Monteverdi Tuscany is a luxury boutique hotel centrally located between Rome and Florence, Italy, offering stunning panoramic views of the Val d’Orcia region of Tuscany. This unique, luxury hotel is not confined within a single building, but, instead, is infused throughout an idyllic, medieval village, with rooms and suites tucked in among authentic and fastidiously maintained properties. With its authentic and painstaking restoration complete, the…
Buying and selling aesthetic lasers internationally comes with its challenges, but it can also come with many benefits. Without the proper knowledge of packaging, shipping, customs, currency exchange, taxes, and cultural practices in foreign markets, the entire enterprise can feel overwhelming. THE BENEFITS OF INTERNATIONAL PROCUREMENT People want to work with you and if your business is based in the United States, other countries are…
Owning a spa can be challenging, especially in the beginning. As is the case with most small business owners, spa owners wear many hats and are often trying to balance managing employees, dealing with finances, and getting face time with their clients. As a result, spa owners normally put in a lot more than 40 hours a week to make sure they are utilizing every…

Annette C. Hanson

Written by Annette C. Hanson Educator, entrepreneur, author, and founder of Atelier Esthetique Institute of Esthetics
“Excellence in education” has been a guiding principle in Annette Hanson’s life and her school Atelier Esthetique Institute of Esthetics, a New York licensing aesthetics school and post-graduate facility. She studied face and body treatments throughout the United States, France, Germany, and England and is determined to never stop learning. Her professional experience in skin care spans more than 30 years as an aesthetician, salon…

8 Essential Pillars of Day-to-Day Spa Operation

Written by Austin James Michael Podowski
In the business of aesthetics, people are the focus. When people are the focus, pipeline is everything. The truth is that even operating a spa at full capacity with high bookability in a small local market or in large scale with multiple locations, streamlining operations outside of the treatment room can be more than a full-time job. With eight simple hacks, professionals can unlock real…

April 2024

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