At least half of the due diligence is complete when you have been a happy client of a business you decide to buy. That is how it happened for Leona Bix, the owner of Flagstaff Face & Body. “I had been a client of the company,” Bix said. “I told them if they ever considered selling, to talk with me. I knew what I liked about the business and I could be passionate about it.” About a year and a half later, in 2009, the owners approached her about selling the nine-year-old business. As … [Read more...] about The Business of Beauty
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Looking Good – Recession Resistant
Tucked just off Old Route 66 in downtown Flagstaff is a new business, smelling of fresh paint and profes- sional hair products. McSweeny is a salon, located near Mama Burger and Just Wireless. Longtime hairdressers Don McKenzie and Marc Potter just opened the salon, moving from The Shop, another hair establishment in the historic downtown region. Economic indicators are not a big concern in this line of work, says Potter, who has been a stylist for 35 … [Read more...] about Looking Good – Recession Resistant
