by Paula Barker | Aug 25, 2023 | Business, Hair Care, Hair Salon Business, Lifestyle, Self Image, Uncategorized
I took a short trip across the country, and while waiting to access the flight, a Fedex jet went airborne. Recalling the story of its early days, it reminded me of the challenges of starting as a one person company. Now, they did not start as a one person company...
by Paula Barker | Aug 14, 2023 | Business, Hair Accessories, Hair Care, Hair products, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Salon Pricing, Self Image, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized
A chance encounter while paying for some products at a beauty supply store made me want to talk about what are examples of starting from scratch? In business, we have so many instances where we have to start from the bottom. The media would have you believe that...
by Paula Barker | Jun 29, 2023 | Business, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Hair Repair, Hair Styling, Haircuts, Hairstyles for summer, Salon Pricing, Uncategorized
An important part of doing business is speaking your customer’s language. Depending on where you are located, you may be in contact with people that speak several languages. But language can be non-verbal. Clients will speak to you in your...
by Paula Barker | Jun 17, 2023 | Braids, Business, fashion, Hair Accessories, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Hair Styling, Hairstyles for Spring, Hairstyles for summer, Natural Hair, Self Image, Uncategorized
How do you braid fine, thin hair for someone who wants volume? Not all of us were blessed with thick, lustrous hair, so those of us on the other side of the hair coin, will use any artificial means necessary to look like we do! Braids are one way of...
by Paula Barker | May 24, 2023 | Business, Hair Care, Hair Extensions, Hair Fails, Uncategorized
I found that I succeeded in my career as I got better at understanding why it is important to avoid making assumptions. Many times an appointment that should have taken two hours maximum, ended up taking four. Why? I assumed the caller and I were talking about the...
by Paula Barker | Apr 6, 2023 | Business, Hair Care, Hair Styling, Self Image, Troubleshooting, Uncategorized
I have been at my location for several years and had great Google for business- reviews. Recently, however, other places have opened nearby and I now have an issue of people going to salons nearby and saying they came to my business, particularly, since most of...
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