Minnesota Salon & Spa Professional Association

Crisp air. Colorful leaves. Pumpkins everywhere. 🍂🎃

There’s just something beautiful about this time of year—and we think our beauty pros fit right in. ✨

Happy fall, friends! 🧡

October is bringing some good opportunities to learn, sharpen your skills, and keep growing. 🍂

Here’s what’s coming up this month:

📚 CORE Continuing Education — stay on track with your required education
✂️ Next-Level Men’s Cuts — sharpen those cutting skills with Huntington Barbers of Blue Earth
🧴 Skin Exfoliation — refresh your approach to exfoliation and skin services

And a big good-luck shout-out to everyone starting our Fall Instructor Licensure Course this Monday, October 5! 👏🏽 📚

New month. New skills. Let’s keep learning! ✨

🔗 Learn more + register: https://www.sspatoday.com/index.php?option=com_jevents&task=year.listevents&Itemid=98

The conversation around federal student aid and beauty education isn’t going away.

Yesterday, a local news story by Joe Mazan at KSTP-TV (ABC 5 Eyewitness News) looked at what potential changes could mean for beauty schools and the students working toward careers in our industry.

We’ve been following this issue—and we’ll keep following it. Watch the latest. 👇

🎥 https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/possible-cuts-in-federal-student-aid-could-impact-beauty-schools/

Behind every great haircut, color, facial, manicure, lash set, skincare treatment, shave, or spa service, there’s a professional who knows their stuff. 👏👏

Skill. Training. Creativity. Experience. And a whole lot of work you don’t always see.

Cosmetologists. Estheticians. AP Estheticians. Nail Techs. Lash Techs. Master Barbers. Instructors.

Different specialties. One incredible industry. ❤️

Here’s to our members — the professionals behind the services that help people look, feel, and be their best!

Future you called. 📱 They said, “THANK YOU for getting your CORE class scheduled.” 😂

Seriously… why wait until you’re scrambling to get it done?

October, November, or December—pick your month and get it on the calendar. 📅

📚 October CORE — October 12
📚 November CORE — November 16
📚 December CORE — December 7

One less thing on your to-do list. One more thing checked off. ✅

Go ahead. Do something nice for future you. 😉

🔗 Register: https://www.sspatoday.com/index.php?option=com_jevents&task=year.listevents&Itemid=98

And just like that… holiday season is coming. 👀🎃🪔🦃🕎🎄

Beauty pros, you know what that means: the books are about to get BUSY.

Here's to full schedules, strong coffee, and a little holiday magic along the way! ✨

You don’t have to wait until January to do something good for your career.

✔️ Update your goals.
✔️ Take a class.
✔️ Try something new.
✔️ Reconnect with a professional friend.
✔️ Give yourself a little time to reset.

Small steps count, too. 💛

Tomorrow is a new week. You’ve got this.

New season. Fresh cuts. ✂️🍂

Fall is here, which means clients are switching things up—and it’s a good time to sharpen your skills, too.

Next-Level Men’s Cuts with Mandy Huntington (Huntington Barbers of Blue Earth) is back this October! Come spend the afternoon building your skills, getting inspired, and picking up techniques you can take straight back behind the chair.

Because there’s always another cut to master. 😉

📅 Monday, October 12
⏰ 1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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“I sent my friends to you too.”

THAT’S the text we want to get. 🥹❤️

Give your beauty pro a little word-of-mouth love today!