Keeping a vigilant eye on ways to assist the industry improve its business performance the Aesthetics Practitioners Advisory Network is highly committed to identifying opportunities and introducing new initiatives for the purpose of client grown and increased revenue.
While there are several new and exciting developments that will be launched in early 2012 APAN is announcing a new Strategic Alliance Partnership with Western Union for the benefit of salon owners, as well as for supply companies and is extending an invitation to all to take advantage of this great revenue-making initiative.
Who is Western Union and what can they offer salons and suppliers?
With over 160 years of experience, Western Union is a global leader in money transfer. Its unrivalled network of 440,000 locations in over 200 countries and territories around the world means that millions of people trust Western Union each year to send or receive money within minutes.
On average 12 times a second, every second of the year, customers trust Western Union to handle their money needs. It costs nothing to offer the Western Union service and each agent earns a commission per transaction. With Australia’s growing migrant and overseas student population there has never been a better time to offer the Western Union service from your salon.
“Innovative ways of increasing cash flow and attracting new clients is a key to surviving in this economy,” Tina Viney, CEO of APAN said today. “Salons that register to offer this service are given a decal to place on their shop front as well as Western Union will place them on their website to attract traffic flow to them.
“This is a think-outside-the-box initiative that is making a difference to salon owners who are keen to welcome new clients and a new revenue stream to their business,” Tina confirmed.
“Once the salon is approved, they are given appropriate software for their computer from Western Union and the transaction time to process a payment only takes 1-2 minutes, so it will not distract from the staff’s work. Furthermore, it is a great opportunity for the salon to offer other services to these new clients.
“The potential income will vary depending on the volume of clients, but some businesses are earning as much as $6,000 per month. The process is really very simple once set up and is a great way to attract new business,” Tina said.
What about suppliers?
If you are exporting or importing products or equipment there is even a product for suppliers that can save you thousands in transaction fees and secure you the best exchange rates through the Western Union Business Solutions. This branch of Western Union targets small businesses that make international payments from account to account. The advantages of a business going with WU Business Solutions versus a bank type product are several:
- Small businesses are provided with a specialised service that caters for their needs
- Minimise their FX exposure
- Provides better FX rates at reduced fees that usually only large corporations access to from the banks.
Western Union Business Solutions is a global leader in international payments that offers deep expertise in the foreign exchange and payments industry.
- Financial network spans more than 200 countries
- Access to more than 140 currencies
- Empowers clients with simple cross-border business solutions.
Foreign Exchange Service offering:
- Access to market expertise
- Risk Management solutions
- Receivables solutions
- Online payments 24 /7
- Transparent rates
- Mobile FX platform
Fair Work Policy
APAN provides an armament of services and strategies to support its members as well as comprehensive mentoring and consultations on a variety of industry needs. One of the most important and valuable service is accurate interpretation of Fair Work requirements when it comes to wages. “We are thrilled to be working with one of the most skilled law firms in Australia when it comes to industrial relations,” Tina stated. This is a very sticky and specialised area and members can reach us any time for advice free of charge saving them time and stress with staffing issues.
Join APAN now
APAN offers two membership classifications – Gold Membership and Corporate Platinum Membership for larger establishments.
To ensure you start the year with the back up of credible advice, support and services join APAN for as little as $66 deposit and a small monthly fee that will secure you to access the most up-to-date accurate advice that will save you time and money. Furthermore, the APAN logo stands for credibility both within the industry, the Government and consumers alike.
You can download an APAN Membership Application Form by visiting www.apanetwork.com or contact Tina Viney on 07 55930360 email: info@apanetwork.com for further details.