ABOUT SALON MANAGEMENT CONGRESS

THE MACRO VIEW: UNDERSTANDING THE SALON BUSINESS MODEL

 

Since its inception in 2017, Salon Management Congress by Professional Beauty India has been a platform for knowledge and processes that are essential for running a successful salon business. Bringing together the expertise of seasoned entrepreneurs, the Congress has inspired a new generation of business owners to make the salon industry their workplace. It has garnered the support and love of beauty professionals for both its on-site and virtual formats.

 

Salon Management Congress 2024, scheduled to be held on the 1-2 July 2024, in Delhi and 30 Sept – 1 Oct 2024 in Mumbai, will be a physical in-person event comprising panel discussions and topical presentations. It will focus on presenting a macro view of the salon business, analyse the recovery made so far and chart out a sustainable path for the future.

 

Each topic that will be discussed by subject matter experts will involve real life challenges faced by businesses and will provide practical solutions to those in attendance. Some of the topics that will be featured in the latest Salon Management Congress include:

  1. 1) Salon Model 2.0: How is the business evolving post covid?
  2. 2) Sustainable salons: Pipedream or viable business proposition?
  3. 3) Scaling up or exit strategy: Understanding the VC and investor game
  4. 4) The Talent Game: training, development and retention

 

Apart from the panels, there will be individual presentations by business mentors on subjects such as:

  • • Retail Sales: How to grow this effectively for the salon and spa sector?
  • • To tweet or not to tweet: the social mediachallenge for salon owners and freelancers
  • • Nailing it: how to run a successful nail salon

The event will provide aspiring and existing salon owners with the opportunity to interact with some of the top names from the industry such as Mr CK Kumaravel, Founder of Naturals Salons; Mr Vikram Mohan, Founder of Bounce Salons, Miss Marisa Dimitriadis of The Spa Consultants, South Africa and many more.

Be a part of Salon Management Congress 2023 to learn, grow, and succeed!

PAST CONFERENCE AGENDA

DAY 1: 2 October 2023

LEARN ABOUT TRENDS, BEST PRACTICES AND NEWER AVENUES IN SALON BUSINESS

 

10:00 – 10:30
Registration, Tea and Coffee


 

10:30 – 10:45
Welcome Address 


 

10:45 – 11:30
How has managing a salon changed in recent years?


 

11:30 – 12:15
Hair-raising experience:
The journey from being a hair or beauty professional to becoming a salon owner 


 

12:15 – 13:00
Optimising your salon business performance: Why data and technologyare so important for running a modern salon business


 

13:00 – 15:00
LUNCH BREAK AND VISIT TO PROFESSIONAL BEAUTY INDIA SHOW


 

15:00 – 15:45
Salon marketing and client acquisition: How to gain clients by implementing the correct marketing strategy?


 
15:45 – 16:15
Fireside chat: Head to Head with CK Kumaravel, CEO and Co-Founder of Naturals Salon with Vikas Vij, MD, Professional Beauty India

 

16:15 – 16:50
Brand partner or vendor to the business – How to choose and develop a healthy relationship with your product partner for your salon’s success


 

DAY 1 END AND VISIT TO PROFESSIONAL BEAUTY INDIA SHOW

 

DAY 2: 3 October 2023

LEARN ABOUT TRENDS, BEST PRACTICES AND NEWER AVENUES IN SALON BUSINESS

 

10.00 – 10.30
Registration, Tea and Coffee


 

10.45 – 11.10
Solving your recruitment challenge: Finding the right candidate using digital tools


 

11.10 – 12.00
Getting salon ready staff:
Raw, poached, or homegrown organic – what’s the best way to build your salon team?


 

12.00 – 12.45
Sustainability and the salon industry:
How practically and commercially realistic is it for salons to go green?


 

12.45 – 14.30
LUNCH BREAK AND VISIT TO PROFESSIONAL BEAUTY INDIA SHOW


 

14.30 – 15.15
Retail therapy or retail vs therapy: How can salon owners and their staff successfully drive retail revenue or should they focus on services revenue?


 

15.15– 16.00
To franchise or not to franchise: The question for every entrepreneurial salon owner


 

16.00 – 16.45
Fireside chat: What’s the next step for the salon industry?


 

DAY 2 END AND VISIT TO PROFESSIONAL BEAUTY INDIA SHOW

 

 

PAST CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

DELEGATE, Marketing Enquiry and speaking opportunities

Jatin Jala
Jatin.jala@ideas-exchange.in
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