Standard

 

BAR 121 – Shop Management/Ownership

Course Description

Emphasizes the steps involved in opening and operating a privately owned cosmetology salon or barber/styling shop.  Topics include:  planning a salon/shop, business management, retailing, public relations, sales skills, client retention, and entrepreneurship.

 

Competency Areas

Hours

 

Planning a Salon/Shop

Class

3

Business Management

D. Lab    OR

2

Retailing

P. Lab/O.B.I.

0

Public Relations

Credit

4

Sales Skills

 

 

Client Retention

 

 

Entrepreneurship

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prerequisite/Corequisite:

BAR 116 and BAR 117

 

 

 

 

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will:

Hours

Class

D.Lab

P.Lab/

O.B.I.

PLANNING A SALON/SHOP

8

0

0

Preplanning

 

List areas in which a person must be knowledgeable to plan a salon/shop

 

 

 

 

List things to consider in selection of a location for a salon/shop.

 

 

 

 

 

Interpret precautions taken before signing a lease.

 

 

 

 

Physical layout

 

Illustrate a layout for an open salon/shop and a closed operator salon/shop.

 

 

 

 

 

List important aspects of a well planned salon/shop.

 

 

 

Compliance with laws, rules, and regulations

 

Secure copies of state, county, and city laws.

 

 

 

 

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

8

0

0

Ownership

 

List the types of ownership.

 

 

 

 

Record Keeping

Identify sources of income.

 

 

 

 

Explain payroll procedures.

 

 

 

 

 

List types of taxes to be filed and paid.

 

 

 

 

 

Inventory salon/shop supplies.

 

 

 

 

 

Inventory retail supplies.

 

 

 

 

 

Prepare customer data cards.

 

 

 

 

 

Design and maintain other necessary records.

 

 

 

 

RETAILING

8

0

0

Records

 

Develop an inventory list.

 

 

 

 

 

Develop a "needed" items list.

 

 

 

 

 

Organize a stock area.

 

 

 

 

 

Complete a supply order.

 

 

 

 

Selling

 

Demonstrate educating a client on services, products, and procedures.

 

 

 

 

 

Sell products to client.

 

 

 

 

 

Identify principles which need to be applied in selling.

 

 

 

 

 

Create a display of products for a service.

 

 

 

 

PUBLIC RELATIONS

0

10

0

In-shop public relations

 

Answer a telephone properly.

 

 

 

 

 

Operate an appointment desk.

 

 

 

 

 

Account for monies for services provided.

 

 

 

 

 

Maintain a reception area.

 

 

 

 

 

Resolve customer complaints.

 

 

 

 

Out of salon public relations

Supervise personal and public sanitation.

 

 

 

 

 

Visit civic, church, social clubs, and other places to promote salon/shop services.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SALES SKILLS

0

0

5

Skills

 

Demonstrate selling of extra services and products.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLIENT RETENTION

0

0

5

Techniques

 

Greet clients properly.

 

 

 

 

 

Hold a client consultation.

 

 

 

 

 

Annotate personal data cards.

 

 

 

 

 

Resolve client complaints.

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule and/or re-schedule appointments to customer satisfaction.

 

 

 

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

6

0

0

Entrepreneurship

Define the term entrepreneur.

 

 

 

 

List responsibilities of an entrepreneur.

 

 

 

 

Develop a personal inventory (Skills Assessment).

 

 

 

Organization Skills

Explore organizational systems

 

 

 

 

Develop an organizational plan.

 

 

 

Risk Management

Demonstrate an understanding of business risk factors.

 

 

 

 

Determine known risks.

 

 

 

 

Project unknown risks.

 

 

 

 

Develop a plan of action for business risks.

 

 

 

 

Suggested Resources

 

Books

 

Ahern, J. J. (1986). West's textbook of cosmetology (2nd ed.). St. Paul: West.

Dalton, J. W. (1992). The professional cosmetologist (4th ed.). St. Paul: West.

Hantz, P. (1974). Custom cutting and air waving. San Mateo, CA: Ponce College of Beauty.

Kibbe, C. V. (1988). Standard textbook of cosmetology (2nd ed.). Bronx, NY: Milady.

Powitt, A. H. (1987). Hair structure and chemistry simplified (2nd ed.). Bronx, NY: Milady.

Ross, C. (1979). The encyclopedia of haircutting. Bronx, NY: Milady.

Scott, O. P., et al. (1984). The Prentice Hall textbook of cosmetology (2nd ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Swaton, J. N. (1986). Chemistry for cosmetology students, a programmed text. Downey, CA: Intron.

VTECS. (1984). Catalog of performance standards for cosmetology. Atlanta: Author.

 

Videos/slides/other resources

 

Bergwall Productions

839 Stewart Ave

Garden City, NY 11530

 

Milady Publishing Co.

3839 White Plains Rd

Bronx, NY 10467

 

Georgia State Dept of Education

Twin Towers

Atlanta, GA 30334

 

International Institute for Coiffeur Design

New York, NY

 

Clairol Inc. Educational Aids

CN 931 Parsizzsany Rd

Whizzsany, NJ 07980

 

National Cosmetology Association

St. Louis, MO

 

Professional Magazines

 

American Salon

National Beauty School Journal

Shop Talk