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Helping Cosmetology AnD estHetiCs sCHools proDuCe tHe most suCCessful AnD HireAble grADuAtes toDAy

PICTuRed: esthetics Winner in the 3rd Annual nuts and bolts international business student of the year Awards nikki Hynek, with president and Ceo of nuts and bolts, Jim yates. learn about nikki’s story and find out where she is now at WWW.NABTRAINING.COM

Who WE ARE

Nuts and Bolts Training Company is the premier business and personal development training company in the health and beauty industry today.

from our ground-breaking student business training programs, to our innovative instructor and staff training workshops; from our progressive school and salon consult-ing strategies, to our brand new state of the art teacher training website...nuts and bolts is truly raising the bar in the health and beauty industry.

the future isn’t what it used to be, it’s time for change! the change is Nuts and Bolts.

Where We CAME FROM

nuts and bolts training Company was formed in 2003 & since that time, our fast growing list of member schools have introduced the nuts and bolts student training programs to tens of thousands of student service providers around the world.

the founding principle of the company was quite simple: to ensure that every single cosmetology and esthetics student would have the opportunity to learn the basic business skills that would ensure them a CHAnCe to be successful & financially responsible straight out of school.

the nuts and bolts line of student training programs has been an unequivocal success.

Visit our website at www.nabtraining.com today to hear nuts and bolts president and Co-founder Jim yates tell the story himself.

CONTENTS

Who WE AREWhere We CAME FROMhoW others have BEnEFittEdWhat We OFFERhoW WE HELPhoW you’ll BEnEFitabout our CULtUREour PARtnERSthe nEXt StEP

president & Ceo of nuts and bolts, Jim yates

nuts and bolts school owners and team leaders at the 2009 Annual leadership Conference in new orleans, lA

hoW others have BEnEFittEd

Read about how our member schools have benefitted from having Nuts and Bolts Training Programs

Brenda Scharman, Owner, Cameo College of Essential Beauty, UT

Len Melvin, Owner, Hays Academy of Hair Design, Hays, KS

-Frank Trieu, Co-Owner of Evergreen Beauty College, Washington State

-John Halal, Owner, Honors Beauty College, Indianapolis, Indiana

Stephen Moody, International Director, Sassoon Academy

Angela Hansen, Director, Stewart School, Sioux Falls, SD

“nuts and bolts is amazing. they gave my staff and i the tools and the confidence to implement exciting new pro-grams in our college that without a doubt, will result in a huge positive change leading us all to new levels of success.”

“one month in and our average guest ticket has gone up $5.00! nuts and bolts is helping us prepare the best in the business!”

“We’ve been a nuts and bolts member school for 3 years now and it’s been one of the best decisions that we’ve ever made for our students and also our staff. it has empowered our students not only to be incredible stylists, but also to be incredible business people.”

nuts and bolts has dramatically changed the culture of our school. We produce a far better graduate today than we did before nuts and bolts. nothing is more important to us than the success of our graduates, and nuts and bolts helps us produce some of the most hireable and successful gradu-ates in the country.

“our goal was to increase our clinic floor retail sales by 300% in 6 months. nuts & bolts program got us to 350% in 3 months! noW tHAt’s signifiCAnt!”

“nuts and bolts has changed our world at stewart school! We were a really good school before, but now we are a school that lives and breaths team work, passion, joy, suc-cess.... nuts and bolts has helped us turn our dreams into our reality!”

nuts and bolts has dramatically changed the culture of our school. We produce a far better graduate today than we did before nuts and bolts. nothing is more important to us than the success of our graduates, and nuts and bolts helps us produce some of the most hireable and suc-cessful graduates in the country.

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–John Halal, Owner, Honors Beauty College, 2009 President of Association of American Cosmetology Schools

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What We OFFER

The Progrow Teaching System is used as a delivery vehicle in each student training program to integrate personal and business skills with technical skill training. each one of the programs teach much needed skill sets and are collectively known as ‘THE COMPLETE WORKS.’

training materials are modular and designed to integrate seamlessly with technical training. each program comes with its own student workbook and audio CD, and is taught through DVD with teacher facilitation to check understanding and ensure maximum effectiveness in the student salon.

What comes in the box?

each of these state of the art toolkits comes with 4 teach-ers editions of our student training Workbooks, 4 program DVDs, and a team leader guidebook.

the newly designed teachers edition workbooks mirror the student versions but have helpful tools and insightful tips on how to facilitate the classes and to help the student get the most out of the programs.

the nuts and bolts Classroom DVD series is also available 24/7 on our teacher training Website called “nablive.” read further to find out more.

using a combination of rich video, powerful illustrations and real world exercises, the DVDs are the cornerstone of the nuts and bolts classroom experience.

Introducing the Educator Toolkit

nuts and bolts Classroom DVD series

Embracing Changeyou will learn the necessity to embrace change in both the school environment, and eventually the workplace. book 1 teaches how to overcome fear & use CHANGE to your advan-tage. you will be able to capitalize on these new tools and market and fuel your personal and business growth.

“Truly I feel more confident and prepared to succeed independently after leaving school, and this is only after going through the first program!” –Sacha, Nuts and Bolts Student

The Complete Retail ExperienceSuccessful retailing is an essential component of legendary customer service and it is an integral part in creating and growing the economy. one person can make a difference, and the days of pushy sales tactics are in the past. it’s all about the why not the how. After this book, you will be able to increase retention, and deliver consistent customer wow.

“Nuts and bolts has helped me so much in retailing the right prod-uct to the right client. Nuts and bolts has given me the confidence to talk about products with my clients with out being too pushy and annoying. I really think this program is going to help me in my future. I have already learned so much”-Mattie Forsyth, Nuts and Bolts Student

How to Build Your Businessfind out how to build your business & what tools you will need to do it. this book focuses on the essential role that the front desk plays, and the importance of analyzing client profiles. you will learn how to get clients, keep them, up-service them and get referrals by delivering legendary customer service.

“Nuts & Bolts is a terrific program that I know will help me to be a successful cosmetologist as well as a great business woman. Some-day I would love to have my own salon back in my home town. After completing this program, I have the knowledge, tools and skills that it will take to achieve my dream! This program gave me confidence!” -Burgandy Herrboldt, Nuts and Bolts Student

Customer WOWin the final book in the series, you’ll learn how to identify the clients’ needs, and create an exceptional customer experience. explore how to use “WoW” as a catalyst for customer loyalty; generating new clients & obtaining cli-ent referrals. After completing this book, you’ll know how to think like a business person, how to develop business planning strategies, & how to work smarter, not harder.

“Nuts & Bolts is the essential framework for any business. By being problem solvers and prescribing products and services to clients, we can be successful in any aspect of our work. I apply Nuts & Bolts to every day life since it benefits me, my co-work-ers and my clients. Learn it!” -Kara Thompson, Nuts and Bolts Student

hoW WE HELP

WE SUPPORTA major aspect that sets Nuts and Bolts Training Company apart is our incredible SUPPORT.Nuts and Bolts Member Schools enjoy the following from the Nuts and Bolts team:

• monthly 1-on-1 team leader coaching calls• Quarterly sales and performance reviews• bi-monthly conference calls for owners • Annual leadership conference• ongoing instructor/staff training • Coaching, consulting, and planning from an endless resource of industry knowledge

BENEFITS FOR YOUR STUDENTS

nuts and bolts graduates:Capitalize on technical skills learned• Have a competitive advantage in the job market• Are on a faster track to management• Have more self-confidence and faster success rate• stay in the industry longer• make more money faster• Have a diploma in personal and business development• Are best prepared before they leave school •

BENEFITS FOR YOUR SCHOOL

nuts and bolts training programs:Will help improve staff morale • Will help create a success culture within your school• offer outstanding marketing tools• increase enrollment• increase student placement after graduation• increase student referrals• reduce drop out rates• increase service & retail sales in the student salon•

COACHING CALLSour national coaches provide 1-on-1 video coaching calls for your staff and students

NaB Chatthis exclusive nuts and bolts member school list-serve is a fantastic tool for school owners and Directors to discuss and share ideas within the nab community. nab Chat is easy to use and is as simple as replying to an email.

AACS AND CEA EVENTSAt all major AACs & CeA events, we reach out to our member schools with meetings & forums.

• Consulted program launch & integration training• outstanding marketing tools & support• members only list-serve• business student of the year awards• 24/7 e-mail and telephone support• meetings/forums at AACs and CeA events• training and tools for Admissions Department

Web support

NEW! VIRTUAL CLASSROOM

now nuts & bolts team leaders will be able to access everything they need to teach our training programs in 1 easy-to-use location.

THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE TOOLS AVAILABLE ON nabLive

ONLINE TESTINGtaking nab tests has never been easier. now you can test your nab knowledge & get instant results on nablive

MARKETING TOOLSuse our marketing tools to help maximize the nab business training pro-grams throughout your school & in Admissions

PROGRAM VIDEOSAll of our program DVDs are available online in HD! use your laptop & a projector & show them directly from nablive!

TEAM LEADER TRAININGfind everything you need to be the best team leader you can be in the team leader training section!

All of our student & teacher training available at your fingertips, 24/7 and much,much more.

our CULtURE At Nuts and Bolts, we care about the future of each and every student involved in the program. therefore, we think it is important to recognize those outstanding students who have embraced what they have learned.

every year, nuts and bolts holds a competition called The International Business Student of the Year Awards (IBSY). the criteria considered for this award includes: retail sales, up-servicing, average ticket amount and overall excellence in customer service.

1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards in the categories of Cosmetology and esthet-ics are announced at the international salon and spa expo in long beach at an awards ceremony. the winners receive amazing prizes including cash as well as higher education provided by our partners, the Wella school program and the sassoon Academy.

We received incredible applications from students across the us and Canada for the 4th Annual nuts and bolts international business student of the year competition.

in the Category of Cosmetology, 1st place went to Heather Dalke, from eric fisher Academy in Wichita, Ks

in the esthetics category, melissa Alvarez, also from the eric fisher Academy in Kansas, won 1st place.

1st place Ibsy Winner, Category: Cosmetologyheather Dalke, eric Fisher academy

1st place Ibsy Winner, Category: estheticsMelissa alvarez, eric Fisher academy

Along with the nuts & bolts international business stu-dent of the year Awards is the sassoon Academy school Connection Annual Cut & Color Competition. for the 4th Annual Competition, over 175 students from across the country and Canada submit-ted before and after pictures of models that they cut & colored and the top 3 winners were announced at the joint awards ceremony at the isse conference.

1st place winner suzanne Kroon and 2nd place winner Andrea phillips were both graduates of Cameo College of essential beauty. 3rd place went to Amber evans from eric fisher Academy.

it is important to nuts & bolts to keep our member schools inspired. every year, we hold a leadership Conference at an exciting destination. the purpose is to energize teach-ers and school owners as well as share experiences. it’s also where new products are intro-duced. participants leave the conference with a revived spirit and return to their schools prepared to motivate their students and staff. At the con-ference, nab hosts its annual “nabbies” Awards banquet to honor outstanding schools and educators with a red carpet, banquet, & awards show.

We also attend all major conferences like AACs and CeA and use these instances to reach out to our member schools with meetings and forums.

1st place photo, by suzanne Kroon

2nd place photo,by andrea phillips

3rd place photo,by amber evans

one of the features of nablounge is the ability for students to send us their own photos and videos that will be upload-ed and displayed on the site. these can be anything they want them to be, like fun videos of their classmates goof-ing around. or they can be more serious; such as a success story or a lesson they learned from their nuts and bolts training. We invite students to comment on and even share these videos and photos through facebook and twitter.

We believe that nablounge.com is truly the first site of its kind for the cosmetology industry, and we are extremely proud of it. so please, take some time to visit the site, have a look around, and by all means let us know what you think, we’d love to hear from you.

With NabLounge we created an environment for our students to be able to come together & share their experi-ences, their stories, interact with each other, and most importantly have fun while they learn.

one of the things that has always troubled us at nuts and bolts is the fact that our industry seems to be perpetually behind the curve when it comes to using new technology. Our students all live in the 21st century, so why aren’t they being taught using 21st century technology?

We decided to challenge conventional thinking. What we’ve come up with is nablounge.com We’ve developed an envi-ronment where a student can be a student.

ADVICEstudents can ask those burning questions about how to be successful af-ter graduation & a senior nab trainer will answer!

NABTUBEWatch as nuts and bolts students prove how much fun learning can be! Videos are submitted from students everywhere.

BLOGon the nablounge blog, students can read industry related articles, and stories about other students’ successes.

PHOTOSView pics submitted by our member schools along with those from the nab business student of the year Awards

NabLounge.com is the online student community for nuts & bolts students from around the world.

Mission: Roaming Nabcam on NabLounge.comthroughout the year, 3 digital camcorders roam around all the nuts and bolts member schools across the country. When the camera comes to a school, it is their job to help their students film as much fun and creative footage as possible that will eventually be edited and posted on nablounge!

Access NaBLounge from anywhereWhether you’ve got an ipad, iphone, or any other kind of smartphone or tablet device, you and your students will be able to access nablounge from anywhere and watch new videos, read the latest blog entries and see the newest photos. All you need is an internet connection.

ABOUT NABstudents who are new to the nuts & bolts program can get an in-depth look at what nuts and bolts is all about.

SCHOOL FINDERpotential students can find nuts and bolts mem-ber school locations using our interactive interna-tional school finder.

FEATURED STUDENTget motivated by reading the story behind one of our many outstanding featured students.

TESTIMONIALSWe are constantly in-spired by how the nab training programs have helped our graduates and so will you!

nablounge: optimized all your devices

SASSOON ACADEMY | SCHOOL CONNECTION ANNuAL CuT | COLOur COMpETITION

AN ExCLuSIvE COMpETITION fOr SA|SC MEMbEr SCHOOLS Students submit a before and after photograph of a model that has been cut and coloured using the World renowned AbCs of Cutting & Colouring techniques. A distinguished panel of judges from the International Sassoon Creative Team select the winners. from the entrants, the top ten finalists are notified and flown to the International Salon and Spa Expo in Long beach, CA. The winners are announced and receive prestigious prizes including professional tools & Sassoon Academy post-graduate education.

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SASSOON HAS bEEN AT THE fOrEfrONT Of HAIr fOr OvEr 50 YEArS, rEvOLuTIONIzINg THE INDuSTrY & pIONEErINg CrEATIvITY WITH INNOvATIvE CuTTINg & COLOurINg TECHNIquES AND AvANT gArDE THINkINg.

There is no doubt that the beauty School Industry is in a state of change. New schools are opening in many parts of the na-tion by industry branded product companies. The face of the beauty school is changing. All Schools have to raise the bar & create a competitive advantage in their marketplace. So what does that mean for us, how are we going to compete?

We need to change the way we run our businesses. We have to adapt and surpass these schools with “famous” names. We need to offer a tangible alternative to these school chains.

Introducing The Sassoon Academy | School Connection (SA|SC)

AbC | Cutting & Colouring Hair the Sassoon Way are programs designed to teach students how to Cut and Colour Hair the Sassoon Way & are available exclusively through Nuts and bolts Training Company.

for more info, visit www.nabtraining.com

Sassoon has been at the forefront of high quality education in the hair business for more than 50 years. The leading edge of this education is the world renowned AbC | Cutting Hair the Sassoon Way system. This is the cutting and finishing system that SA|SC member schools use.

A select group of instructors from SA|SC schools receive extensive hands on training from the Sassoon Academy in Santa Monica and Chicago. These instructors return for on-going education and assessments. SA|SC students will be learning from extremely well educated instructors, who truly understand the importance of maintaining the high standards of SA|SC Membership.

SA|SC students have the opportunity to attend demonstrations performed at their campus by the Sassoon Academy Creative Team. These tailor-made demonstrations are annual, informative, exciting, inspiring, and exclusive to SA|SC Members.

our PARtnERS

M A r k E T I N g C O L L A T E r A L

SA|SC marketing collateral is designed for you to get the most from the SA|SC membership while attracting premier students, instructors and The perfect Client. Each Sassoon Academy | School Connection Member School will receive marketing col-lateral for the current membership year. These materials help identify & promote the school as a Sassoon Academy | School Connection member to current & potential students.

The AbC method of Coloring hair is a comprehensive technical system, a system that defines the classic coloring techniques that the Sassoon Creative Team have refined over the past 50 years. It’s a three part series, represented by the letters AbC, comprising total, partial & combi-nation color techniques.

These fundamental methods accentuate and define the dynamic lines of the Sassoon cuts. In their purest form or in combination, they provide a myriad of variations that continue to be intrinsic to the Sassoon look. At Sassoon, we believe that every student needs a thorough understanding of the principles of color theory and its application in hair design.

SA|SC schools who implement the additional concept of AbC | Coloring Hair the Sassoon Way will indeed close the circle in teaching students to produce the “perfect client.”

imagine what could happen if three leading professional beauty companies came together to empower your school to face today’s challenges in entirely new ways?

AnnounCing: THE WELLA PROFESSIONALS SCHOOL PROGRAM

three industry powerhouses –Wella professionals & p&g beauty, sassoon Academy | school Connection, and nuts and bolts training Company–joining forces to help you build your business. that’s the power of three!

MISSION: tHe WellA professionAls sCHool

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YOUR SCHOOL IS INvITEd to be part of this ground breaking alliance. the Wella profes-sionals school program offers you:

Superior products and best-in-class education materials and support.

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Proven business-building programs for schools, instructors and students.

PUT THE POWER OF THREE TO WORK FOR YOU SCHOOL.

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the nUtS And BOLtS DIFFereNCe

the nEXt StEP

At nuts and bolts, we provide school owners and directors with state of the art coaching, consulting and planning in these specific areas:

Call for a free WEBINAR

in this online presentation you can learn everything about the nuts & bolts program, implementation, training of instructors, features, benefits, pricing and get a full understanding of the positive effect it would have on your school, students and instructors. there’s no obligation.

our career focused education can help you and your school with:

STRATEGIC PLANNING Deciding to raise the bar is the first step. Knowing where to begin requires an analysis of the current business model and practices.

CURRICULUM dEvELOPMENT focusing on content and the delivery system.

student enrollment• student placement• student Drops• Completion rates• licensing numbers•

STUdENT SALONAttention to the design, layout, operation, systems, and integration.

STAFFINGevaluation of current staff, performance appraisal, & recommendations.

student loan repayment ratios• the 90/10 rule• front desk productivity• Delivering 5 star Customer service• producing salon ready graduates•

714-970-6887 WWW.nABtRAininG.CoM

We’ve been a nuts and bolts member school for 3 years now and it’s been one of the best decisions that we’ve ever made for our students and also our staff. it has empowered our students not only to be incredible stylists, but also to be incredible busi-ness people.

With nuts and bolts, you are not buying a program, you’re buying a family and a whole support structure.

-Frank Trieu, Co-Owner of Evergreen Beauty College, Washington State.

Pictured: past evergreen beauty College student Winners in the Nuts and bolts International business student of the year awards

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