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FastBusinessInsurance.com, a web portal specializing in small business insurance owned by Sadler & Company, now offers nail salon insurance policy quotes in all 50 states. The types of policies available include general liability, workers’ compensation, crime, and property. Nail salons can complete an online application and get a quote from an A-rated carrier. “Nail salons face a variety of risks,” says John Sadler, president of Sadler & Company. “For example, customers could become injured on the salon’s premises due to slips and falls; customers could also become victims of infections or chemical injuries due to improper nail care services, exposing the nail salon to liability. The nail salon employees themselves could be injured while providing services, exposing the company to workers’ compensation liability. There are also possibilities of fraud, vandalism, robbery, and burglary at nail salons and it’s important that these providers are covered with the right type of policy.” For more information, go to www.fastbusinessinsurance.com/types/nail-salon or contact John Sadler at (803) 254-6311.
The Art of the Staff Meeting
The key to productive, meaningful staff meetings is involving your team and getting them on the same page as a group. When your staff members feel part of the conversation — as opposed to being talked at — they will participate, adding valuable comments, suggestions, and feedback. If you’re on the receiving end of rolled eyes and loud sighs when you remind your team about the next staff meeting, you need the new book Super-Charge Your Staff Meetings: 52 Ways to Create Fun, Meaningful, Memorable Meetings That Your Employees Will Love by Mara Dresner, Strategies’ director of communication. The book offers fun, innovative ways to get your meetings started and get your team working together to achieve significant goals for the salon. For more information, go to www.nailsmag.com/ fifi/13441.
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Don’t Buy the Lies
> I just need to be good at what I do and my business will be successful. > It’s a business, it’s supposed to be hard work and long hours — it’ll get better. > I have to lower my prices to beat out my competition. If you’ve ever thought these things about your salon, then you’re buying into a lie, according to Dan Lok and DJ Richoux, authors of Lies Salon Owners Believe and the Truth That Sets Them Free. In this new book, Lok, a salon owner, and Richoux, a marketing coach, set out to debunk the seven lies they claim are holding salon owners back. “These lies can trip you up,” they write. “They can keep you from expanding, from growing, from really enjoying your business, and from building a salon that supports your life instead of being a prisoner and slave to your business.” For more information, go to www.salonbusinessexpert.com.
Websites Worth Watching .com What: ClickBook Where: www.clickbook.net Why click there?: Save time and win more customers with 24/7 online booking. Offering a free basic plan, this web-based booking and scheduling system eliminates no-shows with mobile text reminders. Geared towards small businesses wanting to take the leap into online booking without much effort or cost. The vibe: Easy, efficient, focused
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