Get Your Copy: The Temporary Salon Closure Checklist

The UK’s lockdown in late March forced salons and spas nationwide to close. And while you’ve likely taken care of the essentials such as unplugging all non-essential electric and electronic equipment, turning off heat controls and necessary plumbing, removed valuables from your salon, setting alarms and timed security lights, the immediate business administration of your … Continued

Phorest Salon Software Proud To Support The Hair & Beauty Charity

Further showing its passion for supporting the environment, local communities and the industry, Phorest Salon Software is now proud to announce its support of the Hair and Beauty Charity.

Is There Equality Among Men And Women In The Salon Industry?

International Women’s Day falls this Sunday 8th March, and with the salon industry being one of the only industries more strongly dominated by women than men, Phorest Salon Software wanted to dig deeper into industry data to see if women really are dominating.

The Client Is Paramount: Salon Owners Summit Speakers Who Have Emphasised This

At this year’s Salon Owners Summit, I spoke about how technology has advanced business in ways we could only have ever imagined. Who would have thought, ten years ago, that one of the busiest times of the day for your salon to take bookings would be after 9:00 pm, without you having to even speak … Continued

Online, On-Demand & On-The-Go Training With Phorest Academy

As a business owner, moving to a new salon software provider can be an exciting time. You want to see your business grow, and are confident that making the switch is another stepping stone towards reaching your goals. More than just a software company, Phorest Salon Software is, and has always also been a caring … Continued

How To Set Your Salon’s 2020 Vision With A Simple Framework

When attending a full-day conference, sitting down to listen to talks all day can quickly become exhausting mentally (and uncomfortable, physically). To stimulate blood flow and creative juices, the Salon Owners Summit introduced workshop rotations about three years ago. Unsurprisingly, they’ve gone from strength to strength ever since, and attendees get to leave with actionable … Continued

Salon Owners Summit 2020: Success Stories & Industry Trends

The Salon Owners Summit wouldn’t be Europe’s most prestigious industry event without a speaker lineup featuring some of the greatest minds in the world in business, customer service, marketing and management. Naturally, heavyweights don’t get their reputation out of thin air. They get it from tirelessly showing up with good work and valuable contributions. And … Continued

Thinking Differently: Your 2020 Blueprint For Salon Growth

Falling into the Millennial generation myself, I was quite surprised to hear Stefanie Fox Jackson, speaker at the Salon Owners Summit 2020, mention the Internet saw the light of day in 1991. Quick maths that was nearly three decades ago — pram days for me. Then there was Google in the year of 1998. It’s … Continued

Phorest FM, The Salon Owners Podcast: The Best Of 2019

For a couple of years now, December also means Spotify users, artists and podcasters get their “Spotify Wrapped” or year in review. This year on Phorest FM, we produced over 1.3K minutes of conversations over the course of 46 episodes and saw the biggest fan base originate from the United Kingdom and the Unites States. Based … Continued