Salon Business: How to Manage a Salon in Good Times and Bad

Salon Business: How to Manage a Salon in Good Times and Bad is a good book to have on hand whether business is thriving or you’re having sleepless nights worried about your business. There are tons of things to juggle when you manage and/or own a salon; this book gives you the tools to balance them with ease.This book covers EVERYTHING—from managing your staff to retail products to marketing your business to saving it when it’s going under. Sometimes, it is time for a remodel or to move your salon’s location—and, yes, sometimes it may be time to close those doors. But don’t throw in the towel without reading this book!First things first, have you thought about your salon’s heartbeat? Read the chapter “Knowing Your Salon’s Heartbeat.” You and your stylists are a team. Merging your vision for the salon with the things that drive your employees brings life and purpose to your salon, motivating your employees in a way that keeps all happy and excited to come to work. This chapter includes some great ideas for how to do this.There’s a chapter on how to deal when a big-chain salon opens in the neighborhood (“How You Can Compete with the Big Chains”). And, oh, the chapters on retail, such as “How Your Distributor Can Grow Your Business” are eye-opening! Your distributor and your retail products can take your salon from barely getting by to profitable in just months. So many ideas in chapters like “Retail Sales Secrets” and “Retail Store No-No’s.” And do you know how important LIGHTING is? The chapters on lighting will BLOW YOUR MIND. Such simple changes that can make a huge difference in client satisfaction and sales. And do you have an accountant? If you don’t, you should. Read the chapter “An Accountant Can Save Your Business.”Salon Business is full of inspirational ideas to get your excitement back—ideas beyond going to happy hour after work to drown your stress in a margarita. If you need an immediate pep talk, read the chapter “Pull Yourself Out of a Professional Rut.”This book will guide you to success from the ground up—once you’ve figured out what is hindering business and what you need to do, there’s a chapter on it in here, chock full of step-by-step ways to achieve your goals. If your salon is stuck in the ‘80s and people are afraid they’ll leave your salon smelling like Aqua Net, read the chapters on remodeling your salon. They are CRAZY DETAILED with ideas and budget info.In fact, this whole book is CRAZY FULL of step-by-step ideas to run a salon with heart and success. A great companion is the Salon & Booth Rental Employee Handbook, a book you can give to each employee that even includes a printed agreement for each employee to sign.An essential resource for every salon manager/owner.

Another exceptional book !! Jeff starts hitting all the key ingredients in managing a successful salon. The customer is the cornerstone of the business and attracting, developing and contining to maintain that relationship is essential for a successful salon . In addition, Jeff covers so many other aspects of running a successful business from selling retail to remodeling and renegotiating your lease. This should be on salon owned self as a guide to always read and make continuing references to be successful business .

This was a great read. Great for new owners and a great way to keep employees in check. Very informative.

Just a really good book to read when you feel at your wits end. I recommend highly. It is also a fast read.

Grissler does it again with another must-have book for salon owners. The author cuts right to the chase, with distilled and easy-to-follow advice that simple after you've read it, but is so commonly missed in the workplace. If your business is in a difficult period or maybe has simply stalled, this book will give you insights you can put to work in your salon now!

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Yet another amazing book by Jeff Grissler. As a 30 year veteran in the Salon & Spa Industry I still find golden nuggets of information in Jeff's books, especially this one. I highly recommend it for every manager, salon and spa owner or entrepreneur considering the industry.Jeff always gives practical advice that can be easily executed to build a sustainable business and keep it that way.

What an inspiration this was for meAlot of the things in this book have happened to me .One was theft by a trusted friend.I am starting to Implement immediatelyThanks againNyla Haddy

Great book