MOVERS & SHAKERS
Submit your fruit nail art for the chance to WIN a £200 HD Pro Nails prize
The August Scratch Snap competition is open! Scratch Snap is a monthly, online nail art challenge that invites nail pros to create a salon-style nail design in line with a theme. Simply snap a pic of the design on yourself, nail tips or a client – and you could be…
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Government announces plan for small businesses: here’s what it means for nail & beauty pros
The UK government has unveiled a Small Business Plan, which hopes to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) by giving them ‘the most comprehensive support package in a generation’. Many measures within the plan will directly affect the nail, hair and beauty sectors, which comprise thousands of salons and self-employed…
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HONA nail brand attends small business celebration at Downing Street
Wales-based professional nail brand, Home Of Nail Art (HONA), was invited to a small business celebration hosted by the UK chancellor, Rachel Reeves, this month. Held at 11 Downing Street, the event brought together over 40 winners and finalists of The Small Awards 2025 by Small Business Britain, where HONA…
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For a decade, Scratch magazine has been recognising talented individuals and businesses in the UK nail sector via the Scratch Stars Awards. For 2023, the awards were open to techs and businesses in the Republic of Ireland, as well as across the globe, via the launch of The World’s Star…
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Wow, what a journey it’s been for competitors (and judges!) in the first World’s Star Nail Artist competition. Across several months, contestants have competed in ‘core’ challenges, with 2-3 eliminated after each into a Wild Card deck. These Wild Card competitors have been competing in shorter challenges, with a final…
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The British Association of Beauty Therapy and Cosmetology (BABTAC) has launched its best practice salon document, to educate salon owners and beauty professionals on the importance of creating a gender inclusive, safe salon space. With the insight of BABTAC’s gender inclusivity expert and founder of Be Trans Aware, Sam Marshall,…
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Finalists in eight of the 18 Scratch Stars Awards categories for 2023 travelled to London to show off their nail knowledge and handiwork to 20 judges on Wednesday 28 June, in the bid to top the scoreboard and be crowned a Scratch Star. The one-day event at the London College…
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British Beauty Council has announced its partnership with leading student affinity network, UNiDAYS for 2023. This partnership will work to support the British Beauty Council’s mission to solve the challenges facing the beauty industry and its key growth pillars, specifically the Future Talent Programme, which is dedicated to ensuring clear…
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A recent analysis by Simply Business and Mental Health At Work, a programme curated by mental health charity Mind to support workplace mental health, revealed that 73% of SME owners take fewer than 20 days of annual leave per year. In addition, over half of SME owners (56%) say they have experienced poor…
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