The cover story of Smart Tan Magazine’s October issue lists 15 reasons your tanning business will benefit from “coming downtown” — attending Smart Tan’s 15th Annual Convention and Trade Show — Smart Tan Downtown — Oct. 22-24 in Downtown Nashville.…

A little over a week after the Small Business bill was signed into law by President Obama, $969 million has been given out in loans. Almost all of these were for businesses that had been waiting since the 2009 Recovery …

A leading news source in the United Arab Emirates is urging a balanced message about sunlight — a message that turns the tables on dogma in parts of the Arab world that women should avoid sun with traditional clothing.

“There …

The Connecticut State Dental Commission issued a statement announcing a public hearing to discuss whether to restrict teeth whitening procedures to be performed only by a licensed dentist. This could mean that many in the indoor tanning community could have …

A University of South Carolina study has produced one of the strongest connections yet between vitamin D deficiency and an increased risk of breast cancer — a relationship now confirmed by hundreds of studies.

“Particularly in women with darker skin, …

Smart Tan Sales Training Consultant Jerry Marfut is teaching an all-new tanning salon merchandising class at Smart Tan Downtown — Smart Tan’s 15th Annual Convention and Trade show Oct. 22-24 in Downtown Nashville. And attendees will have the chance to …

Yesterday, the IRS held a webinar addressing the collection of the new Excise Tax on Indoor Tanning Services. The IRS representatives offered valuable information about what services are taxable, business exemptions, collecting the tax and filing.

The tax applies to …

Indoor tanning facility owners say customers choose Smart Tan tanning facilities primarily for the service and staff at the salons, according to a SmartTan.com survey conducted in October.

According to the survey, 65 percent of of professional indoor tanning facility …