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By Ashley Laabs

The holiday shopping season is stressful for everyone. Retailers are trying to drive traffic into their stores and satisfy hard-to-please shoppers, and customers are looking for the best deal and the perfect gift. Fortunately, all it takes …

By Jenny Backman, Carolina Tan Factory

I am a small business salon owner, just recently adding my third salon, all within 20 miles of each other. I get asked time and time again if there are locations in different areas …

By Grant Miller, salon consultant

Business owners and entrepreneurs – most people think these terms are interchangeable. Isn’t every business owner an entrepreneur? The answer is no. The definition of an entrepreneur is “a person who organizes and manages any …

A landmark study published in the Journal Dermato-Endocrinology has world-renowned researchers calling insufficient sun exposure an emerging health problem in the United States. In their paper, The Risks and Benefits of Sun Exposure 2016, the authors reference major papers …

Question from Neetz: October 1, 2017 will be my 2 year anniversary of owning my first tanning salon. In the two years I have owned it, I have changed it from the drab black and gray interior, to a bright …

Netflix first came onto the scene in 1997, and within a few short years it completely changed the way we rent movies. While there’s much to say about the innovation they pioneered in delivering content, both by mail and by …

These days, pretty much everybody has a Facebook profile for their business. Why? Facebook is a great tool for increasing your brand recognition. A simple click of a button can alert your customers of important messages or specials. However, most …

Vitamin D: Its Role in Cancer Prevention and Treatment was presented by Cedric Garland, Dr. PH, F.A.C.E., of the University of California San Diego. He indicated that both new and ongoing research soon to be published indicates that breast cancer …