In the UK
Owners of hair salons, barbershops, beauty, nail, lash and brow businesses, spas and massage, tanning, tattoo and piercing studios and non-surgical aesthetics clinics in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
- Pricing a colour or treatment so it still pays after commission and VATPrice each service from product cost and the stylist's time, then check what is left of every pound once VAT, commission and product come out.Read the lesson
- December was busy, so why is there no cash in February?Voucher, course and deposit money is service you still owe, no-shows are column hours you never get back, and a 13-week cash view shows both before they bite.Read the lesson
- Rent-a-chair and VAT: could HMRC say every stylist's takings are mine?Chair rent is VAT-able, and if the salon in reality supplies the haircut, every self-employed stylist's takings count towards your VAT turnover.Read the lesson
- Adding microblading, piercing, laser or lip filler: what do I need before the first client?Every salon has safety duties, and a treatment that breaks the skin, uses a laser or involves a prescription-only medicine adds licensing, age rules and insurance duties that differ in each of the four nations.Read the lesson
- Deposits, no-show fees and course packages: what can I actually keep?Booking terms only hold if clients see them before booking, they are fair, and they respect the rules on cancellations, courses, memberships and prices.Read the lesson
- Commission-only stylists, self-employed barbers and card tips: am I breaking the law?How you pay and organise your team decides whether they are workers owed the minimum wage and holiday pay, and in Great Britain the tips law covers every tip your workers receive, card tips included.Read the lesson
- Filling the book from Instagram, reviews and rebooking without breaking the advertising rulesRebooking, reviews and social portfolios fill a salon's diary, and each comes with its own rules on photos, influencers, reviews and prescription medicines.Read the lesson
- A client has reacted, been burned or had a filler complication: what do I do today?The first hours after a reaction, burn or injectable complication decide the client's outcome and whether your insurance responds, so act in the right order and admit nothing.Read the lesson
In the US
Owners of hair salons, barbershops, beauty, nail, lash and brow businesses, spas and massage, tanning, tattoo and piercing studios and med spas in the United States.
- Pricing a color service so it still pays after commission and productPrice each service from the provider's time and product, check what commission leaves you, and track service sales per available hour before you change the menu.Read the lesson
- We sold a stack of gift cards in December. Why is cash tight now?Gift card and deposit money is service you still owe, no-shows are hours you never get back, and a 13-week cash view shows both before they hurt.Read the lesson
- Am I claiming the FICA tip credit, and do I owe tax on back-bar color?Salons can now claim the FICA tip credit on employees' tips, while back-bar product and New York City's service tax catch out owners who never checked.Read the lesson
- Adding laser, microneedling, injectables or tattoos: whose license covers it?Every state licenses the person and the shop separately, scope of practice decides what an esthetician may do, and injectables, and in most states lasers that affect living tissue, are the practice of medicine.Read the lesson
- Memberships, auto-renewals and no-show fees: will my terms hold up?Memberships, deposits and no-show fees are lawful when the client agrees to clear terms up front, and auto-renewal laws spell out how sign-up and cancellation must work.Read the lesson
- Commission stylists, '1099' stylists and booth renters: am I underpaying or misclassifying?A booth renter must really run their own business, and every commission employee needs a minimum wage and overtime check each workweek.Read the lesson
- Getting more five-star reviews and Instagram bookings without breaking FTC rulesRebooking, reviews, portfolios and texts bring in salon clients, and each comes with federal rules on incentives, endorsements, photos and consent.Read the lesson
- A client was burned, reacted or had an injectable complication: what do I do today?The first hours after a burn, reaction or injectable complication decide the client's outcome and whether your insurance responds, so act in order and admit nothing.Read the lesson
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