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...
by Paula Barker | Jul 21, 2024 | Hair Care, Hair Salon Business, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized
There are certain words and phrases you may want to think twice about using when you are speaking with a hairstylist. In an everyday setting, some words and phrases are reasonable to use, but in a salon, could be open to wrong interpretation! Some of those words and...
by Paula Barker | Jun 30, 2024 | Braids, Business, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Hair Salon Business, Haircuts, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized
At some point in your life, you may have had a challenge adjusting to a new hairstyle. You saw someone, a celebrity perhaps, wearing a certain hairdo and thought, I like that! After some major social media research and self searching, you decide that it’s the one...
by Paula Barker | Apr 23, 2024 | Business, Hair Salon Business, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized
Anyone will tell you getting ready to do your taxes is one of the most time- consuming aspects of doing business. This is the one time of the year I wish I had one form to fill. However, as a business owner, even if you have an accountant, you still have to...
by Paula Barker | Feb 23, 2024 | Braids, Business, Hair Salon Business, Self Image, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized
One of the challenges of being a hairstylist is that you are often standing for long hours at work. Like all jobs that you stand for a long time, you have to take care to have good health, wear the right clothing and shoes! Before my hairstyling career, I thought it...
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