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Happy New Year from all of us at MY SALON Suite and Salon Plaza! The start of a new year and new decade is promising and a time for new dreams, goals, plans and business ideas. We want 2020 to be your best year yet! How will you accomplish all of your goals this year? […]

Our #SuiteElite Founding Member this month is Ereiol Gamble from Charlotte, North Carolina. Ereiol (pronounced Ariel) is originally from Hampton, VA but now lives in Charlotte and has been styling hair professionally and independently since 2007 after completing a master cosmetologist program in Atlanta Georgia. She has an extensive customer service and human resources background […]

It can be really scary to go out on your own and leave the dependability and predictability of your job and schedule. One of our Suite Elite Founding Members Shayna Welty said it perfectly, “Leap and the net will appear.” Still not convinced? Here are some benefits of owning your own business. You’re 100% in […]

December is “Write a Business Plan” month. When you first opened up your salon suite business, you should have already written one but it is important to update every year with a list of your goals and how you will accomplish each goal. It is important to adapt your plan to what is or is […]

These next few weeks will be BUSY. We know that so plan ahead! December 26th is Thank You Note Day. Now is the perfect time to start planning how you want to thank you clients during this hectic holiday season. It is a perfect time to thank your clients for their loyalty all year long.  […]

Our #SuiteElite Founding Member this month is Amanda Blue from Eastpoint, GA. She, went to high school in Decatur, followed by cosmetology school in Decatur, GA. She was in a few different salons renting a chair before coming to MY SALON Suite. She explained that her clients like the private space more and ultimately wants […]

We love celebrating our members and their success! All year long we have been asking our MY SALON Suite and Salon Plaza Members to share their stories with us. Today we are featuring Shirlynn Moore-Barnes who owns her own salon, Looks by Lynn, LLC at MY SALON Suite of Wilmington (Delaware). A little background about Shirlynn Moores-Barnes: Shirlynn […]

MY SALON Suites and Salon Plaza suites are made up of multiple small businesses like YOU. Make sure you are promoting your small business for your clients and potential clients to shop small this holiday season.  Did you know that when you shop locally for every $100 you spend, $68 of that goes back into […]

Beth Garner and her husband owned a salon for five years. About three years into her time at the salon, Beth had first child and at that point was working 60 hours a week. After her second child was born, she ultimately decided to close her salon. “I didn’t want to have to choose between […]