by Paula Barker | Feb 7, 2025 | Business, Hair Care, Hair Salon Business, Self Help, Self Image, Uncategorized
I was shoveling snow that fell overnight at the salon and started thinking how do you run a business correctly? So many people have invested copious amounts of money into starting businesses, launched grand openings and disappeared within the same year! It cannot...
by Paula Barker | Dec 14, 2024 | 4C Hair, Business, Coloring Hair, Hair Fails, Uncategorized
Another year has come and gone and I have to say “thank you everyone!” As always, I thank you for taking the time to read, comment, send encouraging messages and support my books on Amazon. Here is a video for your enjoyment as hopefully you relax and rejuvenate. ...
by Paula Barker | Nov 19, 2024 | Blow Drying Hair, Braids, Business, Chemical Straightening, Coloring Hair, Curls & Perms, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Fades & Hairlines, Hair Care, Hair Salon Business, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Health, Natural Hair, Relaxed Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
Working behind a chair and standing all the time can make you prone to getting work-related back pain. Service jobs are notorious for this although you can have this problem sitting at a desk! Other things such as maintaining your weight and a proper diet also play...
by Paula Barker | Nov 5, 2024 | Business, Hair Care, Health, Uncategorized
As hairstylists, we must be able to recognize when we are dealing with symptoms of menopause. If you are an experienced stylist, you have known many of your clients for years. As you age together, you are one of the people in that person’s life that can see...
by Paula Barker | Aug 30, 2024 | Braids, Business, Color Shy, Coloring Hair, DREADLOCKS/LOCS, Hair Care, Hair Salon Business, Hair Styling, Natural Hair, Relaxed Hair, Salon Pricing, Self Image, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized
The internet was divided on where the term” calling the shots” originally came from but everyone agrees on the meaning! I thought it was an appropriate name for this post since as hairstylists, we encounter these situations daily. The meaning of “calling the shots”...
by Paula Barker | Aug 22, 2024 | Business, Hair Salon Business, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized
One of the things that is often not told to those going in business, is to prepare for bumps in the road. To help one go safely in life, older folk will say this to young people but the same applies to business. It is not all “rolling in money” in the beginning and...
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