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The Case against VAT in Hair & Beauty. UK

This blog post was inspired by a chat I had with the main man Joe on the Salonomics podcast. The...

GoSalon – The Big Why?

GoSalon – The Big Why?

Why choose GoSalon? To be future proof. You are here because;  GoSalon in it’s first iteration (GoSalon 1.0) is a...

Build Back Better – The Salon of tomorrow.

"The biggest mistake most people make, is they design the salon how they like it and not how their customers like it."

The power of a deal

This article is about why the idea of doing a deal is so profitable over time. How those small margins compound and become significant over time.

FRUGALITY IS KEY TO SURVIVAL

This is an article about frugality in the salon. Although not a sexy word, it's bloody effective during a crisis.

Hair & Beauty contributes 1.3% of the to the UK economy.

Next Stop, Government* Run Salons.

Power to the Experts. *In order to read this piece effectively feel free to swap out the term GOVERNMENT for...

Why the box tickers should stay out of improving the industry.

This article is about what i think we need to do to improve the hair and beauty industry for the long term.

Reject the ‘New Normal’

this article is about young people and will they choose hairdressing?

Don’t be like them, Be like John.

Don’t be like them, Be like John.

Stop trashing your competition on Facebook. It won’t do anything for you apart from make you bitter, twisted and obsessed...

Going Underground!

BE THE FUTURE It’s clear towns are changing and cities are shrinking. But what does it mean for the humble...

Go Forwards with GoSalon

Why Salons are becoming Phobic like Dentists

Salons are fun, dentists are not. We choose happiness. No idea what possessed a dentist to root around someone's gob.? We are practical beasts and yet sometimes we underestimate the value of simplicity. The best solution we can find is hardly ever complex.

Public Relations Nightmare – Why happiness is the key to a successful hairdresser

Choose happiness or non-essential worker. If I was asked to create a PR campaign I know what angle I would go with.