Make Sharper Decisions With Your Salon’s Data

No one knows more about your business than you do. However, being a business owner can be an all-consuming reality. Along with the mental load of your own daily to-do lists, you have to keep the big picture in the back of your mind.  Your thoughts drift between staff concerns and utility bills, to thinking … Continued

The Salon Owner’s Guide to Generating More Profit

From the current cost of living crisis to the aftermath of the pandemic, being a business owner in today’s climate can feel unstable and frustrating. As consumers continue tightening their pockets, service-based businesses, especially those that are seen as “luxurious” like those in the salon industry, are worried about what the future looks like.  While … Continued

Here’s Why Your Salon Needs An Integrated Card Terminal

Being a salon owner is one balancing act after another. Every day, whether creating a staff roster, setting prices, or ordering supplies, you have to strike the right balance between time, resources, and goals and keeping your team and your customers happy. So how many days do you actually manage to cross off everything on … Continued

Guarantee Client Commitment With Phorest’s New Online Deposits Feature

We’ve all been there: you have a client booked in for a much-desired time slot, at your busiest time, on your busiest day, and you’ve turned down many other clients to keep it for them. And then, they don’t show up. Not only is this demoralising for your team, but your business has now lost … Continued

Taking Control Of Your Colour Business With Vish

Ask any owner or manager of a hair salon about colour waste, and most will say it’s a nightmare — rightly so. Hair colour services bring in a wide range of unexpected situations. When errors happen, they quickly become costly. Something “as small as” unbalanced colour scales can have a colourist or assistant mix up … Continued

Never Lose Faith: Successful Avenues For Making Money While Closed

When you look at the current crisis, the biggest concern is the sheer uncertainty of how long it’s going to last and what the long term impact on business will be. You’ll be hearing scenarios for all sorts of lengths, but the reality is, no one knows. Not even the greatest epidemiologists in the world … Continued

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When Is It Financially Viable To Step Out From Behind The Chair?

This question comes up all the time, but because it all depends on where you’re at with your business, no answer will ever fit all situations. If, though, you were to be asked about your desire and plans for stepping out from behind the chair, the answer would probably be something like: “never unless I … Continued

4 Salon Reports That Will Help Your Business Grow

As a business owner, it is vital to know about the inner details of your business. Salons can be complicated businesses to run. They are one of the only industries that combine creativity, leadership, retail, customer service and admin work, to name a few. Trying to juggle such a multitude of skills can get messy, … Continued