Business instability also affects the
image of our profession in the eyes of
the consumer. How can an owner offer
benefits, provide a professional and
positive salon environment for their staff
and clients , market and promote the
salon, insure job security and raise prices
with a constant merry-go-round of staff
turnover? Salon owners should be
applauded for creating jobs and
opportunities for their staff.
A successful salon and career growth go
hand-in- hand. This merry-go-round
mentality has plagued our profession far
too long. We are now paying a heavy
price for the mistakes of the past.
Perhaps, as an industry, we have failed
to explain the business aspect of salon
ownership and the need for business
stability and profitability to our staff
members. Salon owners are not the
enemy. Perhaps a short course on
business and the costs and time involved
in salon ownership in beauty school will
help hairdressers gain a better
appreciation and understanding of their
jobs, their bosses, and help bridge the
gap between staff and management.
Maybe hairdressers will be a little more
supportive and understanding of the
heavy burdens of salon ownership. You
may not have the perfect boss at
times; then again you may not always
be the perfect employee at times. We
need to realize that to succeed we all
must as a team share the same goals of
creating a positive and successful salon
environment where we all will benefit
personally, professionally and
financially as true professionals. We
must better educate and inform
hairdressers that if they want job
security, benefits, a higher standard of
living, and advancement opportunities,
their
salon
must
be
profitable and remain in business.
As a team we must all work together to
raise the standard of educational
excellence, create value in ourselves and
in our skills, maintain staff and business
stability,
create a
demand
for our services , and raise prices.
Everyone wins when each member of
the team contributes to creating a
winning and successful business. If the
salon is successful, you also will benefit
as well.
If we want to attract an upscale
clientele and charge upscale prices,
then we'll have to develop upscale and
stable professionals and salons .It
starts with teamwork and a shared vision
between owner and staff. Honesty and
loyalty is critical to both owner and staff.
Let us all unite
together (yes
the salon
owner is also a
part of the
team) as
fellow
professionals,
so we can
maintain job
stability promote business growth and a
return to professionalism. Some day you
may want to own your own business,
would you want this type of negativity
in your salon? A code of ethics and
honesty is the foundation to developing a
successful hairdressing career and
profitable business.
Helping staff understand the cost of
owning a business in terms of time
and money may help alleviate some
of these negative attitudes.
If we continue to be
divided as hairdressers
and salon owners, the
low cost haircutting
salons will continue to
lower the value of our
services and affect our
standard of living.
Honesty and a strong code of ethics
is always the best policy.
