By Megan Knoll, Seidman College of Business, Grand Valley State University

When it comes to training your employees, is it really best to just have them learn as they go? Statistics and commentary on the subject show that many employees …

The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that a new trend in athletic organizations including the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburg Steelers embraces an advantage that is as old as the sun: Vitamin D.

“With millions of dollars at stake, elite …

By Ashley Wottring, California Tan Sunless

The sunless industry is booming! Over the past five years, the annual growth rate has been positive, and recent research confirms that is is projected to continue growing. As a salon, what can you …

“The dogma, now fossilized in print, is that any tan is a sign of skin damage. Tell that to Darwin. Pigmented melanocytes in the skin are a system that protects it from excessive UV, which evolved long before the advent …

Are you familiar with the most powerful word in marketing? It’s not the four-letter word typically associated with that claim.

For years, you’ve probably heard that the most powerful word is “free.” Other people will suggest that it’s “sex” or …

In a SmartTan.com poll, 40 percent of indoor tanning businesses said each employee is trained for at least 30 hours.

Ten percent of salons said their employees go through 20 to 30 hours of training, 29 percent answered 10 to …

By Marc Sorenson, EdD,  Sunlight Institute

Recent research shows that there is a higher risk of leukemia in countries that are at high latitudes in the north or low latitudes in the south. The risk is twice as high at …

After his auto parts store closed due to a corporate sellout, Darrell Ringler was wondering what his next business move would be. When a fellow franchisee invited him to visit his tanning salon in Ohio, he spent a few days …