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YOUR BUSINESS continued from 56 tion book and accompanying DVD? It’s $150, everyone in the salon can use it, and the company offers a full supply kit and on-site workshops. With strong growth in the men’s market, stylists will also want to muscle-up their barbering skills. At howtocuthair. com, master barber Bob Ohnstad offers free sample videos, and sells dozens of others for about $30 each. Go Techno Technology has moved salons beyond the DVD library to a world of training ondemand. At modernsalon.com, click on MODERN SALON Learning. You’ll be able to choose from several self-paced, online programs in cutting, coloring, styling and chemical work, and earn CE credits in certain states. At a super-savings of $15, your course is available for three full “3 DAY CRASH COURSE” October 19-21 January 18-20 March 1-3 $895 includes Makeup & Brush Kit Train with Award Winning Celebrity Artists Production Makeup for Photography, Magazine Editorials, Commercial Advertising, Runway & more PROGRAMS OFFERED: Production Makeup Artistry Fashion Makeup Artistry Multi-Media Makeup Artistry 490 clock hours 315 clock hours 140 clock hours Makeup Artistry will open you up to a new world of opportunity school of makeup artistry months after the date of enrollment, and there’s even one in Spanish. For subscription-based education, Vivienne Mackinder’s hairdesignertv.com offers 58 video lessons (there’s 20 more in the works) and featured-guest interviews for $50 a month for individuals or $350 a month for salons. ”Traveling is ridiculously expensive, and then there’s the question of how much of the education will stick,” says Mackinder. Her knowledge-bonding solution: Mimicking, an online program in which stylists view a lesson, copy-cat the education on a model, upload their photo to the website, get feedback and a diploma. Future lessons, says Mackinder, will be iPhone accessible, and salons with WiFi will be able to turn the staff room into an on-demand learning lounge. The greatest power of the internet is its ability to bring the world to your door. To check out what’s hot in fashion-forward Australia, go to prohairstylist.com.au. You’ll be able to watch Trevor Sorbie Salon’s creative director Angelo Seminara and Andrew O’Toole’s live, onstage photo shoot, check out winners of the Australian Hair Fashion Awards or listen to podcasts, like scissor-pro Sue Edward’s Edge-ucation program. The hair-specific podcasts are also available for free at the iTunes Music Store; just search for prohairstylist and you can load them on any mp3 player for learning on the go. American hair cutting has its roots in England, so it’s only natural that stylists will want to check out myhairdressers. com, where the founding team includes UK salon owner Lee Stafford and former creative director of Vidal Sassoon Advanced Academy, Stacey Broughton. The membership-based, stylist-dedicated training site offers a basic cut of the month and a “pure foundation,” or advanced cut of the month, for about $186 (check the online currency converter) per year, with discounts for salons and educators. Most online learning requires broadband or high-speed internet access. If you don’t have it in your salon yet, it could be the best investment you make in affordable, travel-free education for years to come. n CLICK! To start learning now, go to www.cosmixinc.com www.modernsalon.com and click on MODERN SALON Learning. 1-800-908-0544 or 954-564-4181 58 NOVEMBER 2008 www.modernsalon.com http://www.hairdesignertv.com http://www.modernsalon.com http://prohairstylist.com.au http://www.cosmixinc.com http://www.cosmixinc.com http://www.modernsalon.com http://www.modernsalon.com

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