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award-winning styles are captured in
posters that hang on the salon walls.
People may wonder why Hall named
Part of the cost of the display wigs
and shelving came from My Main
Street Local Business Accelerator
Program, delivered in London by the
Small Business Centre in partnership
with other local organizations
and supported by the Economic
Developers Council of Ontario and the
City of London.
The professional wig services
offered at Salon Cyan is a recent
example of how the business continues
to flourish - nurturing a
slow-and-steady approach to growth
and maintaining the flexibility to
overcome challenges like pandemic
closures.
Having her own upscale salon was
a far-off goal when Hall arrived in
Canada from Poland in 1996. First,
she had to learn English, then get formal
training to be a stylist, and then
get experience working in other shops
before she could hang out her own
shingle. " I knew I wanted to have my
own salon, and I knew I wanted to be
downtown, " she says.
When the building at 115 Dundas
Street, just east of Talbot, came up for
sale, Hall fell in love with the yellow
brick interior walls and the feel of the
space. " This building is older than
Canada, " she says. " I knew it would be
a challenge to be here, but I also could
see the potential and I wanted to be
part of the change in this part of the
downtown. "
Salon Cyan opened with Hall, her
assistant and a receptionist working
on the main floor. Now the salon fills
both the first and second levels of
the building, there are 11 stylists and
several assistants, and almost all of
the women who work here have been
trained by Hall.
Over the past 25 years, Hall has
won national awards for colour, cutting
and makeovers, and coached and
mentored several Salon Cyan stylists
who have entered and won national
and international competitions. The
her salon Cyan. " In Polish, Jagoda
means blueberry, and cyan is a beautiful
shade of blue. My husband wanted
to name our daughter Cyan, but I preferred
a Polish name, " she explains.
" The salon is like a second baby, so
there was no question what the name
would be! "
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