If you are a hairstylist planning to start your own hair salon business, you’ve got a lot of competition. Moreover, if you don’t have any prior experience of running a beauty salon, you will definitely need expert advice on starting-up.

Grant Romundt, founder of ScissorBoy TV says, “Starting and managing a hair salon can be a fulfilling experience. However, you need to have good management skills apart from your hairdressing skills to run a successful hair salon business.”

It’s true that a successful business can provide you with a chance to earn a good living and pursue your other passions at the same time. However, while starting-up, you’ll need lot of expert advice on questions like how to motivate your salon staff, how to boost your sales, etc.

The video below will answer all such questions. In this salon business tutorial video, you’ll see Jamie and Sally Brooks from Brooks & Brooks guiding you on how to run a successful salon and what to do if you are starting out in the industry.

You’ll learn what are the keys to running a successful salon or spa business, how to boost sales, how to motivate your staff and get more clients.

I hope this video proves to be a useful resource for salon owners who are facing challenges in running their business. Also, anyone who plans to open their own salon will have something to take away as they will learn how to avoid mistakes early on.

By following the tips for growing hair salon business as mentioned in this video, you will definitely be making your hair salon business profitable.

For more salon business tips and advice about starting a beauty salon business, visit www.ScissorBoy.com

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Each one of us needs a haircut and mostly we visit a salon to get a new hairdo. Whenever we are at a salon we see stylists using hair shears, which is a fundamental equipment for them.

Hair shears is an excellent tool to cut hair. Some stylists prefer to use clippers and razors as well, but mostly hairdressing scissors are their first choice.

Hair cutting is easy and swift while working with clippers and stylists use them when a client intends a simple haircut. However, when a new style has to be achieved, hair shears prove to be more helpful.

One of the common misconceptions amongst many of us is that clippers can’t be used to cut women’s hair. However, this is not true. Just like hair shears, clippers too can be used to cut hair for men as well as women.

The primary reason why stylists love using hairdressing scissors is because it allows them more versatility to cut hair in tight places. Hair shears also allow more dynamic range of motion and cutting angles which is not possible with clippers.

Hair shears are routinely used by stylists for various barbering actions. The availability of different scissors like Thinning shears, Lefty scissors, Yoko scissors, etc. makes them popular over clippers. Each of these hair scissors are used for specific actions, like Thinning Shears are used for reducing the volume.

Every client wants to feel good about their new look. Therefore, stylists must ensure that they make use of good quality hairstyling scissors to delight their clients!

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Every business including hair salons have some unhappy clients. As a business owner, no matter what you do and how well you serve your customers, some of them are always complaining.

Last month during my cross Canada salon tour, I interacted with lot of salon owners and asked them what their biggest challenge was. Their answer was – “handling salon complaints”.

They told me they had some dissatisfied clients who complained about bad service, bad salon ambiance, lack of empathy shown by salon’s front desk staff, etc. They said they were scared of such dissatisfied clients because they would never comeback and also advise their friends not to visit.

Are you one such salon owner wondering how to handle complaints in your salon? Remember, in such cases, what matters more is how you deal with these customer complaints.

Watch this video featuring Julie Eldrett who shows a 4 step process to help you take even your most dissatisfied clients and turn them into lifelong happy customers.

I hope watching this video will help you to learn how you can turn customer’s needs into cash flow and return visits. Share this video with your friends who are wondering how to handle complaints in a hair salon.

For more videos on salon business tips, visit www.ScissorBoy.com

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Professional hair shears are tools that every stylist should have. However, some stylists prefer to use haircutting scissors that aren’t of great quality. This practice can prove very fatal for any stylist and hence shears manufactured with good quality should be used.

Imagine you are styling hair for a runway. If you’ve styled hair for runways, then you know how difficult it is to present various styles since there’s a massive time constraint. Now if you use haircutting scissors that are made by sub-standard manufacturers, chances are that your styles may get messed up on the runway.

Such instances are a real disgrace and that too because of using cheap quality scissors. To prevent such occurrences, you must always use professional hair shears. After all, the best quality hair scissors will always give the best haircut!

Apart from the various benefits of using professional hair shears, it also helps in saving money on sharpening expenses. Hair shears from ScissorBoy are drop forged and manufactured from specially formulated premium Japanese Hitachi steel (Super Steel). This gives your shears an edge that stay sharper and longer at an affordable price.

ScissorBoy shears are available in various sizes and colors. These haircutting scissors are very comfortable for stylists as they are designed to fit 95% of hands. They are ergonomically designed and great for stylists that want to reduce, eliminate or prevent wrist pain, carpal tunnel or other repetitive strain injuries.

If you are a stylist or a cosmetology student, make sure you order your pair of professional hair shears today. As a bonus, ScissorBoy will also provide a Scissor Case on ordering a pair of shears.

Buy best quality haircutting scissors at ScissorBoy Store

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Victoria Beckham, aka Posh has just got another reason to welcome spring. She has recently chopped off her hair to reveal her new celebrity hairstyle.

Victoria never really had long hair but her recent new haircut is definitely shorter. It seems her stylist used some good quality hairdressing scissors to cut off her brunette locks. The resulting cut is a shorter crop which sits just below her collarbone.

The new celebrity look was given to Posh by celebrity hairdresser Ken Paves. Interestingly, Ken also does hair for Eva Longoria and Jessica Simpson.

Just as Posh was about to leave Ken’s salon, she tweeted a picture of her hair on the floor of his salon saying “Chopped it off! X vb” This was a real shock for many of her fans who believed the Spice Girl looks better off in long hair.

According to us, this new Victoria Beckham haircut looks great on her. Also, since its a lighter cut, this celebrity hairstyle will be absolutely perfect for the arriving summer season in LA.

Did you like Victoria Beckham’s spring haircut? Tweet us your thoughts at @TheScissorBoy

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One of the common problems that many women face is deciding the hairstyles for any major event or party. To cope with this problem they either visit a salon or use professional hair shears to trim and style hair on their own. The latter option can be risky as one wrong snip can wreck your look.

Many women often make the mistake of creating big, elaborate hairdos for events. They make it prom style with the tendrils or the hair piled high on top. I think this kind of hairstyle makes you look way too old.

Therefore, I decided to share a few hairstyling tips that can prove helpful while you are attending major events. So whether you use professional hair shears or texturizers, your hairstyles will always be attention grabbers.

While selecting you hairstyle, first consider your outfit. And depending upon that, you can style your hair. So if you are attending a major evening event and your outfit is a form-fitting tuxedo suit. Then to match it, you should make the middle part in your hair and pull the hair back tightly into a low ponytail. It gives a very modern and feminine look.

If you are feeling tired and prefer to wear your hair down, then a slightly wavy style might give you a cool look. Shampoo your hair the day before the event and use conditioners to give your hair more volume. And on the day of event, just rake your hands through the hair and use a hair spray. This will give a casual and minimalist look.

If you have short hair, then you should blow it out in a shag style. While running your hands through the hair, apply a little bit of hair balm to create a good texture. But remember not to use too much of the hair balm or as it will disturb the look for your shorter hair.

I hope these tips help you in styling your hair for your next major events. For more hairstyling tips and usage of professional hair shears to create cool hairstyles, visit www.scissorboy.com

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Salon management is an integral part of cosmetology education. Managing a salon is a business and every salon owner should run it like any other business. There are many owners who think that business in the hair industry is different but it is not! After all, business is business.

If you are a salon owner and facing problems due to a bad economy, you should get back to basics. This means implementing proper rules and standards for all your employees so that they remain highly motivated and efficient. Handling salon employees is one of the most important aspects of salon management as they present the face of your salon to the clients. Happy and motivated employees will ensure better customer service that can double your business at no extra cost.

Tips for effective salon management:

• Set standards and guidelines. It is important that all your employees understand the rules of your salon. This is not to create a wrath amongst them but to ensure smooth functioning of day to day operations.
• Continuing cosmetology education is essential so that your staff is aware about the latest trends and practices in the hair industry. This will update their knowledge and help them pass on vital information and tips to your clients. Happy clients will bring in more referrals, thereby doubling your business. Therefore invest in training your staff with online cosmetology education programs.
• Appreciation boosts confidence and self esteem. Make it a point to appreciate your employees who have covered that ‘extra mile’ to satisfy a client.
• Have fun. Do you remember when the last time you took your staff to lunch was? Salon management is not only related to deal with salon, it involves handling people as well. Start innovative programs or activities that bring your employees together. A good team is worth a million.
• Are you a competent salon owner? You have to ask this question to yourself on a continuous basis. You are the face of your salon and your staff sees your actions every day, they watch how you carry yourself, how you talk with clients, how you deal with employees, etc. To be a true leader, you have to be competent to earn respect from your employees and clients. Remember, you run the salon, don’t let the salon run you.

Salon management involves many other factors for successful handling your business. There are various aspects that require consistent efforts to achieve the desired objectives. The above mentioned tips should act as basic guidelines for effective salon management.

Learn how to double your salon business by subscribing to FREE online cosmetology education program from ScissorBoy: www.scissorboy.com

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Winning an Academy Award is the dream of every actress. However, only a few of them win it each year. For those who didn’t win it this time, there’s always a next time!

Walking the red carpet for Oscars is in itself a great achievement. Some celebrities looked fabulous during Sunday’s main event. In fact, here are some celebrity hairstyles, based on which these stars can be declared as winners if you look at their red carpet hairstyles and makeup.

If you want to get a makeover or want to just fine tune your current look, here are some sexy red carpet hairstyles that can inspire you.

Natalie Portman’s 2012 Oscars Hairstyle

Shailene Woodley’s 2012 Oscars Hairstyle

Sarah Hyland‘s 2012 Oscars Hairstyle

Michelle Williams 2012 Oscars Hairstyle

Sandra Bullock’s 2012 Oscars Hairstyle

Which was your favorite Oscars 2012 red carpet hairstyles amongst these? Let us know your thoughts by leaving your comments below.

For more tips and tutorials on how to achieve red carpet hairstyles and celebrity fashion makeup, visit ScissorBoy.com

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Cosmetology education has seen some drastic changes in the last five years or so. It no longer is about teaching ways to cut hair or to do nails and make-up. It’s much more than that!

With so many amazing hairstylists and beauty professionals in this industry, it is obvious that creativity is going to be of utmost importance in cosmetology education. Thus, with changing times, new hairstylists no longer cut hair like it was done decades ago. They prefer to unleash their creativity to come up with new and fascinating creations.

If you are a professional hairstylist or cosmetology student, it is extremely important for you to continue cosmetology education to learn new trends and stay abreast of what the buzz is all about.

If time is a major constraint in your learning process, you should definitely think of online learning mode. Apart from being self-paced and convenient mode of learning, online cosmetology education has many other benefits for hairstylists.

To continue education online, you should subscribe to the Free TV series for hairstylists from ScissorBoy.

They offer a unique learning platform where they travel throughout the world and to teach you how some of the world’s best hairstylists work. Their cosmetology education videos give you an opportunity to look over the shoulders of these award winning hairstylists and learn the exact steps that they use while working with clients or during their collection.

ScissorBoy’s videos are 10-12 minutes long so you get to learn without having to spend a lot of time in continuing cosmetology education. Also, you can view their videos on your iPhone and iPad which makes it even more compelling to learn and see yourself grow as a hairstylist.

So the next time, you think of taking cosmetology education, think of ScissorBoy and subscribe to their Free TV series for hairstylists at www.ScissorBoy.com

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Many hairstylists do not get the time to continue cosmetology education to sharpen their skill set. The primary reason for that being – long working hours in the salon.

But with Scissorboy’s online cosmetology education program, you can get your cosmetology tutorials whenever you want. All you need is a laptop and an internet connection and you are good to go. Sounds exciting? Check out Scissorboy.com now!

The Cutting Edge Hair Show is an online TV and video education series designed for professional hairstylists, salon owners and cosmetology students. This online cosmetology education program helps you to continue cosmetology education anytime and anywhere.

A new episode is released every Monday and features top stylists in salons all over the world, who showcase their best and latest techniques. So by watching top stylists like Robin Barker, Ivan Zoot, Woody Michleb, John Simpson and more, you learn the techniques which wins prestigious awards for these stylists.

Scissorboy’s online cosmetology education series is intended to give inspiration, motivation and advice to stylists that are hungry for more. The goal of each episode is to provide 10-15 minutes of high quality, easy to understand, step by step education and video instructions to stylists.

Such a form of learning has many advantages over regular classroom type learning. If you are a professional hairstylist and spend most of your time in the salon then you should definitely adopt this learning technique which will help you in continuing cosmetology education.

Scissorboy.com provides new content covering all topics related to the hair industry every week. So check out www.scissorboy.com and subscribe to learn the cutting edge techniques in the hair industry.

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