5 ways to use Canva to support your beauty business marketing
Award-winning nail professional, Metta Francis, shares her top tips for graphic creation tool, Canva… I’m a big fan of Canva as it allows you to create free (or very low cost) professional-looking branded graphics for social media and printed marketing assets, such as business cards, price lists and even logos.…
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How to find a good work/life balance as a nail tech
Nicole Dowling, educator at Pure Nails, shares her advice for finding the balance between work life and personal life… Many of us constantly strive to work hard and prove our worth, and many have a willing to work more to earn more. The hardest part of the job is often…
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Why you need to approach your beauty business differently in 2021
Layla Tourh, MD of The Creative Beauty Group and founder of Beauty Boss HQ, an online platform dedicated to supporting beauty bosses in the running of their business, shares her top tips & words of wisdom… It’s time to switch up your ‘New Year, New Me’ approach The effects of lockdown may mean…
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Chancellor announces £9,000 grants for businesses
Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has announced one-off grants worth up to £9,000 will be available to beauty businesses, as part of a new package for the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors in England. The funds will be available to nail & beauty businesses, confirmed by Department for Business, Energy & Industrial…
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Hair & beauty businesses weekly income loss totals over £124 million
The new Tier 4 restrictions are set to cost hair & beauty businesses across the UK over £124 million per week in lost income, The National Hair & Beauty Federation (NHBF) has warned. New findings from the industry body have revealed the total of lost revenue per week, per region,…
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How to prepare your business for 2021
National Hair & Beauty Federation chief executive, Richard Lambert, shares some pointers on how to prepare your business for the new year… The beauty industry has been through one of the toughest years it has ever faced, and the early months of 2021 will remain a challenge. Our aim is…
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How full coverage nail tips have grown my business
Scratch chats to Millie Donovan, brand ambassador for SNA Professional & owner of MBeauty, about how the full coverage Quick Tips system has helped her business bloom. How have quick tips changed my business? I have been a nail tech for just under two years now and I first qualified…
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Plan ahead with the Indigo Nails 2021 diary
Get set for the New Year with Indigo Nails Lab’s 2021 planner. The diary is professional looking thanks to the chic pink cover, Indigo branding and metallic book corners. The planner is ideal for noting appointment times and dates, as well as making note about client preference or details. It features…
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Local lockdowns: How to prepare your business
Having come through so much in the past year, salons are still having to face the possibility of local lockdowns as winter approaches and the coronavirus pandemic continues. Here NHBF director, Tina Beaumont-Goddard, shares her advice… What to expect Local lockdowns can be confusing because they vary across the country.…
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Financial support package revealed for Tier 2 businesses
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced further measures today (22 October) to help support businesses affected by a reduction in income and footfall due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Changes mean that grants of up to £2,100 per month will be available to eligible businesses in Tier 2. The measures include…
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