Start Your Own Hair Salon and Day Spa (Start Your Own Hair Salon & Day Spa) [Paperback]

Eileen Figure Sandlin (Author)

Book Description

Series: Start Your Own Hair Salon & Day Spa | Publication Date: April 19, 2005

Cash In on the High Price of Looking Good

Make money while making people look good. If this sounds like a dream come true, then stop thinking and start styling! Attractive hair, newfound energy and a revitalized appearance will remain invaluable commodities no matter what ups and downs await the economy. Personal care is a growing industry where industries abound, so why not be the one to claim the wealth?

Start Your Own Hair Salon and Day Spa will take you step-by-step through the entire process, from having the dream to making it a reality. Professional industry experts share inside information and invaluable advice, revealing how they have been successful in this lucrative business and, more important, how you can be successful, too.

You will learn how to:

• Analyze the market, write a business plan and advertise effectively
• Establish a website to spread the world and bring in more revenue
• Increase sales with no extra effort by applying simple upselling techniques
• Keep track of your finances with ready-to-use work sheets

Whether you love styling hair or prefer managing personnel, you’ll find that it pays to help people look and feel great. This essential guide will show you the profitable way of making someone’s day.

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From the Back Cover

Cash In on the High Price of Looking Good

Make money while making people look good. If this sounds like a dream come true, then stop thinking and start styling! Attractive hair, newfound energy and a revitalized appearance will remain invaluable commodities no matter what ups and downs await the economy. Personal care is a growing industry where industries abound, so why not be the one to claim the wealth?

Start Your Own Hair Salon and Day Spa will take you step-by-step through the entire process, from having the dream to making it a reality. Professional industry experts share inside information and invaluable advice, revealing how they have been successful in this lucrative business and, more important, how you can be successful, too.

You will learn how to: · Analyze the market, write a business plan and advertise effectively · Establish a website to spread the world and bring in more revenue · Increase sales with no extra effort by applying simple upselling techniques · Keep track of your finances with ready-to-use work sheets

Whether you love styling hair or prefer managing personnel, you’ll find that it pays to help people look and feel great. This essential guide will show you the profitable way of making someone’s day.

About the Author

McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide

Product Details

• Paperback: 172 pages
• Publisher: Entrepreneur Press; 1 edition (April 19, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932156879
• ISBN-13: 978-1932156874
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #781,580 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Eileen Figure Sandlin is an award-winning writer and the author of 18 nonfiction books. She also has written more than 800 articles and thousands of newsletter articles.

Sandlin is a professor of business communication, interpersonal communication and English at a major midwest university.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars little book of fluff, March 11, 2007

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K. Hayes - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Start Your Own Hair Salon and Day Spa (Start Your Own Hair Salon & Day Spa) (Paperback)

I have been considering opening a salon for several years and have now decided to take the next step and actually do it. I was excited to see this book because it looked like exactly what I needed but overall I was disappointed. The material in this book is VERY basic. It would be appropriate for someone with NO knowledge of the beauty industry or business in general. Anyone who has any industry knowledge or who has done even the most basic research will find nothing new here. Much of the information is basic business knowledge that I hope most people contemplating opening a business would already have. There are a few helpful hints but they are buried in the fluff that constitutes the majority of this book - and it isn't even a big book.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Salon Startup, March 5, 2006

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T. Anderson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Start Your Own Hair Salon and Day Spa (Start Your Own Hair Salon & Day Spa) (Paperback)

I am in the process of starting a business and this book was a great resource. It helped me get right to the point. I also used in conjuction with this book Six-Week Start up by Rhonda Abrams. Both of these books made great complements to each other in making the right moves in the early stages of starting my business.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An Overview to Starting up a Hair Salon & Day Spa, September 7, 2010

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Belinda Meyer (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Start Your Own Hair Salon and Day Spa (Start Your Own Hair Salon & Day Spa) (Paperback)

If you are looking for a magic bullet to start your salon and day spa - no single book can do that for you, including this one. This book will give you a good overview of the industry. If you have never studied cosmetology or beauty therapy or never worked in the industry, this book is a good place to start. This start-up guide will serve as a check list: market research - check, business plan - check, website - check, equipment - check, etc.

You will gain insight into the day in the life of the salon and spa owner.

"Start your own Hair Salon and Day Spa" covers: analysing the market, business and marketing plan, choosing a location, advertising, basic sales techniques, running promotions, financial management, legal requirements, salon and spa equipment, hiring staff and resources for continuing education.