By Grant Miller, Salon Consultant

Once again, I have the pleasure of teaching four brand new marketing sessions at this year’s annual Smart Tan Downtown conference and trade show in Nashville.

Even before I started teaching from the stage, I …

In a recent study, workers exposed to sunlight through windows on the job got more sleep and reported higher quality of life than those without natural light access at work.

As reported by Forbes.com, workers with windows received 173 percent …

When it comes to business decisions, it’s usually better to make a “roughly right” choice quickly than to take too long for a more precise answer, the Harvard Business Review post “Make Good Decisions Faster” explains. But how do you …

As a bright-eyed teenager, Brad Blair pruned, planted and mowed his way into the business world. As he cared for 10 local homes for his small landscaping operation, he caught more than a few rays; Brad quickly became feverish with …

A recent SmartTan.com poll found that more than half of indoor tanning businesses do not have an employee specifically dedicated to their marketing efforts.

Sixty-one percent of salons said they do not have a designated marketing employee and the remaining …

With new research showing just how widespread lack of engagement among U.S. employees is, learn more about fighting this issue from the Harvard Business Review blog post “Disengaged Employees? Do Something About It.” Recent data from Gallup shows that an …

On any given day, it wouldn’t be surprising to see a salon owner fulfill the role of bed cleaner, maintenance crew, salesperson, peacekeeper and marketing manager. Especially in small owner-operated businesses, business owners spend a lot of their time and …

JunkScience.com founder Steve Milloy last week posted critiques of two anti-tanning news columns that were filled with inaccurate statements.

Milloy initially responded to an editorial by financial executive and former Obama administration official Peter Orszag, titled Young White Women, Killing …