Last year at Hair Biz Forum during an interview I mentioned that my businesses, Chumba Concept Salon, are endevouring to go ‘paperless’. In reply to several enquiring emails that I’ve kindly received since I thought I’d share the why’s and how’s of our Paperless project. Why go Paperless? There’s lots of reasons to banish paper [...]

Make no doubt about it; there is money to be made from running multiple salons. You just need to do it right.
How do I know?

I don’t mean to startle you, but I think you should know some of your salon product is falling victim to the five finger discount. I’m no fear monger – I don’t parade down Main Street on the weekend wearing a sandwich board proclaiming, “The End of the World is Nigh”, or worse still, “Fluro is sooooo Making a Comeback”. I’m just telling it to you straight. If you don’t have strict stock management systems in place, you’re losing money on product – guaranteed!

The ultimate in salon makeovers! Get your salon business truly sorted with the industry’s leading Salon Policy and Procedures Manual.

Every Hair Salon or Spa owner has had the challenge of communicating to staff members their roles and responsibilities clearly to them. For most of us we hope and pray that our staff know what we expect from them – isn’t that silly?

Who Cares About The Environment?
I do, but who’s with me?
Hairdressing salons are not known for being Green. Our energy consumption is high, to say the least. When you think about air-conditioning in summer, heating in winter, hairdryers going all day, lighting, towel washing and drying, you get the picture.