Salon in the Spotlight: Palm Salon and Spa, Cambridgeshire
Located in an old telephone exchange office, Palm Salon and Spa offers the residents of Melbourn in Cambridgeshire the ideal setup to escape day-to-day life with indulgent nail and beauty treatments. “I took over the Exchange back in February this year,” smiles owner, Francesca Roughan. “When I took it over, it…
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The Beautyco Club launches to support beauty industry
Beauty entrepreneur, Jayd Linney, has launched The Beautyco Club to bring the beauty industry together and serve up support during an extremely difficult time. The concept arrived at the beginning of the second lockdown in England and was launched via Facebook. The aim is to remove the fear of ‘reaching…
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Nail & beauty salons in England can reopen on 2 December
Lockdown restrictions will be lifted from 2 December and nail and beauty salons can reopen revealed prime minister, Boris Johnson, in a statement to parliament today (23 November). Broadcasting from self-isolation, he revealed the Covid-19 ‘Winter Plan’, which sees businesses reopen from 2 December. The tier system will be reinstated,…
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Available now: Peacći S.K.I.N home hand & foot care products
Serving as the perfect accompaniment to the Peacći nail range, Peacći S.K.I.N is a professional grade capsule collection of hand and foot care products that can be retailed to clients to use at home. The Peacći S.K.I.N range comprises five products for a full care routine; ManiPedi Scrub, ManiPedi Mask,…
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Confused about financial support amidst coronavirus? The NHBF outlines what’s available
As England dives into a second national lockdown, the National Hair & Beauty Federation (NHBF) is continuing to lobby for further support for hair and beauty businesses. The industry body is pushing for a reduction in VAT to 5%, further business rates relief, an extension to eviction protection from landlords…
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Overspending? Here’s how to budget for success
Beauty industry accounts expert & qualified nail tech, Ria-Jaine Lincoln, shares a lesson on budgeting and control to ensure you don’t overspend… The key to budgeting and control is good cash flow and I’m revealing a guide to help you get started. I am going to focus on the Excel template although…
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Nottinghamshire salons must close from 30 October
The local Covid alert level in Nottinghamshire will be raised to ‘very high’, signalling the closure of ‘personal care settings’ including nail and beauty businesses. The new alert level will come into force at 00.01 on on Friday 30 October and will apply to the eight districts of Ashfield, Bassetlaw,…
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How to make the most of seasonal events in the salon
Thanh Vu, managing director of four Dream Nails salons, reveals how and why you should make the most of seasonal events in the calendar… I thoroughly enjoy writing for Scratch as it gives me time to sit and reflect on Dream Nails as a business and helps carve out a clear…
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Thinking of renting a space in a salon? Here’s some advice…
Kara Kotsonis, owner of the award-winning NailSquad salon in Deal, Kent, shares her top tips for those thinking of renting a space inside a salon… A self-employed position within a salon usually involves renting a space, desk or room for a fixed rent or commission split. However, its not uncommon…
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Coronavirus: Salons in Wales ordered to close from 23 Oct to 9 Nov
Wales is to go into a ‘firebreak’ lockdown from Friday 23 October, with hair and beauty salons ordered to close. The decision comes following fears that the NHS would not be able to look after the increasing number of people suffering with coronavirus. In a statement to press, Wales’ first…
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