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5 min

Inspiring leadership And Motivation Can Guide Your Salon To Success.

The Dream Team with Valerie Delforge. I often get asked “how do I motivate my team” and this is possibly the most difficult question to...

2 min

5 Reasons A PA Will Revolutionise Your Business

Virtual PAs can be the saviour to any business struggling to keep up with everyday tasks and wide ranging projects that can feel...

3 min

Q and A With Salon Owner And Multi-Award Winner Amy Spearing.

We are so incredibly proud of our colleague Amy Spearing, whose multi award-winning Colchester salon AMY GORDON SKIN CLINIC & BEAUTY...

3 min

Why Is It Consultations Hardly Ever Happen?

(Article written for Pro Beauty Loft Magazine, July 2020) I hear so many excuses for not giving consultations: “I don’t have time”, “They...

12 min

Getting To Know Valerie Delforge

Discover Valerie's fascinating career journey from the early 90s to 2020.

5 min

Top 10 Rules For An Efficient Staff Rota

Creating a salon staff rota can be a difficult task. To get it right, it usually comes back to what I call your “wellbeing blueprint".

6 min

Q&A With Stephanie King, The Sugarista

When looking for eco-friendly spa and salon alternatives for our annual membership conference, looking at sugaring was an obvious choice....

3 min

6 Management Styles And How They Apply To Salons And Spas

The good hard truth about management styles is that really, they vary from one manager to another.

5 min

10 Salon Business Mistakes That Hurt Your Bottom Line

It’s Okay To Make Salon Business Mistakes, As Long As You Learn From Them… And that’s where I come in to help.

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