Happy employees make for happy customers. That’s probably not the first thing you think about when considering how you pay your staff, but it is an equally viable reason to consider a more aggressive commission-focused compensation plan.

The trickle-down effect …

By Megan Knoll, Grand Valley State University

Many salon owners think they know who their best customers are, but the facts may surprise you. More companies in every sector are using business intelligence to get a complete image of who …

A Harvard University dermatology researcher says that “solar-phobes” are taking sun care messages too far, and that people are better off concentration on sunburn prevention rather than sun avoidance.

From an article posted online in the Harvard Medical School Family …

Online training, or e-learning, is the future of employee education, and it’s what national corporations in most every industry are using to teach company procedures. In fact, more than 40 percent of Fortune 500 companies are now using educational technology …

Do you know if your employees are satisfied with their jobs? It’s a scary question if you think about it. Even though most salon owners will admit that they don’t expect their 18-year-old bed cleaner to work part-time forever, few …

By Marc Sorenson, Sunlight Institute

Hypertension, or chronic high blood pressure, is determined by the amount of blood the heart pumps and the amount of resistance to blood flow in the arteries. The more blood the heart pumps and the …

With winter and holiday vacations to warm destinations on the horizon, outdoor sun safety is as important as ever this time of year. It’s a good thing 83 percent of indoor tanning businesses said they teach their clients sunburn prevention …

Sales is a key component to any thriving retail business, and it’s not an easy skill to master. Every salon relies on its staff to demonstrate this ever-changing skill while working as a team to provide clients with a pleasant …