By Scott Nichols, salon GM and consultant

Many of us reading this article can probably say they bought a new TV in the past few years. The big excitement in recent years is the 4K TVs that will give you …

By Marc Sorenson, EdD, Sunlight Institute

Almost no one realizes the dramatic improvement that sun exposure can make on athletic performance. I helped Dr. John Cannell obtain translations of many esoteric and decades-old studies that had been forgotten, probably due …

It takes a lot of deliberation and effort to bring a new team member on board, especially in small businesses. The strain on resources can be more apparent than at larger companies, meaning the hiring process must be very strategic. …

Any salon owner will tell you that the staff you hire can make or break your business, yet so many tanning businesses fail to implement a thorough hiring process. It requires a tremendous level of responsibility and trustworthiness to put …

The World Health Organization and a European SCHEER Report misrepresented the quality of the research used and omitted relevant confounding information in the groups’ most recent publications on sunbeds, according to research reports published last year in the journal Anticancer …

If you’re still thinking about technical training and certification as simply a necessary process to meet regulations, it’s definitely time for a change of perspective. While any training provider can help you meet your most minimal needs and requirements, Smart …

By Ivy Potter, Image Sun Tanning of Northwest Indiana

The most prominent step to preparing for a spray tan is exfoliation. It seems like everyone knows that not exfoliating before a spray tan is disadvantageous. Less known is that over …

By Ashley Laabs

At any given moment, you could get a phone call, a text, a voicemail, an email, a Facebook message, a tweet, or you could be tagged on any number of social media groups. And in our fast-paced, …