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SHOW TIME (continued from page 4) International Hair and Beauty Show May 20–21, 2207 Meadowland Expo Center Secaucus, N.J. International Hair and Beauty Show September 9-10, 2007 Cook Convention Center Contact: Sylvia Callaway Memphis, Tenn. (800) 676-7469 E-mail: Sylvia@ihshow.com Web site: www.ihshow.com Josden International Beauty Expo May 5, 2007 Oakland Marriott Convention Center Oakland, Calif. (866) 907-9333 E-mail: djmanagement@ josden.com Web site: www.josden.com
Las Vegas Hair & Nail Conference June 2–4, 2007 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nev. (888) 545-5005 Web site: www.lvhnc.com
Premiere Orlando June 10–11, 2007 Orange County Convention Center Orlando, Fla.
National Beauty Culturists League (NBCL) July 20–28, 2007 Set-up date: July 21 Exhibit days: July 22–24 Hyatt Fair Lakes Fairfax, Va. Contact: Dr. Katie B. Catalon, National President (202) 332-2695 E-mail: drlindsay@nbcl.org Web site: www.nbcl.org
Premiere Birmingham Sept. 30–Oct. 1, 2007 Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center Birmingham, Ala.
National Coalition of Estheticians January 28–29, 2007 Hotel Montleone New Orleans, La. (201) 670-4100 Web site: www.ncea.tv
Premiere Mid-American Beauty Classic October 14–15, 2007 Columbus, Ohio (800) 335-7469 Web site: www.PremiereShows.com World Natural Hair, Health & Beauty Show (800) 507-0539 Contact: Taliah Waajid Web site: www.naturalhair.org Contact Tahnya Bowser at Urban Call with your news on shows: tbowser@smsi-net.com; (336) 759-7477.
Books that pass the test For those who want to work with their natural hair, two books give some great pointers. Diane Da Costa’s Textured Tresses — The Ultimate Guide to Maintaining and Styling Natural Hair (Fireside/Simon & Schuster) and Diane Carol Bailey’s Natural Hair Care and Braiding (Milady Publishing/Delmar) emphasize the need for proper conditioning of the hair, no matter what style is chosen. Da Costa, a celebrity hair stylist (TV and radio personality Ed Gordon; musician Lenny Kravitz) works with writer Paula Renfroe and discusses how to achieve the styles of famous movie stars and recording artists. Bailey, a beauty professional and educator, presents her information textbook style with introductory chapters on salon sanitation and hair structure and an extension section on braiding and sculpting techniques.
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Books offer important advice for beauty entrepreneurs Start Your Own Hair Salon and Day Spa: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Success Entrepreneur Press (Entrepreneur Magazine) specializes in startup books ranging from launching a bed & breakfast to developing a wedding consultant business. Eileen Figure Sandlin authors Start Your Own Hair Salon and Day Spa: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Success. The book has instructions for calculating costs, keeping expenditures under control and staying organized. A survey asks if you have what it takes to be a successful owner: ■ Can you supervise and motivate giggly teens, chatty 20somethings, menopausal manicurists and 64 other common types of employees? ■ Do you do windows and fold towels? ■ Would you cringe if someone playfully referred to your salon as a “clip joint”? ■ Do you automatically rotate hair-care product bottles on the shelf so the labels are facing out, even in the grocery store? If you answered “yes” to most of these questions, your future as a hair salon or day spa owner is bright indeed, says the author.
Salon Success: Business Tips For Making Your Dream a Reality Cosmetologist Julia Smith opened a salon in Chicago in the ’80s. She has written a book, Salon Success: Business Tips For Making Your Dream a Reality (Nola Publishing), for those salon professionals who are considering branching out into salon ownership. She says that those who do so must also have the “3 Ds”: Determination, Discipline, Dedication. She also lists other basics: A business plan A good location Proper zoning An attorney An accountant Insurance A salon license A city license A cosmetology license Credit card machine
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How to Teach Cosmetologists & Barbers To Be Millionaires If you are a salon professional who wants to become a millionaire, the place to start is by paying yourself a weekly salary, says Cuttie W. Bacon III, Ph.D., author of How to Teach Cosmetologists & Barbers To Be Millionaires (C.W. Bacon Publications). “One of the worst practices beauty professionals have is spending money out of their cash register on a daily or hourly basis. Having a weekly salary allows you to take care of your personal needs with cash from your business and not confuse your business money with your personal money. In short, it makes your budgeting simple.” Other tips — pay your taxes, get insurance and plan for retirement. Bacon has also written How to Teach Kids to Be Millionaires; How to Write and Publish Your Own Book; How to Manage and Build a Beauty Empire; How to Teach College Students to Be Millionaires; How to Get and Stay Out of Bad Debt.