Looking good starts with feeling good. So before your client’s mani-pedi or blowout, treat them to a waiting room experience that adds value to their appointment. Here’s how: 1. Hit the right notes There’s nothing worse than the drone of hair dryers, or even worse—silence. Keep the atmosphere upbeat and fun with music from the moment your customers walk through the door. But choose your beats carefully—play music that your clientele listens to...

Before you drop the beat in your business, tune in to the regulations that govern music licensing. Even if you have a Spotify premium account, have legally purchased music through Amazon or Google Play, or you play a CD with songs from your own collection—playing them in your place of business is illegal.¹ If you use music in any way to support your business, you need a SOCAN licence. What’s SOCAN? The...