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British Hairdressing Business Awards 2008 - Highlights

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Posted by Alex
Dated: September 17, 2008 1:03 PM

Dated: September 17, 2008 1:03 PM

While HJ's British Hairdressing Awards celebrate creativity, HJ's British Hairdressing Business Awards are about recognising commercial excellence within the hair industry.

This year's event, the tenth British Hairdressing Business Awards, recognised the commercial contribution made at every level, from salon junior to director, within major salon groups and independent operators.

But the night itself was not all work and no play - far from it.

Some of the biggest names in hairdressing - and many who are destined to be future stars - arrived in their most glamorous gear for an evening of champagne, delicious food and, of course, a large dose of nail-biting tension.

Here's a brief insight into some of the highlights of the night...

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British Hairdressing Business Awards 2008 Winners

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Dated: September 9, 2008 10:51 AM

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Once again British hairdressing has shown that it is second to none when it comes to glitz and glamour at the British Hairdressing Business Awards 2008.

Set in the swanky surroundings of the Royal Lancaster Hotel, the industry's leading lights, as well as up and coming talents and representatives from many hair industry manufacturers gathered to celebrate haidressing's brilliant business minds.

And while British Hairdressing is most celebrated for it's creativity and boundary pushing, the evening recognises that talent and flair can only prosper with the backing of dedication, movivation and great business acumen.

Introducing the Awards, now in their 10th year, Jayne Lewis-Orr, publisher/editor-in-chief of HJ said: "We had a record number of entries and they were of an exceptional standard. All of the finalists should be really proud of themselves."

Jayne was joined on stage by Watchdog presenter Nicky Campbell, who praised British Hairdressing for "providing for customers and giving a superb service to customers."

He added: "These awards are for people who have shown a positive approach to business success, innovation, achievement and business acumen.

Andrew Phouli of Rush London walked away with the biggest award of the night for Business Director of the year, while the other British Hairdressing Business Awards 2008 winners were:

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A Meeting of Hairdressing Business Minds

Posted by Kate
Dated: September 1, 2008 2:01 PM

, Alan and Linda Stewart are the directors of Scotland's most successful hair salon group Rainbow Room International.

The astute duo put a strong emphasis on training and education and the belief that you should never stop learning; so naturally they were happy to share the benefit of their wisdom with this year's Business Director of the Year finalists.

Here's what the acclaimed hairdressing business minds had to say:

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British Hairdressing Business Awards 2008 Finalists

Posted by Kate
Dated: July 18, 2008 8:45 AM

The first round of HJ's British Hairdressing Business Awards has been completed and the finalists have been selected.

These are the finalists who are in with a chance of glory at the prestigious awards ceremony at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London, on September 8.

Innovation/Website of the Year
Sponsored by REM

Ramsay & Johnson, Sunderland
10 Hairdressing, Hull, Yorkshire
Mahogany Hairdressing, London
Rae Palmer Hairdressing, Southsea, Hampshire
Tangle Teezer, London
Barrie Stephen Hair, Leicester
city.boy Limited, Barking, Essex
The Chapel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Retail Salon of the Year
Sponsored by TIGI

Hair @ Jibe, Carlisle, Cumbria
Yazz Number One Hair Studio, Leeds
Frances Hunter Hair & Beauty, Stirling
Migele Experience, Kirkcaldy, Fife

Salon of the Year 1
Sponsored by Schwarzkopf Professional

Mark Leeson Hair Body & Mind, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
Cream, Gloucester
Goldsworthy's, Swindon, Wiltshire
The Colour Room, Stockport, Cheshire
The Chapel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Maxwells Professional Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire

Manager of the Year
Sponsored by L'Oréal Professionnel

Hannah Thomas, Mamouchi, Truro, Cornwall
Tracy McCullough, Zoology, Wanstead, London
Louise Smith, Toni & Guy, Salisbury, Wiltshire
Mark Woolley, Electric, Brighton
Victor Pajak, Headquarters Hair Salon, Kingson-upon-Thames, Surrey
William Foran, Hair 4 U, Chorley, Lancashire

Independent Salon - Business Newcomer
Sponsored by Great Lengths

Andrea Beers Ltd, Kidderminster
Louisa Snowsill Ltd, Kensington, London
Sutherland & Barnett, Nottingham
hug8, Uxbridge, Middlesex
Ikasu, Norton, Stourbridge, West Midlands
The Lounge, Brentwood, Essex

Salon Design Award
Sponsored by Welonda

Lara Johnson Lifestyle, Mumbles, Swansea
Zappas, Wokingham, Berkshire
Ikasu, Norton, Stourbridge, West Midlands
hob salons, Camden Lock, London
The Lounge, Brentwood, Essex
The Chapel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Reds Hair & Beauty, Sunderland

Customer Care
Sponsored by Kérastase

Pure Aveda Lifestyle, Swansea
Hooker & Young, Jesmond, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Migele Experience, Kirkcaldy, Fife
Hair Oasis, Pitsea, Essex
The Colour Room, Stockport, Cheshire
The Chapel, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Maxwells Professional Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire

Marketing Award
Sponsored by Kemøn

Sarah Hodge Hairdressers, Taunton, Somerset
The Lounge, Truro, Cornwall
Reflections, Clifton, Bristol
Voodou, Liverpool
hug8, Uxbridge, Middlesex
Michael Van Clarke, London
Maxwells Professional Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire

Training Award
Sponsored by Wella Professionals

Hair Ott, Cosham, Portsmouth Ellen Conlin Hair & Beauty, Glasgow
Marc Antoni, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Keith Hall Hairdressing, Long Eaton, Nottingham
Michael Van Clarke, London
Maxwells Professional Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
hob salons, London

Junior of the Year
Sponsored by Fudge

Daniel Bonar, Hooker & Young, Jesmond, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Joshua Goldsworthy, Goldsworthy's, Swindon, Wiltshire
Lauren Arstall, The Colour Room, Stockport, Cheshire
Ellie Stevens, seanhanna, Wimbledon, London
Niki Moores, Michael Van Clarke, London
Jake Unger, hob salons, Camden Lock, London

Salon of the Year 2
Sponsored by Clynol Salon Exclusive

Pure Aveda Lifestyle, Swansea
Clipso London, London
Smile, Ascot

Salon Team Of the Year
Sponsored by Racoon International

Review, Petersfield, Hampshire
Barrie Stephen Hair, Leicester
Headquarters Hair Salon, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey
Gina Conway Aveda Lifestyle Salon, London
Maxwells Professional Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
Mamouchi, Truro, Cornwall

Business Director of the Year
Sponsored by HJ

Ken Picton, Ken Picton, Cardiff
Andrew Phouli, Rush London, Croydon, Surrey
Phil Smith, Toni & Guy, Salisbury, Wiltshire
Lisa Shepherd, Lisa Shepherd Salons, Kidderminster
Tracey Devine, Angels, Aberdeen
Scott Smurfthwaite, Cream, Gloucester
Barrie Stephen, Barrie Stephen Hair, Leicester

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HJ's Business Directors of The Year Talk Business

Posted by Kate
Dated: May 23, 2008 2:58 PM

Founders of Rainbow Room International, Alan and Linda Stewart, have achieved tremendous success in the 29 years they've been in business. But being crowned Business Directors of the Year at HJ's British Hairdressing Business Awards last year has helped take their expanding enterprise - which comprises a chain of 12 salons across Scotland and a thriving training academy - to even greater heights.

We caught up with Linda to find out how the award has benefited the business, and to hear how the dynamic duo has achieved such success.

How has winning HJ's 2007 Business Directors of the Year award affected Rainbow Room International?

Winning has definitely helped us build on our highly regarded reputation. This is thanks to positive coverage in the Scottish press, which has increased our local profile and added fantastic credibility to our trade. Winning such a prestigious award also helps with recruitment, which is essential to our continued growth. And it's also been fantastic for team morale, as every salon in the group has a great sense of pride in being associated with a successful company.

What have been some of your key career highlights since the win?

It's been very exciting to launch our own online live bookings system, with secure payment facilities. Our website and online appointment request service has always been popular with clients, and offering a secure online appointment booking facility was the next logical step. Our clients can now make an appointment via the internet, and change or amend their booking up to 48 hours before their visit. It's a unique service that provides our clients with greater choice and flexibility. We're also in the latter stages of planning a new franchise salon to expand the group even further.

How have you used your business director expertise within the wider hairdressing industry?

We run popular business courses in our Glasgow academy and winning has helped us market this training.

We've also built up relationships with other salons throughout the UK, the owners of which call us from time to time for guidance or advice, which we're only too happy to provide.

One of the cornerstones of our success is that we have an 'open door' policy - any salon is welcome to come and view our operation, and find out more about the way we run our salons and academy.

Looking back at your career, what lessons have you learned?

Opening our second salon wasn't easy. The concept was for it to be an advanced training school as well as a salon.

We had almost no budget to cover advertising and promotion, so we were spending a lot of money on photographs and taking part in shows, which was costing us more than we were getting paid.

We took a step back to analyse our biggest strength - training - and developed a plan to use the salon/school for clients from Monday to Saturday, and every Sunday we would open too, so Alan and I could run cutting seminars.

The Sunday seminars would be straight profit as we would not pay ourselves and this helped to repay the money we had borrowed from our bank. We were full every Sunday and after a year when we didn't have a single day off, we were in profit.

We hadn't understood profit and loss, or cash flows, and had failed to plan, but it was our artistic and teaching abilities that pulled us through.

From then on we made the decision to learn about business in-depth. We became business junkies, attending seminars, reading books and watching tapes of business gurus every night.
We never want to put our team or ourselves at risk again. Now, we always have a plan A, B and C and we have made sure we are financially stable.

How can salon owners balance management and running a business with inspiring creativity within their team?

Take the time to have a good look at your business and work out what you're really good at, what your strengths are and what creates the most value. We have systems for everything in place within the company, and with good time management, it's possible to multi-task. Sometimes you need to look at all the tasks that need tackling in the salon, and get someone else in to help, who has expertise in the areas you're not so strong in.

What five top tips would you offer other salon owners as essential for business success?

Have a vision and don't compromise on your values or standards
Have a detailed plan to cover the vital areas of finance, people management, training and marketing. Plans do change but, ultimately, you need to know what you are trying to achieve
Don't be afraid to take risks, as long as they are calculated risks
Have systems in place for everything
Train, evaluate, monitor and reward your team.

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British Hairdressing Business Awards: Uncovering Young Talent

Posted by Kate
Dated: April 29, 2008 10:17 AM

Young talent is the future of the hairdressing industry, and at HJ’s British Hairdressing Business Awards, the Junior of the Year category recognises just that.

Every year, judges pore over hundreds of entries from ultra-enthusiastic, up-and-coming hairdressers, who have embarked on the first step of their careers. With so many budding stars to choose from, picking the candidate that shines the brightest is never easy, but those who have seized opportunities and thrown themselves into the profession with passion stand out from the crowd.

The rookie recruits who make it to the shortlist on the night are those in which HJ’s panel of experienced industry judges have seen something truly special. Many of them have gone on to achieve tremendous career success since their names flashed up on the big screens at the glittering event while others have left the industry.

And for the winners, stepping onstage to collect their prize – often to the biggest round of applause of the night – is a moment to treasure for a lifetime.

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How to Impress at the British Hairdressing Business Awards

Posted by Kate
Dated: April 24, 2008 2:42 PM

Putting together an entry for the British Hairdressing Business Awards 2008? Then you'll want to impress the judges.

Here's what the sponsors are looking for in an entry for their categories.

Download your entry form for the 2008 British Hairdressing Business Awards

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The British Hairdressing Business Awards Are Back

Posted by Kate
Dated: March 20, 2008 5:30 PM

HJ launched the British Hairdressing Business Awards in 1999 to reward and recognise individuals and salons that excel in the business of professional hairdressing.

With categories to acknowledge the professionalism and skills of the salon assistants and managers through to the business directors and the teams that epitomise all that is good about the hairdressing industry – there is a category that recognises you and your team.

The final will be held at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London, on Monday 8th September.

British Hairdressing Business Awards 2008

Entry Guidelines
Rules and Regulations
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British Hairdressing Business Awards Category Criteria

Customer Care Award - sponsored by Kérastase
Junior of the Year - sponsored by Fudge
Manager of the Year - sponsored by L'Oréal Professionnel
Innovation of the Year/Website of the Year - sponsored by REM
Salon Design of the Year - sponsored by Welonda
Independent Salon - Business Newcomer - sponsored by Great Lengths
Salon Team of the Year - sponsored by Racoon International
Training Award - sponsored by Wella Professionals
Salon of the Year 1 - sponsored by Schwarzkopf Professional
Salon of the Year 2 - sponsored by Clynol
Retail Salon of the Year - sponsored by TIGI
Marketing Award - sponsored by Kemøn
Business Director of the Year - sponsored by Hairdressers Journal International
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2007 winners
Champagne reception photos
Award winners photos
Party photos

For more information on how to enter, or to book tickets at the awards evening please contact Dan Eversfield on 020 8652 8845.

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Enter the British Hairdressing Business Awards

Posted by Kate
Dated: March 13, 2008 3:08 PM

Rules And Regulations

To enter the British Hairdressing Business Awards, you need to submit a written presentation that clearly answers the criteria for the category you are entering.

The entry should be clearly presented, visually pleasing but concise and easy for the judging panel to read.

Most categories request an opening statement of no more than 600 words (although this can vary, so please check category), which will provide a summary of key points which set you apart from your competition.

In addition to your opening statement you must answer the criteria as set out under each category.

Attachments to your entry are acceptable.

Complete and return the Entry Form (these will be available from HJi in the coming weeks). A completed entry form must accompany each entry (please place at the front). Emailed entries are not accepted.

Mark the envelope clearly with your name and the category you are entering.

Separate written entries must be submitted for each category. Photocopies of the entry form can be used.

All entries must be received by 5pm on Friday 20th June 2008

The Judging

The judging panel will be made up of key independent figures within the hairdressing industry and a representative from each of the sponsoring companies. A further round of judging will comprise of mystery customers and telephone calls.

Salon visits will also be made where appropriate and interviews as conducted in some categories

Finalists

After the judging, each entrant will receive a letter.

Finalists will be asked to supply photographs for the audio-visual presentation which will be shown at the Awards ceremony. These should be of good quality and depict the image of you and/or your salon.

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British Hairdressing Business Awards: Marketing Award

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Dated: March 13, 2008 3:08 PM

Sponsored by Kemøn

This category is open to any salon.

Opening Statement
Describe your brand image and how this has evolved

Aims and Objectives
Describe your approach when putting together your marketing strategy

Unique Points
How does your marketing strategy differ from others?

Proof of Success

Provide an example of a successful marketing campaign and include costs and evidence

Evaluation
How do you measure, monitor and evaluate your marketing plan?

Include evidence to justify your statement

Budget
What is your marketing budget and how much is spent on:

Local Advertising

Client Incentive Schemes

Salon Stationery

Other (please state what "other" refers to)

Inclusions

Include examples of promotional material used for marketing purposes

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British Hairdressing Business Awards: Innovation of the year / Website of the Year

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Dated: March 13, 2008 1:00 PM

Concepts and Products Entry Criteria

Opening Statement What is the concept or product you are entering for the award and why do you feel it is innovative?

Objectives
Why do you feel the concept or product is useful to the industry?
What are your aims for the concept or product?

Success Criteria
How have you measured the success of the concept or product?

Show evidence of that success

Promotion
How have you promoted the concept or product?

Include any internal or external promotional material used

If submitting a product, please supply a sample

Website Entry Criteria

Opening Statement
Explain why you feel your website is innovative and stands out from others

Objectives
Why do you feel a website was necessary for your business?

Please give your website address

State the budget spent on the website

What were your aims and objectives in launching the site?

Evaluation
How have you measured the success of your site?

Provide evidence

Marketing
How have you marketed your website since its inception?

Include copies of any marketing material used to encourage use of the website

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British Hairdressing Business Awards: Salon of the Year – 2

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Dated: March 13, 2008 12:48 PM

British Hairdressing Business Awards: Salon of the Year – 1

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Dated: March 13, 2008 12:37 PM

Sponsored by Schwarzkopf Professional

This category is open to salons with an annual turnover in excess of £350K. (This relates to a single salon and not a group)

Opening Statement
Why do you feel your salon is worthy of this award?

Turnover
Show in graph form the annual turnover of the salon for the last two financial years and show in graph form the level of gross profit during the same years

Customer Care
Using bullet points, list the policies you have in place to ensure good customer relations

Complaints Procedure
Using bullet points, list the guidelines you have in place when dealing with customer complaints

Promotion and Marketing Activity
Using bullet points, list the promotional and marketing activity which has taken place during the past year

Include examples

Aims and Objectives
Using bullet points, list the key aims and objectives of your marketing and promotional plans

Staff

Enclose a completed assessment form that you have used to monitor performance

Training
Using bullet points, list the key elements of your training policy

Career Opportunities
What career opportunities are offered to staff?

Include examples

Inclusions

Include photographs of the exterior and interior of the salon

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British Hairdressing Business Awards: Retail Salon of the Year

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Dated: March 13, 2008 12:34 PM

British Hairdressing Business Awards: Customer Care

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Dated: March 13, 2008 12:28 PM

British Hairdressing Business Awards: Training Award

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Dated: March 13, 2008 12:19 PM

Sponsored by Wella Professionals

This category is open to a salon or group of salons, which train up to NVQ level 3 or equivalent.

Opening Statement
Why do you feel your training policy is superior and why should your salon win this award?

Training Policy
Give a brief description of your training policy and explain the structure of it

Implementation
How do you implement the training programme?

Provide evidence

Meeting NVQ or Equivalent
How do you ensure you meet the NVQ or equivalent criteria?

Provide evidence

Appraisal
What appraisal systems do you have in place?

Include real examples of appraisal methods used

Evaluation
What methods of evaluation and feedback do you use?

Include a real example of a trainee’s programme, assessment and feedback

Staff Recognition
What methods do you use to give staff recognition?

Include examples of reward schemes

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