Should you start a salon business?

June 16th, 2009

So, you’re wondering: is starting a salon business is the right thing to do?

Well, according to usnews.com, one of the best career jobs in 2009 is a… a hair stylist. Yes, you read right and if you don’t believe, then feel free to read the article here.

Starting a salon business isn’t that hard as some people think it is. You don’t need much to start your salon business and financing of salon equipment is widely available these days.

If you already posess the skills needed (if you are a hair stylist or a trained aesthetician), then you’re almost good to go.

All you need now is some quality salon equipment which thanks to the wonders of the modern age are easier to find then ever.

You should focus your attention to wholesale salon equipment stores which are well established business and offer factory warranties on their salon equipment products.

Pay attention to the interior design of your salon and try to match the color of your salon furniture with the rest of interior. If you need custom made furniture, then don’t hesitate to ask your salon equipment provider if they offer such equipment and if such service is extra charged.

Pay attention to how you treat your customers - if they’re going to spend around $30, $50 or more on a haircut or beauty treatment, then they better not regret for doing it and never come back.

The furniture should be durable and of good quality and service you provide should at least meet customer’s expectations.

Don’t allow yourself to have broken or crooked manicure tables, squeaky barber chairs or maybe even cracked (worse yet - broken) styling stations.

Beware of low quality equipment and suspicious business who appear out of nowhere and disappear with the same ease with your money in their pocket.

Pay close attention to reviews, customer satisfaction program and, ofcourse, prices :)

Empire-Beauty.com is here to help you with any issues you might have with your start-up salon business and we’ll be happy to answer any questions you might have regarding equipping your salon with the best possible quality salon equipment.
Don’t hesitate, visit our website or call us now!

Discount salon equipment

June 12th, 2009

Discount salon equipment doesn’t necessarily mean that the equipment is of low quality. When dealing with buying furniture and equipment for your salon business, you must always keep in mind the requirements your salon must meet.

If you’re starting your own salon, you’re probably aware of the fact that salon business is a very profitable one. However, you must always keep in mind things such as your budget, necessary number of staff members, best price rate, equipment quality and quantity etc etc…

You should have a ready business plan and a neighborhood market survey should be performed and you should thoroughly study the location of your future salon business.

Don’t forget to make a list of necessary salon equipment - you’ll need chairs, beauty styling chairs, shampoo units, hood dryers, manicure tables, waiting furniture and more!

Look for stores that offer discounts, wholesale prices and discount salon equipment, so you can easily have your business up and running in no time. For some stores, it’s a common practice to provide discounts and cheap prices for bulk purchases and fortunately for you - Empire Beauty is one of them.

Empire Beauty’s quality and cheap salon equipment is all you need for performing services like face cleaning, haircuts, make up and other kind of beauty salon related services.

We can provide you with essential and cheap salon equipment which is suitable for standard non-expensive salon owners as well as for startup owners of salon business.

As stated before, when it comes to Empire Beauty, discount salon equipment does not mean “low quality beauty salon equipment” , but you’ll probably find out that that’s not the case with all the other stores out there.

If your salon provides costly services, then you need the equipment and furniture for you salon which indicates the quality of service provided. The equipment you posses must have some features added to the basic model of tool in order to ensure that the user has a pleasurable salon experience.

When looking for cheap beauty salon equipment, always buy from reputable sources and watch out for scams!

By purchasing from reputable dealers, such as Empire Beauty, you can save great amount of money, not just by taking advantage of great prices, but claiming special beauty salon equipment packages discounts. Empire Beauty offers special discounts on all salon equipment packages as well as on custom made packages, thus providing you with possibility of equipping your salon with top quality and cheap beauty salon equipment.

Empire-Beauty.com - your one-stop source of cheap beauty salon equipment.

Illinois salon equipment

January 21st, 2009

Where to find and buy salon equipment in Illinois - a how to guide.

Illinois - land of Lincoln.

Owning a salon business is a very profitable business if you just know how to manage it right. If managed correctly, your salon could last for well over 50 years and serve satisfied customers who will help you grow and maintain your business.

With the today’s economic state and unemployment rate, it is very important to know that your start-up business will be profitable and to get all the necessary equipment at low prices. If you know how to run your salon, then you’ll be free from all worries about economics and current political situation.

The reason?

It’s simple, yet proven - people always need to look nice.

It is not uncommon to find very affordable (even unreal) deals for salon equipment or barbershop furniture, just to later find out that the shipping charges are more then pricey.

It is logical to think that residing in the same state as the seller of salon equipment does makes the shipping rates lower. In most cases that is not the case, but luckily for you, Empire-Beauty.com can offer you great deals on shipping salon equipment to Illinois or Chicago, IL.

We know just how hard it is to get a business started, or to maintain the maintenance expenses as low as possible.

That is why we are offering the top quality furniture and equipment for any type of spa, nail, beauty, barber or hair salon at unbelievable prices!

If you’re in Illinois, then call us or visit our website at www.empire-beauty.com to get the latest information on our super low prices on salon equipment and to learn about low priced, fast worldwide shipping.

Empire Beauty salon equipment offers you even custom made salon equipment at no extra charge! If you need custom color furniture for your salon, we’ll be happy to take your order and fulfill all your needs!

Custom styling stations, shampoo units, barber chairs, facial beds, spa beds, massage tables - all can be found at Empire Beauty salon equipment and it can be shipped worldwide.

To summarize this guide about buying salon equipment (specially for Illinois)

  1. Check if your seller has special shipping rates to the in state destinations
  2. Be careful of overpriced shipping, because it is one way seller compensate their “unbeatable low prices”
  3. Check if the seller has some kind of transit map, or time table, so that you can know when to expect your equipment to be delivered and plan your grand opening accordingly.

Feel free to contact us if you have any questions:

Empire Beauty, Inc.
3165 Commercial Ave.
Northbrook, IL 60062Phone: (877) 412-1956
Main Line:  (847) 412-4875
Fax: (847) 412-1956
www.empire-beauty.com

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Cheap Beauty Salon Equipment

October 21st, 2008

Cheap beauty salon equipment

How can you find cheap beauty salon equipment?

Finding such goods isn’t an easy task. You can type in at google “cheap salon equipment” and see if you get lucky, or you can invest in your salon business using our website - Empire Beauty salon equipment.

If you’re on a low budget, you might think to go with used furniture, but that’s very often not such a great idea. You want your customers to be amazed when they enter your salon and you want them to keep coming back.

Returning customers to your salon means more income to you and you cannot achieve that with used salon equipment.

What you need is cheap beauty salon equipment.

We at Empire beauty are ready to help you discover all the insider secrets of finding low priced salon equipment and help you save money on your purchases.

If you need more then one beauty salon equipment item, then you might just be eligible for a package discount! Every bulk order is count as a package purchase and is immediately eligible for a special discount. To find out more, you can visit our website or call the tool free numbers listed on the site.

Our products are of great quality, durable materials and under factory warranty! Speed shipping, 100% financing, beauty salon equipment for cheap and many more features provided for your convenience are the reasons we gained trust of numerous salon owners across the world.

Oh, did we forget to mention that we’re shipping our cheap beauty salon equipment worldwide? Yep, that’s right, you can buy our merchandise from anywhere in the world and we’ll send it right to your business or to your doorstep :)

We cannot guarantee for how much long will we be able to provide these unbeatable prices, so act now and claim your cheap beauty salon equipment!

You can never invest too much into your salon business and thanks to Empire Beauty and our cheap beauty salon equipment selection, you’ll save money and most importantly - time.

Visit our website at:

http://www.empire-beauty.com

Manicure tables or wholesale manicure tables?

October 15th, 2008

Wholesale Manicure tables

So, what’s the big deal?

You probably know by know that a manicure threatment takes time to complete and guess what - it is in your best interest to have your customers satisfied and relaxed while soaking their hands in the manicure bowl.

Women are experienced when it comes to visiting nail salons, but we see more and more men visiting nail salons today and having a manicure. Having a manicure table that is comfortable for both the customer and the technician is of essential importance to your nail salon business.

If your business if offering only nail salon services, then you need a different kind of salon equipment than the one you would need for a salon providing hair styling services.

Equipment for a nail salon can be just as expensive as hair salon equipment and it all depends on the style of the pieces and materials used in producing and manufacturing nail salon equipment.

How to choose the right manicure table?

There are three main choices you need to make when shopping for a manicure table. The options you need to consider are: fixed, foldable or rolling manicure table.

As mentioned, nail salon equipment and manicure tables can be made from materials like wood, glass or steel, but their real differences lie in their weight, mobility features, storage features and the ways in which they are used.

Manicure tables without trays or drawers are lightweight and provide the technician with mobility, with or without wheels. Rolling manicure tables cannot be folded, neither can fixed, but foldable manicure tables can (as you’ve might guessed by now) .

If you don’t mind dealing with bulky and heavy manicure tables, with built-in drawers, then the fixed manicure table is ideal for you. Need extra mobility, but you also need drawers? No problem, what you need is a rolling manicure table, which is the same as fixed manicure table, except it has wheels for easy moving them around.

You can buy tilting lamps with manicure tables (they can be built-in), or you can purchase them separately.

You found a great manicure table deal!

Great, now what?

Now you must check on the wheels and drawers. If your ideal manicure table has wheels, make sure that they can be locked, because this feature adds extra stability to the table. If you decided to go for the tables with drawers, then choose the one with as many drawers as possible, because that way you’ll have enough space for storing and organizing manicure tools necessary for a manicure treatment.

Did you know that Empire-Beauty provides you with top quality nail salon equipment and manicure tables? We can personally customize your manicure tables and nail salon equipment packages for your specific needs. For your convenience we ship world wide directly to your salon.

Visit our website now!

www.Empire-Beauty.com

Salon Equipment Packages

October 10th, 2008

What are exactly “salon equipment packages”?

Sometimes, you might be in need of several new items for furnishing and equipping your salon business. Maybe the shampoo unit isn’t as cool as it was years ago, the styling station has some cracks and dents, styling chairs are worn out, the hood dryer is broken, or the world just seems to be turned against you.

If you’re in a situation where all of the above may apply, you don’t need a certified magician :)

No! What you need is a quality salon equipment store!

You see, there are some stores and distributors out there that might just have some special discounts on salon equipment packages. If you’re purhcasing several items from the same source, you might expect a discount to be a standard feature in such cases, right?

Wrong.

Don’t just take us for granted! Finish reading this sentence, then go out there, check out other stores and then continue reading this article.

Yes, we at Empire-Beauty are offering special discounts on salon equipment packages as well as on custom made equipment packages and we more than happy to take your order :)

We are shipping our goods to all of the American states: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming.

Also, with a worldwide shipping, special discounts on salon equipment packages, wholesale prices on salon equipment and salon furniture, quality products and equipment experts - you just cannot go wrong!

Empire Beauty salon equipment is waiting for your call, so don’t hesitate and call us now!

What is a Beauty Salon anyway?

September 29th, 2008

A beauty salon is a business dealing with cosmetic treatments of women and also of cosmetic treatments of men.

You might think that beauty salon and a barber salon are the same, but they aren’t. Barber salons mostly deal with simple cutting of one’s hair, whereas beauty salons deal more with body and face beauty treatments.

(By the way, did you know that early barbers were performing medical interventions on their customers? More on this later :) )

Some beauty treatments offered in a salon:

  • Massage
    You’ve probably heard of this - it involves structured or unstructured pressure delivered to customer’s body, as well as tension, vibration or movement.
  • Facial
    It’s a cosmetic treatment of face, often involving creams and healing masks - all for the wellness of face skin
  • Manicure
    Cosmetic treatment of hands and nails
  • Pedicure
    Cosmetic treatment of… of course feet :)
  • Hair removal (that’s pretty much self-explanatory), but here are some ways of performing hair removal:
    • waxing
    • threading
    • laser removal etc

So this is it - a short informative guide to beauty salons, more articles are yet to come. In the meanwhile, feel free to browse the rest of blog articles or browse our Salon Equipment Store

P.S.

The great financial side of salon business is that no matter what the economical situation is, people always need a haircut or beauty treatments! Don’t forget, for running a successful salon business, you need salon equipment, great looking and durable - just the kind of equipment we at Empire-Beauty have to offer :)

Guide to buying Barber Chairs for your Barber Salon

September 19th, 2008

How to get premium quality barber chairs for your salon business?

Considering that quality barber chairs are going to last your salon a long time, you probably came to conclusion that barber chairs are a big investment that pays itself off. The higher the quality of barber chair, the more will the salon equipment last and therefore - you save more money on salon equipment.

There are five things you should keep in mind when shopping online for a barber chair :

  1. One of the first things a new customers notices when entering your salon will be - barber or styling chairs.
  2. Barber chairs should be
    • functional
    • roomy and comfortable
    • well combined with the rest of salon interior
    • well designed
  3. The budged doesn’t matter: barber chairs and styling chairs suitable for any budged are available online these days, to you can be sure that whether you’re starting a new salon business or just remodeling a established business - you’re OK.
  4. Warranty on barber chair products - always look out for barber chairs or salon chairs that come without warranty on hydraulic or electric parts. Overseeing these kind of things can eventually set you back hundreds of dollars.
  5. Always be sure that you’re buying from a established, registered business. With the expansion of online shopping came the expansion of cyberspace crime - identity theft and stolen credit card information are just the tip of the iceberg of all the things that could go wrong when buying from an non verified source.

Calculate the number of barber chairs you need:

Many salon equipment stores offer a package discount, so if you buy more then 2 items, you’re probably eligible for a discount. Empire-Beauty.com offers discounts on salon packages and our customers can select and make their own packages too! - Shop for salon packages now!

It doesn’t matter if you’re planing to operate from the comfort of your home, or if you’re starting a salon franchise - you’ll always want to purchase as much salon equipment as your business needs and avoid getting carried away.

Empire-Beauty offers 100% financing, which makes buying salon equipment even easier! Call us for more information, our operators will be happy to take your call :)

If you decide to go for electric barber chairs - that’s fine. You’ll get those chairs reclined just by pressing a button. As with everything - these kind of chairs might cost you more then hydraulic barber chairs.

Barber salon chairs are probably going to be the greatest investment you’ll make. With prices ranging from a few hundred dollars to even thousands of dollars, this investment is definitely worth the time you’ll spend planing it out.

As already mentioned, if you buy multiple barber chairs, some companies might throw in special discount (luckily, Empire-Beauty.com is one of them ;) )


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