Tuesday, September 25, 2007

YBN RETREAT

I am so juiced up right now. I just returned from the YBN Retreat in Dana Point, California. This was a great event with great speakers and terrific exhibitors. If you have never been to a YBN Retreat, mark your calendars for next year's retreat on September 28th and 29th, 2008 in La Costa, California. I will definitely be there.

While I was there I met some people that are really dedicated to the salon and spa industry. I asked them to give me a short introduction so that I could pass on to you. Check them out.

Your Beauty Network
We provide Salon & Spa professionals with the business tools and support to help them grow!
http://www.yourbeautynetwork.com/

Salon Training International
‘Global leaders delivering world class business education’
http://www.salontraining.com/

Professional Beauty Association (PBA - the old TSA)
We are made up of salons & spas, distributors, & manufacturers dedicated to improving their individual business & the industry as a whole.
http://www.probeauty.org/

1 Stop Salon
We have been in business 30 years. We designed the Sensei line of shears, the VIA line of salon tools and have also designed many other products for our many private label customers. We were also the people who created the Centrix line of shears for Cricket but we left them over 10 years ago. We are a very innovative company. For example, we created the first 360-degree rotating shears. We also created the first Ion generating hairbrushes, the first ergonomic brush handles, and the first reversible shears for lefties and these are just of few of our many innovations in the industry.

We started 1stopsalon.com a couple of years ago to make the full range of our products available directly to salons for the first time. We also carry selected products from other manufacturers. For YBN members and TSA members we offer a special ongoing discount off our already low website prices.
Mark Wright
mark@1stopsalon.com
http://www.1stopsalon.com/

EKO Marketing & Design LLC
We specialize in beauty and cosmetology marketing. We provide services such as logo, brochure, web design, market consulting, media planning, & buying, video production, TV, and radio commercials. We are a California based company. EKO Marketing also has the American Makeover-
www.theamericanmakeover.com
Falina Marihart
800.981.0622
http://ekomarketing.com/

Boutique Your Salon

Why not utilize your salon’s retail space to the fullest?
Boutique Your Salon is a company that specializes in helping salons generate higher profits by retailing fashion accessories. We provide the merchandise, displays, and education to help salons be successful!
Kerry Ok
206.329.6400
http://www.boutiquesalon.com/