Running the business, not just the salon
Guides to the parts of a salon that have nothing to do with cutting hair — tax on a mixed bill, commission that survives an argument, and what changes when you open a second branch.
- Managing salon inventoryBy Dhyey Mehta7 min read
How to manage salon inventory, from supplier to service
The shelf tells you what is left. Managing inventory means knowing why that number changed — and what to order next.
- Starting a salonBy Dhyey Mehta8 min read
How to start a salon in India, in the order it actually happens
The list of requirements is easy to find. The sequence is what nobody publishes, and getting it in the wrong order is what costs months.
- WhatsApp templatesBy Dhyey Mehta6 min read
Salon WhatsApp templates, and the rules that keep your number alive
The message is not the hard part. Sending it from a number that customers have not blocked is the hard part.
- Getting customersBy Dhyey Mehta6 min read
Salon marketing ideas that fill chairs without giving away a share of every booking
A discovery platform is the fastest way to find your first hundred customers and the most expensive way to keep serving them.
- Keeping staffBy Dhyey Mehta5 min read
Why salon staff leave, and what actually keeps them
A stylist who leaves takes two things: the position you now have to fill, and a share of the customers who booked to see them.
- Feedback and reviewsBy Dhyey Mehta5 min read
Asking for salon feedback without begging for stars
Ask everyone publicly and you collect the unhappy ones publicly too. Ask privately first and the public part looks after itself.
- A second branchBy Dhyey Mehta5 min read
When a salon is actually ready for a second branch
A second branch does not double a good business. It doubles whatever the business already is, including the parts held together by you being in the room.
- GST on a combined billBy Esha Mehta8 min read
How CGST and SGST work on a salon bill that mixes services and products
A haircut and a tub of styling wax on one bill are two different tax problems. Here is the order the sums have to happen in.
- Cutting no-showsBy Dhyey Mehta7 min read
How to cut salon no-shows with WhatsApp reminders
An empty chair costs the full price of the slot. Reminders are the cheapest fix available, and most salons send them at the wrong time.
- Staff commissionBy Esha Mehta7 min read
Salon staff commission: how to calculate it and avoid disputes
Most commission arguments are not about the percentage. They are about which number the percentage was applied to.
- Multi-branch reportingBy Esha Mehta5 min read
Running GST and reports across several salon branches
Two branches are not one salon with more chairs. Some numbers have to stay separate, and knowing which is most of the job.
- What it costsBy Esha Mehta6 min read
What salon software actually costs in India, and why the quotes vary so wildly
Four pricing models, one of which does not look like a price at all. Comparing them needs the same sum done four different ways.
- Pricing your menuBy Esha Mehta5 min read
How to price salon services in India, and where GST fits in
Most salon menus are priced by looking at the salon down the road. Here is the arithmetic that tells you whether those numbers work for you.
- Stock controlBy Dhyey Mehta4 min read
Salon stock control: where the missing product actually goes
It is almost never theft. It is professional use nobody recorded, and it compounds quietly until the count stops meaning anything.
- Memberships that workBy Dhyey Mehta5 min read
Salon membership plans that pay for themselves
A membership is not a discount with a subscription attached. It is a bet on how often someone comes back, and the price has to reflect the odds.
- Salon KPIsBy Esha Mehta5 min read
Salon KPIs: the five numbers a salon owner should actually track
Revenue is a result, not a lever. These five are the things that produced it, and each one points at something you can change on Monday.