There are two basic types of mobile hair salons. The most common, and least expensive, is pretty simple. The hairdresser carries her equipment around in her vehicle, drives to her customer's home ...

Equipment for a full hair salon, including hood dryers, shampoo, coloring stations, scissors, clippers and all other necessary tools, typically cost about $27,000 in total.

At the salon, close contact is non-negotiable. As the world begins to come out of coronavirus lockdown, here’s how stylists and salon owners are adjusting.

The North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. in Fitchburg approved a $13,000 loan to Beauty Empire, a Leominster beauty salon owned by Nadia Ruiz.