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Launching a New Business ElementÂ
Starting a new business venture or adding a new element to your current one is exciting and challenging. It requires a shift in mindset...
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Sharing Targets with Your Team: A Leadership Dilemma
As a leader, you may find yourself facing a common yet challenging question: should you share your business targets with your team? For...
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Member's Spotlight Elite Waxing
Meet Danielle Roche, the owner of Elite Waxing, located on the main street of Ballincollig in Cork, Ireland. Elite Waxing specialises in...
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Unlocking Sustainable Growth for Small Business Owners: How Our Business Analysis Can Help You Understand Your Numbers
Running a small business comes with its own set of unique challenges. As an entrepreneur, you juggle numerous responsibilities—treatment...
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Reset Your Stock Management For 2025
I am obsessed with Stock Management, I believe it’s the only way to grow your business however, it might not always feel like a...
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Member's Spotlight: Si Belle Beauty
Meet Lois Williamson, the owner of Si Belle Beauty in Essex. Lois has quickly built a renowned beauty brand, emphasizing natural beauty...
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Member's Spotlight: Editions Hair & Beauty
Meet Kerrie Pullen, the driving force behind the thriving Editions Hair & Beauty salon in South Cave, East Yorkshire. Kerrie reached out...
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The Importance of Self-Assessment and Growing Leadership Skills: A Personal Journey
I find that the only constant we have in business is change and to accept that and the importance of leadership is crucial in order for...
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Welcome to our New Online Course
Valerie and I continually aim to develop our offering at The Delforge Group and strive to keep up with the ever-changing industry and the...
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Powerful Insights Through an Untapped Channel
I recently had the pleasure of meeting Nicholas Pratt from VOCA , a company that has created a system that simplifies inbound lead and...
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The Mystery Shop That Went Wrong And Its Consequences.Â
It’s been a while since we wanted to launch the mystery shop campaign, we do enough of them and every member/client who experiences the...
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Strategic planning, what is it all about?Â
It’s already halfway through the year, I mean, am I getting old or time is flying by? Ok, yes perhaps a bit of both! We love to talk...
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It's the vibe that survives
We talk a lot about the culture of salons. Whether you are working in a more formal establishment with a strict schedule and guidelines...
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Structure Structure Structure
It’s nothing new hearing The Delforge Group talk about how key the structure of a business is as to its success and the fluidity in the way
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Are you Thriving or Struggling?
Over the last year, we have seen the gap widen with salon owners either thriving or struggling salons. This gap has deepened we believe...
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It All Comes Down To Mindset
Mindset affects outcome, energy breeds energy…. This is a saying I use myself in everyday life and I truly believe it. I try every day to...
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Continuing Education
The beauty industry is forever evolving. New things are continuously introduced to us. In addition, new things are being introduced to...
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Stop With Under-performers, You Can't Afford Them Anymore
This is not a new subject, I have written about before, but it has never rang so true with the looming staff costs rising yet again. It’s...
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Finding Balance as a Manager     Â
Our to-do list never gets smaller, it only grows, so how do you balance your work life and personal life? Everytime I see an article on...
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How Last Minute Changes Can Affect The Team
Last-minute changes can have a negative effect on a team, and the impact often depends on various factors such as the nature of the...
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