Every small business owner wrestles with the same question when starting out: “How do I hold onto my best employees?” It’s an especially pressing concern when the job market is tight. Pigtails & Crewcuts franchisees are no exception. Long-term employees bring significant value to businesses, such as a children’s hair salon franchise. For example, a […]
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How This Former CFO and Single Mother Became a Pigtails & Crewcuts Franchise Owner
When Pigtails & Crewcuts franchise owner Kendra Keating began counting the number of days she was traveling while raising her baby as a single mother, she realized something needed to change. “I traveled 122 days throughout her first year of life,” Kendra said. “I took her with me and hired a nanny at my expense.” […]
Why this Children’s Hair Salon Franchise Owner Believes in the ‘Platinum Rule’
The golden rule isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, according to Bobbei Ruswinckel. Owner of a Pigtails & Crewcuts children’s hair salon franchise in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Bobbei subscribes to the platinum rule. “Treat people how they want to be treated,” Bobbei explained. As a business owner, she recognizes that it’s not effective […]
Why Our Kid’s Haircut Franchise Was Perfect for this Father and Former Restaurant Manager
Andrew McGehee spent the first 18 years of his career logging 70-hour workweeks as a restaurant general manager. But, as a father of two young children and a third on the way, Andrew’s strenuous work schedule became less sustainable. He decided to re-route his career path away from restaurant management and in pursuit of franchise […]
How This Former Stay-at-Home Mom Uses Her Pigtails & Crewcuts Franchise to Give Back
Before Jessica Fullwood became a business owner, she was a stay-at-home mom with four kids and taught dance classes during the week. She realized she and her husband needed another source of income to continue to support their family. After seeing how much her daughter enjoyed receiving a haircut and exceptional service at a salon […]
How a Focus on Human Connection Led to Success for This Pigtails & Crewcuts Franchisee
When it came time for Maura Parks’ son with a sensory processing disorder to get a haircut, the experience was a nightmare. Soon after, Maura realized she and her husband needed to find a kid-friendly hair salon for their son. That’s when Maura found Pigtails & Crewcuts online and fell in love with its family-oriented […]
From Foster Care to Cutting Hair: How This Franchisee Found Her Purpose with Pigtails & Crewcuts
Pigtails & Crewcuts franchisee Angel Putnam doesn’t have a typical business owner’s beginning. A child of the foster care system, Angel grew up in several different homes throughout her childhood. Though she had to grow up fast, she’s still a kid at heart. Angel’s experience with foster care has helped shape her into the business […]
Franchise Expert Wade Brannon Highlights 7 Tips for Business Owners when Responding to Negative Online Reviews
Harvard Business School released a report in September called “Fake It Till You Make It: Reputation, Competition and Yelp Review Fraud,” stating that nearly 16 percent of restaurant reviews on Yelp are fraudulent. That news serves as a reminder that small business owners need to be more vigilant than ever about their online reputation. As […]
Back to School Means Back to the Salon: Pigtails & Crewcuts Highlights Top 4 Kids Hair Disasters that Occur Every Summer
Kids and summer hair disasters go together like sand and the sun. Now, as back-to-school season sets in, parents are making a mad dash to their local salon to get their children’s locks teacher-ready. With more than 30 salon franchises across the country, Pigtails & Crewcuts has literally seen it all. Parents should know that […]
Why these Kids Salon Franchise Owners Say Women Still Can Have It All
By Kate Silver Can women have it all? It’s a topic that’s generated quite a bit of buzz over the summer, following The Atlantic’s July cover story, “Why Women Still Can’t Have it All.” In the piece, author Anne-Marie Slaughter says that notion of life/family balance is more fantasy than fact in this day and […]
