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Babers, these classes are tailor-made for you! Catch these classes and events to learn key skills, be inspired, and market your own barbering business. Want to show off your skills? Read about the ISSE Hot Hands Barber Brawl!

Want your professional beauty license to act like a driver's license that you can use in different states? The Cosmetology Compact is legislation that will ensure your license is valid within the participating member states. Read more on how this can help you transition from state to state!

Be a cut above everyone else and sharpen your cutting and styling skills with these ISSE 2022 Classes!

Keep yourself updated and learn all of the new trends at these can't miss color session classes at ISSE 2022.

The flagship New Jersey Salon Spa and School Alliance (NJSSSA) integrated with the New Jersey Business and Industry Association (NJBIA) to help the industry through unprecedented economic shifts, which may be here to stay.

As a beauty professional, no one knows your clients’ needs quite like you do. You are working with them day in and day out, you know what types of products they want, and you know where to help them find it. With the beauty and personal care market expected to grow to $784.6 billion dollars by 2025, it’s no surprise more beauticians are starting to create their own product lines and sell products in-store.

PBA is proud to be a longtime supporter of the Look Good Feel Better program which is a non-medical, brand-neutral public service program that teaches beauty techniques to people with cancer to help them manage the appearance-related side effects of cancer treatment.

Social media can feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be! Learn from the best as Daniel Mason Jones breaks down all things social media in this informative webinar.

Insurance is sometimes an unspoken topic in the industry. However, being unprotected could mean you’re on the line to pay thousands of dollars for something that could have been easily covered or prevented through insurance. This is not a topic you want to be left in the dark about!

Hair color has always raised red flags on the “harsh” chemical breakup it contains. Get the expertise to finally set the record straight on hair color beliefs, such as containing chemical compounds, what each chemical does to the hair, and why they are essential to the hair service.

The wellness topic is finally getting the proper spotlight. Maybe you've already started to practice this in your personal life, but what happens when we take it a step further and bring it in our workspace, behind the chair? And within our consultations and services!?

Professionals in the service industry such as us, beauty professionals, statistically suffer higher rates of burnout. However, knowledge is power, and the more we know about this topic, the more we can avoid “The Burnout.”

Allowing yourself to reset each day or renewing your mindset throughout the day when you run into undesirable situations or conversations is one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself.

Many beauty professionals, hearing the word “Ergonomics,” commonly think and are taught about best practices on body and hand positions. However, ergonomics far surpasses just the physical aspect and encompasses your mind and spirit as well!

You may be asking yourself, “What is a shampoo funnel?" Not many professional hair stylists have ever heard of one and most of those who have do not understand the real benefit. In fact, after 37 years as a licensed professional, I didn't know what one was until my mother suffered a mild stroke.