot-trade and decent parking nearby. Get the whole story »

Jun 15 NO comments
Entrepreneur, Hair Salon, Investors, Loans, Set Up, Spa

Are You Ready To Start You Own Business?

BIODAD!Deciding to give up your day job in order to open your own business is an exciting and rewarding time but can also be full of challenges. The success of your new business venture will depends partially on your attitude and skills as well as obtaining the correct finance.

Every year thousands of people decide to set up their own business. However out of all the people who take the risk 20% of these new businesses fail within their first year and 50% of them fail within their 3rd year. This is why being prepared is so important. You need to be completely ready to open your own business before taking any steps to make your dream a reality. If you’re not prepared you could end up failing.

In order for your business to become a success it is important that you have researched thoroughly into the area that you are hoping to set up your own business in. For a start off it is highly important that you have a good idea to pursue. You should think about whether the product or service you are trying to sell is new or is there a gap in the market for it? Is your new business venture linked to the business that you are already working in? Are you interested in this new business venture? Is it hobby? The more you know about your intended business the better chance you have of making it a success.

As well as knowing all there is to know about the business that you are hoping to go into it is also very important to ensure you have looked into your target market, you need to ensure that there is a sufficient market for your business idea. The way in which you should do this is by identifying your customers and answering questions such as does your business satisfy a need? What competition will you face? Is your product or service safe for public use? Get the whole story »

Jun 15 NO comments
Entrepreneur, Hair Salon, Investors, Loans, Nail Salon, Set Up, Spa

The Truth That Separates The Rich And The Poor

rich bitchHave you ever wonder or asked yourself why the rich is getting richer and the majority of the people, struggles to make a living ? I used to ask and complain about these facts.

If you share the same views, you probably would have been hoping and wishing that your company is going to pay you big bonuses or increase your pay. Now, If you are still having these views, Ask yourself, are you being controlled by the environment? Are you limiting yourself against what your value is truly worth? You see, you are “hoping” and “wishing” for things that you have no control over. What if the “hope” didn’t arrive? Yes, you still get your paycheck, but then again, your WEALTH remains the same! Even if the bonuses did arrive, say, $10,000 of extra cash into your pay cheque, you will only be $9,987 richer after a year of hardwork! How are you going to live like the rich?

Majority of the people in this world plays on the safe side. They live and work each day as it goes by. For them as long as they receive a pay cheque, they will be satisfied. For them, being rich and wealthy is only a dream.

The rich however, think on a different mentality. The difference between them is “taking action”. Look at the legendary Les Brown, he was not born rich. He has nothing to propel him to the man he is today! What makes him so successful today? Its about taking action! Its about grabbing every opportunity he finds. Other examples of rich successful people are Warren Buffett, Richard Branson and even Roman Abramovich. Its about taking action.

Alot would argue that they were lucky to find an opportunity and the same would not happen everyday. This is just an excuse made by people to console themselves why they are not rich and wealthy. It is just a way they “cheat” themselves to see things just to make themselves feel better in order to accept the fact that they are not rich. Get the whole story »

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