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A relief fund that’s supported by thousands of hair salon owners around the country is helping beauty professionals in Southwest Florida. MY Salon Suite is a nationwide franchise that allows independent salon professionals to rent out space and run their own shops. After Hurricane Harvey, the owner of several MY SALON Suite locations started The Suite Relief Fund. It was a way…

You hear the saying all the time: Be your own boss. Owning your own business is a dream for so many, but how does one achieve this goal? Isn’t it difficult to go into business for yourself? The difficulty level can certainly depend on your professional industry. But the good news is, as a beauty professional, you have several options for helping yourself achieve that goal, as well as people who can assist you in turning your dream into a reality.

MY SALON Suite, a co-working style space where salon professionals provide beauty services to their clients in private, fully equipped, custom suites, today announced Houston Stylist and MY SALON Suite Member Jennifer Slim as the winner of its 2022 #Suitesweepstakes contest.

MY SALON Suite, a co-working style space where salon professionals provide beauty services to their clients in private, fully equipped, custom suites, announced Houston Stylist and MY SALON Suite member Jennifer Slim as the winner of its 2022 #Suitesweepstakes contest.

The contest, which was announced this spring, invited all of MY SALON Suite’s 6,000 beauty professional members to submit a video or reel highlighting their suite in a fun and unique way. Slim’s video was selected from about 800 submissions for the grand prize — complimentary airfare and lodging for two to attend Premiere Orlando, the largest beauty tradeshow in the country. Slim and her assistant, Paulina Hoang also had the unique opportunity to connect with top manufacturers and distributors across the beauty industry at the three-day event, which took place June 4-6.

Imagine being your own boss, making more money, having more creative freedom and a better work/life balance, all while doing what you love in an environment that fits your personality. Think it sounds too good to be true? Think again.

With close to 250 locations spread all over the country, MY SALON Suite offers beauty professionals the opportunity to own their own business without large upfront costs or risks associated with building and running a salon.

Propelled Brands, the parent company of Suite Management Franchising (SMF), the franchisor of both MY SALON Suite and Salon Plaza, a salon suite franchise that focuses on providing hairstylists and beauty professionals a personal space to build their independent businesses and be their own boss, has named Stacy Eley brand president.

“It is a great honor to accept the brand president role,” said Stacy Eley. “I love franchising! I am passionate about the Suite Management Franchising network and the value we bring to our franchisees and our franchisees’ members. I look forward to further accelerating the growth and success of franchisees.”

Sometimes life takes you in a completely unexpected direction.

Alsip resident Darnisha Monson discovered this multiple times over the last two years, with a career change in the works just as a pandemic began unfolding.

In honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in September, we set a fundraising goal to raise $35,000 for the Suite Relief Fund™ that benefits St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Not only did we reach that goal, but we’re proud to share that we set a fundraising record for MY SALON Suite!  Thank you to everyone…