How to Hire (and Keep!) Your Barbershop Dream Team Some barbers work best solo—they like a one-(wo)man-run, efficient, and functional barbershop that’s small and to-the-point. Other barbers, well, what can we say—they’re the exact opposite. They thrive when they’ve got a team of dedicated people backing them and helping them chase after the dream of …
Self-Care During the Holiday SeasonWays to Ensure You’re Doing What’s Right For You This Busy Season We’re not going to sit here and pretend that the holiday season isn’t the bustling, busy season that ever barber dreams of. Because honestly? It is. The holiday season is prime-time for people in the beauty or barber biz—people have …
The Top 5 Things You Need to Know as aBarber Suite Renter If you’re ready to make the bold move to work for yourself, run your own small barbering biz, and really strike out on your own into the great, big, world of barbering, let us be the first people to say, hey, you’re a …
The Top Promos, Deals, and More That You Need to Run in Your Barbershop This Holiday Season It’s the most wonderful time of the year—especially if you’re a barber.Why? Because any professional in the hair, beauty, or barbering industry knows that once the holiday cheer starts hitting people hard, the customers flock in for their …
Is Groupon Really the Go-To Advertising Marketplace for the Barbershop World? Groupon—whether you love it or hate it, you’ve heard of it, and that alone is a pretty big deal.We want to start this article off with a little bit of a disclaimer: we’re not here to throw our opinion into the mix on this. …
Mo’ Money, Less ProblemsThe Top Wasted Barber Shop Expenses You Need to Know About As a barber, there are few things more satisfying than running your very own successful barbershop.Think about it: as a fresh-faced barber going through training, as a youngster who dreamed of being a barber, as a professional working for a shop …
Is a Loyalty Program Right For Your Salon or Shop? What You Should Consider Before Implementing A Loyalty Program Take a moment and really, really think about the heart of your business—we mean the very core, the very soul of it all. We mean the driving factor that keeps you heading into the shop well before …
Should You Be a Brand Ambassador?5 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Dive In It’s an Instagram world, guys, and we’re just living in it. Everywhere you turn, there’s a new company with a brand ambassador out there hawking their favorite products—especially in the beauty industry. And you know what? We don’t think that’s necessarily …
Can Your Shop Weather a Tough Economic Storm? The economy—the fun buzzword we all love to hate, the term that leaves our shear-holding hands shaking, the end-all-be-all of so many businesses before us. The state of the economy has been such a hard line in the sand for barbershops, salons, spas, and more in the …
Popular Fall Styles For This Season Specifically For You We all know Fall is an absolute favorite amongst the beauty, stylist, makeup artist, and fashion world—and with the Autumn trends changing faster than the leaves on the trees do, it’s highly important for business, in those industries, to keep up as best as they can …
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