ASCP Skin Deep Magazine

ASCP Skin Deep is the member magazine of Associated Skin Care Professionals (www.ascpskincare.com). The bimonthly 40-page publication provides information on techniques, ingredients, business marketing, and more. This is a group where you can give the editor and staff of the magazine feedback on what you'd like to see in it, or your comments about previous articles.

This issue's Q&A: What do you wish you'd known before you started your career?

The July/August issue will be reaching you soon! We hope you like the articles. As always, let me know what you'd like to see more (or less) of in the magazine.

 

This issue's reader question on the back page: What's the most important thing you've learned from working as a skin care professional, and what do you wish you had known before you started?

 

Answer one or both of those questions right here, and we might feature your reply in the Sept/Oct issue.

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    Maribeth Freeman

    Dear Carrie:

     

    More business courses!

     

    I started my own business 5 years ago, after 20 years in esthetics. I was a top sales performer, had trained under Cidesco Diplomat's, and had all of the knowledge as an esthetician to be successful, however, dealing with all of the countless financial responsibilities, inventory, advertising/marketing, day in and day out employee situations, is tougher than I had expected! I have noticed that "their" business has taken away from my business in just the exertion of TIME allowed to take care of each tasks.  I am still going strong after 5 years, and a bad economy in our area, however, Ive learned the HARD way, many of the things I could probably have avoided with a few business courses:) I just read Skin Deep this afternoon in the Dr's office:) Love it and gain alot from it:) Thanks so much for the great job you do! BTW.. i was the original skindeep as a yahoo chatter.. years ago:)) Maribeth Freeman

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