Salon scoops top training award
A Nottingham hairdressing salon has proved it is a cut above the rest after winning a First Enterprise Ethnic Minority Business Award in a category sponsored by Train to Gain.
Sneinton-based Hi Tec Salon scooped first prize for Developing business excellence through their people, demonstrating its commitment to staff training and development.
The salon started from humble beginnings when it was established by Elayne Small in 1997. Over the past 12 years, the business has gone from strength to strength and is the only salon in the East Midlands that caters for all hair types - African, Caribbean, European, Oriental and Asian.
Wanting to reward an organisation that makes a significant contribution to the continuous education of its employees, the judges felt that Hi Tec Salon was a clear winner.
Elayne, a qualified hairdressing tutor herself said: "The external training courses, combined with my own in-house training, equip each member of the team with specialist skills to meet our clients' needs.
"I am absolutely delighted to have won the award which demonstrates our long term commitment to providing the best service possible through a trained workforce."
Marva Daley-Lewis from Cooperative Community Action (CCA) and Sadi Mehmood from Noble Khan Ltd were runners-up in the Developing business excellence through their people category.
Tony Belmega, Skills Director, Train to Gain for the LSC in the East Midlands, said: "Training and development is vital for any business in order to succeed, and Hi Tec Salon has proved this by winning first prize in the category for training and development - congratulations."
Image above: Elayne Small and customer Ruby Lewis.