Let’s Talk Legislation: What Every Barber Needs to Know About the CARES Act If the COVID-19 pandemic has you feeling lost, overwhelmed, and undeniably heavy, know something important—you’re not alone.What we’re all dealing with right now is so far from normal. No matter how experienced we are, how professional we are, how great with money we …
Focusing on Mental Health During COVID-19: How to Find Peace in the Pandemic If you read the title of this article and rolled your eyes right before you said something like “peace in the pandemic? Yeah right”—then know we’re right there with you. Everything that’s happening in the world right now feels uncertain and shaky and scary—and …
Offsetting the Burden: How to Cope with the Coronavirus in Your Shop We’re going to start this piece off with the best advice we can give any barber in a time like this—take a big, deep breath.We’re not trying to sugarcoat anything or pretend that meditative breathing is going to change the way of the world, …
How You Can Make a Difference in Your Barber Community Community is such a huge part of any barber’s success. From the other barber professionals we surround ourselves with the clients we serve on a daily basis, our careers would be nothing without the help of our communities.And as barbers, we have a unique platform to …
Defining Your Barbershop Identity: What’s a Brand Identity All About, Anyway? Even if you don’t realize it, you’ve been wowed by a brand’s identity thousands of times. Think about it—how many times have you walked down the street and seen an advertisement, an image, a product, or a service, or even heard someone vaguely talking …
The Barbering Tips You Need For Success—Tools, Equipment, and Beyond Okay, barbers, spoiler alert—this article is not going to be a guide to buying the perfect brand of razor or scissors or clippers. In other words, no, we’re not just talking about actual tools here. This article right here, well, it’s about a little …
How-to Decide on Barber Biz Software Yeah, this is software talk and not necessarily shop talk, but don’t run off scared just yet. Trust us, you’re going to want to hear this.Even if you’re not, like, the world’s great software or tech wiz (or even if you hardly know how to open your computer—don’t worry, …
The Top 10 Barbers to Keep Your Eyes On in 2020 One of the best things about the barbering community is that it’s an industry absolutely overflowing with talent—and we mean talent of all kinds.Sure, we love a barber who can shave up the cleanest fade in the game, but we also love a barber …
Why Barbershops Fail & How to Make Sure Yours Doesn’t First things first, don’t let the title of this post scare you.We’re not sitting here telling you that if you decide to take the leap and open your own barbershop that you’re somehow destined to fail—no way. There are (obviously) tons of barbershops out there that …
Educational Resources for Improving Your Barbering Game This Year If you’re anything like us, you can’t resist the opportunity to better yourself, your business, and your barbering talent. In fact, we absolutely can’t turn down any kind of educational opportunity. That means when it comes to things like expos, trade shows, new licenses, barbering workshops, …
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