Salon Today - February 2009 - (Page 8)

ADVERTISEMENT [EDITOR’S NOTE] Dear Professional, It’s a month into a beautiful new year, and time to introduce the new styles, trends and products of 2009! For the Professional Beauty Association (PBA), that means launching three new programs designed to help support our industry and members. The PBA CareerCenter | probeauty. org/careers PBA’s brand-new job board, the PBA CareerCenter, is a great online resource for networking in the beauty industry. For job seekers, the CareerCenter is the ideal place to be seen by employers searching for beauty industry professionals. Candidates can post resumes, search jobs, apply online, and even set up search agents to provide automatic email notiﬁcations whenever a new job gets posted that ﬁts their criteria. And it’s all free! Industry employers, from salons and schools to manufacturers and distributors, can post ads that target candidates with the speciﬁc skill sets they’re looking for – going through our CareerCenter makes the process quick and easy! PBA members receive one free job posting annually and discounted rates on additional listings. The PBA Leadership Network | probeauty. org/leaders This exciting new program is dedicated to helping rising PBA members become respected and well-rounded leaders of the beauty industry through networking and advanced education. Led by a group of member volunteers, the PBA Leadership Network focuses on encouraging networking and building business skills through industry events, the online Leadership Network Forum, and quarterly networking calls/ webinars. Nomination forms for the PBA Leadership Network are distributed to PBA member companies each January and February, with a deadline of February 28, 2009. A new class of 25 members will be selected to join the program in April! PBA’s Beauty University | probeauty. org/beautyu | Knowledge is Beautiful. PBA is proud to announce the launch of an online learning center. With everything from downloadable tools, standardized courses and live webinars, Beauty U is a comprehensive new source for beauty business education – and it’s available 24/7! Beauty U provides easy-touse supplemental education opportunities for manufacturers, distributors, retail beauty stores, salons and spas, and their staffs. PBA is excited to start 2009 off with a bang, and we hope these valuable new programs will make this a very good year for all of us! Surprise Visit When I had my color done the week before the holidays, my colorist was visibly shaken. She told me the state board had conducted a surprise inspection the day before, and her salon had been cited for not having enough jars of Barbicide and not keeping tools properly covered. Three service providers were found to have expired licenses, and one senior stylist, who sported a packed, pre-holiday book, was told to “put down the scissors and step away from the client.” The conversation prompted me to contact Laura Ortmann, a former attorney who recently purchased Ginger Bay Salon and Spa in St. Louis, Missouri. Having written industry papers on the subject of complying with state board regulations, Ortmann’s given a lot of thought to the topic. She makes the following recommendations on preparing your salon for the next state board inspection: “Brushing up on • In Missouri, all licenses must be hung near the stations, but Ortmann tracks all expiration dates on required licenses and state board statutes liability insurance through an Excel spreadsheet and sends can preserve the reminders to staff members. • In addition to sharing the state’s book on statutes and regulations health of your with department heads, Ortmann copies all inspection reports and employees and shares them with team members. “The reports show you exactly is being since we clients, protect your what the saloncelebrate graded on, and she says. have never had a citation, we these reports,” reputation and save • Periodically, Ortmann invites members of her state board in to you thousands in speak to her employees. “For example, when nail services were getting a lot of press about sanitation concerns, we invited a speaker unwanted ﬁnes.” to talk about proper sanitation procedures,” she explains. Staying on top of regulations is an ongoing process, reports Ortmann. “On their own, our employees developed inspection sheets, and they randomly inspect each other. This peer-to-peer inspection raises the bar for everyone.” None of the recommendations put forth by Ortmann are complicated, expensive or even that time-consuming, but enacting them can help you preserve the health of your employees and clients, protect your reputation and save you thousands in unwanted ﬁnes. Take a few hours this year to review and be prepared. At SALON TODAY, we also are reviewing and preparing as we embark next month on a massive editorial redesign. We’re stretching in new directions, incorporating more voices and tapping fresh topics. Catch a sneak peak of Leading Edge, a new department that spotlights a product, program or tool that is breaking new ground. This one on the Red Chocolate color education program previews on page 18. W Chair of PBA Governing Council The Professional Beauty Association (PBA) is made up of salons and spas, distributors and manufacturers dedicated to improving their individual businesses and the industry as a whole. Led by industry volunteers, PBA offers: business tools · education · government advocacy · networking · and more. Visit probeauty.org to learn more. Stacey Soble Editor in Chief www.salontoday.com e-mail: ssoble@vancepublishing.com phone: 805-709-1837 fax: 847-634-4342 400 Knightsbridge Pkwy Lincolnshire, IL 60069 8 | February 2009 www.salontoday.com http://www.salontoday.com http://www.probeauty.org http://www.salontoday.com

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