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Programme - Strictly Business! 2005

 

IN THE BLUE ROOM

IN THE GLASS ROOM

IN THE CINEMA ROOM

MEZZANINE

9.00am

Registration And Coffee

e-salonfinder Internet Café

all day

Register your business for FREE on e-salonfinder.com, the new online directory for UK ethnic hair and beauty businesses, designed to get your business online, the easy way. Whether you're a salon or barbershop owner, a mobile specialist, a distributor or supplier of products to the ethnic hair and beauty sector, you need to be listed on e-salonfinder.com.

e-salonfinder.com offers:

A unique opportunity to reach tens of thousands of people who use the Internet to look for styling ideas and salons in their local area

A free full-page business profile including your business description, opening times and the services you offer

A mini gallery to display up to 4 images from your portfolio

Secure access to your profile so you can add to or edit any of your salon's information - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

10.00am

The Fantastic Boss!

Alan Austin- Smith

Alan Austin- SmithBeing a fantastic boss has nothing to do with being 'bossy' but everything to do with achieving fantastic results through your team. Alan talks about the crucial elements that go toward helping you make it happen!

Focus On Finance I

Jenny Vuong

Jenny VuongLooking to raise finance to start or grow your salon/spa? Jenny Vuong-formerly a director at corporate giant Ernst and Young-is now a business adviser at Black Minority Enterprises, ... read the full description >>

Focus On Profits

Calvin Rattray

Calvin RattrayProduct retailing can account for 25% of your salon's revenues, but most businesses don't realise even half that income. Calvin Rattray has founded one of the most successful salon ... read the full description >>

11.30am

Coffee Break And Informal Networking

12.00pm

The Fantastic Hairdresser!

Alan Austin-Smith

Whatever our job, however skilled, it's the 'other stuff' that makes us fantastic at it - our communication, customer delight, self-management skills, having fun at work, our teamwork. ... read the full description >>

Focus On Clients

Sharleen Hunter

Sharleen HunterSharlene Hunter is the founder of Unleashed Potential, an independent consultancy specialising in marketing and public relations for the hair and beauty industry. ... read the full description >>

Focus On Safety!

Mary Warden

Did you know that over 66,000 employees suffer with various types of dermatitis? Hidden costs of covering absences, recruitment, training and lost custom can really swallow up your salon's profits. ... read the full description >>

1.30pm

Lunch Break And Informal Networking

2.30pm

The Fantastic You!

Alan Austin-Smith

The Four C's:
Confidence Communication Creativity Consistency
... read the full description >>

Focus On Finance II

Jenny Vuong

Looking to raise finance to start or grow your salon/spa? Jenny Vuong-formerly a director at corporate giant Ernst and Young-is now a business adviser at Black Minority Enterprises, ... read the full description >>

What's The Big Idea?

Anne Long-Murray

Anne Long-MurrayHave you got that "one big idea" that's guaranteed to change the future of hairdressing as we know it? ... read the full description >>

4.00pm

Afternoon Tea And Informal Networking

4.30pm Salons v Suppliers

HEAD II HEAD

The Great Debate- only at Strictly Business! 2005

Salon Strategies wants to encourage a meaningful dialogue between salon owners/stylists, aestheticians, hair and beauty suppliers and service providers in the ethnic hair and beauty sector, starting with HEAD II HEAD, Salons v. Suppliers, The Great Debate, at Strictly Business! 2005. Facilitated by industry guru Alan Austin-Smith, HEAD II HEAD will bring together some of the stalwarts of the ethnic hair and beauty sector, with representatives of the top suppliers, including:
Avlon (Europe), Clique, GHD, Goldwells, and L'Oreal. HEAD II HEAD is a chance to discuss the future of the ethnic hair and beauty sector, and the opportunities available for growth and improved relationships between salon owners, suppliers and distributors. It will also be a chance for you to get involved in planning Europe's first association of ethnic hair and beauty specialists and suppliers!