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SMART goal setting tips for salons, spas and clinics

11 Jul 2023 by Kitomba

It’s never too late to reflect, plan and set new goals for your business. It’s important to take a step back to look at how your salon, spa or clinic performed over the year, and use these learnings to set goals for the year ahead.

To help you achieve this, here is a guide on how to take stock of where your business is at and create some SMART business goals to help you achieve success.

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5 key questions to ask when choosing salon or spa software

28 Feb 2021 by Kitomba

Choosing software for your salon or spa is a big decision. You’ll rely on it to help your business function on a day-to-day basis, as well as supporting your business as you grow, so it needs to have all the functionality you need. 

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How Kitomba can help you during COVID-19

20 Mar 2020 by Kitomba

COVID-19 continues to change the world, so we’ve created this blog to provide you with ways Kitomba can help you and your business at this time. Whether your business is temporarily closing, or you’re just trying to manage your new normal, we’ve put together some information and resources that might be useful at this time.
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Up and coming beauty trends for 2020

19 Mar 2020 by Kitomba

Kitomba felt so privileged to be asked to take part in the Professional Beauty Round Table recently. Our amazing Partnership Manager Rosemary was the perfect person to take a seat at the event as she’s been with Kitomba for 9 years, and has been working in the hair and beauty industry for 20. The aim of the Professional Beauty roundtable event is to bring industry experts together to discuss topics and trends relevant to the beauty industry. The focus for the thirteenth roundtable was: “The 2020 Vision – Beauty Trends”.  

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Win a trip for two to New York

29 Oct 2013 by Kitomba

We want to send you and a friend to New York. Why? Because we think you deserve it! That’s why we’ve already put you into the draw! Continue reading…

Feature release: Customise your Kitomba One Business Summary

20 Sep 2013 by Kitomba

We’re constantly striving to improve our tools to help your business do better! If you’re a Kitomba One fan and love reports we know you’re going to love this. Kitomba has improved the Business Summary and the way you look at your data. Continue reading…

Feature release: New Kitomba POS and more…

2 Aug 2013 by Kitomba

Happy days! We’ve made some improvements to Kitomba which will be rolled out to all Kitomba customers over the next 2 weeks. Kitomba’s point-of-sale (POS) screen has been given a new facelift and we’ve introduced a prompt asking you to assign client genders to help tidy up your database. Read on to learn more about these improvements. Continue reading…

Mentoring your team for success

30 Jul 2013 by Kitomba

Brenda Perham, Bamboo Consulting

Being a small to medium sized business owner means there are always lots of plates to spin. Just when you have one area of your business whizzing around another starts to wobble and so your focus moves to that plate before it topples!
In saying that, just like a dinner set some plates are bigger and more useful than others, likewise in business you have key drivers and behaviours that will strengthen your culture and future proof your business. As a business mentor I believe that one of the “big plates” is a weekly mentoring program with your team.

Before you implement weekly mentoring into your business you need to have a few tools in place… Continue reading…

Preparation is key for successful marketing campaigns

30 Apr 2013 by Kitomba

With our busy schedules it’s easy to forget about great marketing and up-selling opportunities that are around the corner. This usually leads to last minute panic and campaigns being sent out with disappointing results. Continue reading…

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Identify your Star Clients today – We’ve just switched it on!

20 Aug 2012 by Kitomba

Do you know who your top clients are? How often they see you? What services they purchase? Now you can quickly see your clients in a different light and gain an immediate impression on how to increase their value. The power of Star Clients lies in its ability to give you the information you need about your clients, when you need it – when your client is with you. And it’s in pictures, so your team will naturally
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