The festive season is the busiest and most profitable time for South African hairdressers, beauty therapists, nail technicians, makeup artists, and salon/spa owners. It is also the period that places the most strain on people and systems. Whether you run a one chair salon or manage a large spa team, balancing increased demand with staff wellbeing, compliance, and service excellence can turn December from chaos into success. Here are practical, industry focused best practices

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