In our latest episode of the AHC Podcast, we dive deep into the art of motivating and managing diverse salon teams, especially apprentices. Discover tailored strategies to engage staff of all ages and personalities while fostering a thriving wo...

'Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.'Today's guest on the AHC podcast is Selina Tomasich, the founder and CEO of Hair Aid. For those of you who don't know about Hai...

Many salons are experiencing challenges in their businesses in 2024. So we've invited a couple of our esteemed AHC members - aka our 'brains trust' - to chat about all the pain points that business owners might be currently feeling, and offer a...

In our last episode, we introduced you to Tom Ferrier, founded of

The AHC has always had a commitment to sustainability, and we love to team up with people that are passionate about making a different to our planet. Today we'd like to introduce you to Tom Ferrier, founder of

As a business owner, you should be paying for the rights to play music in your salon, whether you simply have the radio on in the background, or play your favourite playlists via streaming services such as Spotify. Why you ask? Well, ju...

The AHC has always had a really great relationship with the Australian Taxation Office, and the reason for that is we strongly believe it's so important that our members and the wider hair industry understand their obligations when it comes to ...

Australia is a very multicultural country, there's no doubt about it. And with the rainbow of nationalities that reside here comes a myriad of hair styles, colours and textures. Most hairdressers are accustomed to working with the most ...

Dialling the next generation of salons: The Concierge is on Line 1. We think you'd all agree owning a business would be SO much easier if we could just concentrate on doing hair and making our clients feel and look beautiful, and not ha...

Do you ever wonder why you find some staff a breeze to manage, while others drive you C-R-A-Z-Y?Are you frustrated that what works to motivate one staff member does absolutely nothing for another?And why are some people naturally ...

Today's guest on the AHC podcast is Christo Hall, co-founder of Basic Bananas, a marketing mentoring agency for small businesses. Christo and his team have assisted thousands of different businesses, including salons, over the years, to master ...

Today's guest on the AHC podcast is Justin Pace, owner of Co & Pace Salon, incredible educator and colourist, and also current AHIA Creative Australian Hairdresser of the Year. When Justin won this award back in September last year, he sa...

How do you see apprentices? A cost? Or an investment in your business?The stats are pretty dismal when it comes to apprentices not only entering hairdressing, but finishing their apprenticeships. Hairdressing has an incredibly low appre...

Meet Bonnie Pilgrim and Samantha Redmond, AHC members and Co-Directors of Hair Management Co. These ladies are using their longstanding love and experience in the hair and beauty industry and life coaching skills to help young people find their...

Late last year we once again caught up with Natasha Bowett from the Australian Taxation Office for a second instalment on e-invoicing for small business, not long after Cybersecurity Month and NSW Small Business Month in October. Unfort...

The hair industry is experiencing some pretty big changes at the moment. And what's really exciting is seeing the new generation of young salon owners and their approach to all things business.Our guest today is Sheridan Rose Shaw, owne...

When it comes to Australian hairdressing education, our guest today is no stranger. A hairdresser, salon owner, published author, entrepreneur, and so the list goes on, Kylie Dwyer is a highly successful private educator and founder of Elite Ha...

Where is hairdressing training at today? Are the skills our apprentices learning relevant to client demand? Are we losing proficiency in fundamental techniques? Why are many of the new generation of hairdressers afraid of cutting? What has happ...

Hair and music are a match made in heaven - right? Every salon plays music each day - to work with, for the enjoyment, and to create a vibe in their business.The AHC gets loads of questions from hairdressers asking why they have to pay ...

There's no doubt that social media can play a big role in attracting new clients to a salon business. Hairdressers are creative, visual people, so it makes sense that a platform like Instagram can act as a real 'shop front' when potential clien...

The AHC gets a lot of questions from salon owners enquiring about the process of selling a business. And one of the most commonly asked questions on this topic is: 'What happens to my lease?'So what does happen to your lease if you are ...

If you're a solo operator hairdresser or barber, we get it - you're busy, right? Well if you can spare a few minutes to listen to this podcast, it just might make your professional life a lot easier and buy you back some valuable time in your s...

One of the concerns the AHC has for hairdressing is the sustainability of our industry when it comes to apprenticeships.The hair industry loses 63% of apprentices in the first year and we have a very low completion rate compared to othe...

Feedback is one of the most undervalued and under utilised tools that a business leader has at their disposal. It's something that most of us dread - either receiving or providing feedback - and usually makes us tense up as we worry about what'...

The Australian Hairdressing Council and Cherrypicka Legal Docs have collaborated to provide salon owners with a suite of easy to use legal docs to help overcome some of those tricky every day situations; to minimise your chance of disputes or b...