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Attention West Coast educators: Are you planning on attending ISSE Long Beach January 28-30? Be sure to stop by the Beauty Changes Lives booth (right next to Hairbrains) and join industry icons in supporting the NextGen of beauty and wellness talent! Not on the West Coast? Join educators, hairstylists and brand leaders from across the nation for America’s Beauty Show and the Beauty Changes Lives Experience on Sunday, March 26 at the Art Institute of Chicago. To purchase tickets for the Beauty Changes Lives Experience, click here
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Dana Dougherty, AACS Board of Director and Republican State Committeewoman for Volusia County, FL, talking with Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) about the impact of Gainful Employment on for-profit Cosmetology Schools.
Alaska is now also in session; last week, Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts and several State Senators conducted a press conference to unveil a number of occupational licensure reforms. Read more about items of specific interest to the beauty industry in addition to South Carolina activity in this State Relations Report
Member Events
AACS will be hosting the CEA & AMP Annual Convention this July in Las Vegas. Plans are underway and more details will be shared as soon as they are available. Learn more about AACS events as they become available on our website.
You may have seen your business on Yelp and read through your reviews, but did you know that only about 1% of consumers on Yelp are adding reviews and photos to the site? Most people go to Yelp to find a great local business when they need one, and a study conducted by Nielsen found that nearly 90% of searches on Yelp result in a transaction within a week. So how do you get these potential clients in your door? This webinar will walk you through how you can use Yelp for Business Owners to put your best foot forward on Yelp and tell the story of your business in a place that consumers are looking to spend. It will also cover how to use your reviews to nurture your most loyal customers, convert more potential customers, and how to handle your negative feedback. 
 
Register for this webinar and more for free on the AACS website. And did you miss a recent webinar? You can view them online here.

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The American Association of Cosmetology Schools (AACS) is proud to announce a brand-new member benefit, exclusive to members of AACS. Through our relationship with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, America’s small-business leader, we’ve teamed up to offer AACS members in good standing a Dual-Membership in both AACS and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce[i] at no additional cost to you. 

This is unprecedented. AACS is continuously looking for ways to provide you with additional services and resources to support your business operations. To that end, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world’s largest business federation and 96% of their members are small businesses like you. Through your membership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, you will have access to the many valuable benefits designed specifically for small businesses. More details will follow in the coming days on this exciting new benefit. Should you have any questions about the program, please feel free to reach out to AACS Executive Director, Adam Nelson, at adam@beautyschools.org.
 
[i] Small Business Eligibility Requirements.To qualify for this program, small businesses must:
  • Be an active member of the participating parent association (AACS)
  • Have under $10 million in annual revenue
  • Not be a current member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  • Not be a publicly-funded organization (i.e., government, education, etc.)
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