Business Management for Hairdressers and Therapists

ISBN  0 435 45641 5

There is an increasing demand for therapists and hairdressers at a supervisory or management level, due to the rapid expansion of the beauty and spa industry in recent years. It is also becoming essential for qualified therapists to continue their professional development by adding new skills to their existing practical skills. Learning about business management will help you in starting your own business, gaining promotion, understanding how a business is run and will help you to keep up to date with the legal aspects of business.

• Setting up in business
• Introduction to management
• Effective management
• Human resource management
• Health and safety management
• Financial management
• Marketing
• Retailing
• Stock control
• Record keeping
• IT in business
• Business profiles

Publisher: Heinemann

Sample pages

Time Management

It could be said that effective time management is just an experience in self - discipline.

All managers should be able to improve their own efficiency and effectiveness, through good time management. This will then serve as an example to all their employees who in turn will become more productive. Inefficient methods of work and poor time management are often difficult to change, but with commitment this is possible. It has been proved that it only takes six weeks for new behaviours to become habit, therefore improvements can be seen and results achieved very quickly. To evaluate how well you are managing your time ask yourself the following questions :

Assess your answers carefully and if you constantly answer yes then it is time to evaluate your personal time management and focus on the areas you can improve. This will help to reduce stress at work, improve your efficiency and allow you to enjoy your work more.

The rest of this chapter deals with different methods of improving your own time management and that of your staff.