Salons, Barbers & Personal Care
Booth rent or commission, tips and taxes, and growing every ticket.
Written for salons & barbers
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Booth Rent or Commission? Choosing Your Salon Model
Up nextWhether you own the shop or work a chair, the model you pick decides who controls the business, who pays the taxes, and who keeps the upside.
8 minFoundations - 2
Tips, Taxes, and Records for Stylists and Barbers
Cash and card tips, quarterly payments, and the deductions that keep more of your money yours.
8 minFoundations - 3
Growing the Ticket: Retail, Add-Ons, and Rebooking
You do not need more clients to earn more. Grow what each visit is worth and how often clients come back.
7 minFoundations
Essentials
Core lessons salons & barbers owners rely on
Employee or Contractor? Getting Classification Right
How the IRS and states decide who is an employee, and what it costs to get it wrong.
Taxes When You Work for Yourself
How self-employment tax works, when quarterly estimated payments are due in 2026, how much to set aside, and the deductions and records that lower your bill.
Pricing for Profit: What to Charge
Three ways to set prices, how to make sure your own pay is built in, and the markup versus margin mix-up that quietly drains profit.
Separate Your Money: Business Banking From Day One
Why mixing personal and business money costs you at tax time, weakens your liability protection, and makes lenders nervous, plus the simple setup that fixes it.
Getting Found Online: Search, Reviews, and Social
Set up the free and low-cost basics that help local customers find you, trust you, and choose you.
Retirement Planning for Business Owners
Why your business should not be your only retirement plan, and how Solo 401(k)s, SEPs, SIMPLEs, and pension-style plans let you save far more than an IRA.