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Business News
The Make Up of Makeup: How One Entrepreneur is Changing the Cosmetics Industry
Energetic, enthusiastic and fun are three words to describe Alina Lucía Imbeth Luna. But her favorite words are organic, vegan and cruelty free. They're the backbone of her Medellin, Colombia-based cosmetics company, Pure Chemistry. Learn how this chemist and engineer is revolutionizing the cosmetics industry and read about her advice for future entrepreneurs.
By FedEx
Building a Business
How We Got Our Product Into Every Sephora Store As a Team of Two With No Outside Funding
You can see your products on the shelves of your dream retailer sooner than you think.
Thought Leaders
How This Former Makeup Artist Broke the Rules to Create a YouTube Community of More Than 2 Million
Jackie Aina's beauty tutorials for women of color have made her beloved by fans.
By Nina Zipkin
Thought Leaders
The Unlikely Inspiration That Led This Entrepreneur From Boy Band Manager to Beauty Brand Co-Founder
How working with Big Time Rush inspired Michael Cammarata to explore the world of natural personal care.
By Dan Bova
Thought Leaders
This Introverted Entrepreneur With an Oprah-Approved Brand Shares How to Rise Above Fear to Embrace Every Opportunity
Carol's Daughter founder Lisa Price says getting out of your comfort zone is what makes you a strong leader.
By Nina Zipkin
Buying a Franchise
To Compete Against Other Salons, Sport Clips Made It Easier for Franchisees to Run Their Businesses
It upgraded the point-of-sale systems at all 1,750 locations and introduced online check-in, a service popular with competitors.
Buying a Franchise
How Do You Innovate a Barbershop? Ask Great Clips Franchisees.
The franchise is focusing on a digital-first experience.
Online Presence
This Beauty Guru Turned Her Instagram Following Into Customers for an Instantly Beloved Makeup Line
Laura Lee, known for her eye-catching eye makeup tutorials on YouTube and Instagram, recently started her own brand.
By Nina Zipkin
Buying a Franchise
How These Franchisees Turned to Overlooked Talent to Grow Their Business
Giving people a second chance can be good for your operation.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
Podcast: This Trait Is Helping One Beauty Entrepreneur Build Something Rare
Thanks to this founder, beauty is becoming more useful.
By Linda Lacina
Marketing
The Self-Esteem Movement: Why Marketers Want You to Love Yourself (and How They Sometimes Fail)
Remember Dove's recent "Beauty of Diversity" ad? The message for those who would market self-esteem: Be very, very careful.
Online Presence
This Entrepreneur’s Eye-Catching Instagram Keeps Her Nail Salon 100 Percent Booked
WAH Nails founder Sharmadean Reid uses her account to give fans and customers an inside look into what it's like to work at her salon.
By Nina Zipkin
Thought Leaders
This Beauty Founder Shares the Secret Leadership Skill to Making a Company Thrive
Drybar co-founder Alli Webb says shares with us the best advice she ever took and how it helped her company scale quickly.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
This Founder Shares How She Was Able to Bootstrap Her Way to Success While Giving Back
Patricia Ivancich Dassios raised millions as a philanthropist, but launching a beauty startup with a social good mission has required self-funding.
Business Funding
Calling All Beauty Entrepreneurs and Innovators: Future of Beauty Summit
Take your idea or existing business to the next level.
Business Ideas
This Hair Dye Changes Color Depending on Your Environment
It looks like every teenager's dream.
By Rose Leadem
Building a Business
The Strategies These 3 Beauty Startups Use to Stand Out
It's about rethinking growth.
Buying a Franchise
Franchise of the Day: Relax And Unwind With This Franchise
A massage or two never hurt anyone.
Building a Business
How Victoria Tsai Turned a Geisha Secret Into a Cosmetics Innovation
One entrepreneur's skin problem led to a centuries-old discovery that is one of the hottest trends in beauty.
By Tracy Byrnes
Buying a Franchise
This Franchise Gives Hair Stylists a Salon of Their Own Without the High Costs
Phenix offers hair stylists, manicurists and other beauty workers a suite where they can run their own show.
By Jason Daley
Buying a Franchise
How This Veteran Franchisee Connects Hotels, Waxing and Gyms
Whether it's waxing or hotels, Sheetal Dalwadi's processes and philosophies translate to happy customers and high profits.
By Carly Okyle
Marketing
Shhh! This Philadelphia Hair Salon Is Putting a Stop to Awkward Small Talk
Stylists at BLO/OUT Blow Dry Bar are trimming more than just hair. They're cutting out the chit chat, too. Here's why.
Buying a Franchise
Meet the Franchisor Offering Manly Pedicures
A clubhouse atmosphere sets a men's grooming salon apart.
By Jason Daley
Building a Business
The Greasy, Glamorous Rise of Mascara
You won't believe the grimy gunk people used to smear on their eyelashes -- and still do.
Building a Business
Tyra Banks’s Next Chapter: Focusing on Her Beauty Startup
The cosmetics line will seek outside funding and form a 'legitimate board,' Banks said.
By Laura Entis
Thought Leaders
These Small Cosmetics are Shaking Up the Beauty Industry in a Big Way
A direct-to-consumer beauty line puts portability first.
By Carren Jao