Category: Management

Learning to Laugh at Your Business Blunders

One of the biggest things that I have spoken about with regard to the renovations is a need to have a sense of humour. There are so many horror stories […]

The One Thing Every Salon Owner Needs to Remember!

As a salon owner you become many things to many people. You end up not only running a business but wearing multiple hats: “the boss”, “the mediator” “the confidant” and […]

How to create excitement for you, your staff and your clients…

I was driving into Dublin city a few days ago I couldn’t help but notice a huge image of Madonna on the back of a bus. I thought to myself […]

How To Avoid The 'New Client Trap!'

You need more turnover, so you need more clients … Right? NOT NECESSARILY! Chasing new business could be a trap … a trap I call THE NEW CLIENT TRAP! It’s […]

How to lose £1200 a week without even realising!

Here’s another article that shows you how important your computer can be in your battle to run a profitable salon. Did you know that very few salon owners create their […]

Do You Dread The Words … "Am I Getting a Pay Rise?

Many years ago … a few months after I introduced a computer system into my salon and started measuring my business properly I realised I had a team member who […]

How To Put Your Prices Up Without Causing A Riot!

In my last post we talked about the need to put our prices up to pay for promotions, rather than risk taking the cost of them from our profit margin […]

How The Threat of Staff Tribunals Saved My Salon…

Sometimes we get shaken in our business and that is what motivates us to move forward. If I am perfectly honest I was shaken. A few years ago, I found […]

Find Out Why Locking Your Staff in a Car for 8 Hours Together Might Do Wonders For Your Business!!!

You can imagine my delight about 5 weeks ago when I was told I’d be working some Sundays with Sue at the marketing seminars. Of course, I accepted but part […]