#398 - Should We Start Passing Along Processing Fees To Our Clients?

Thriving Stylist Podcast

Britt Seva

Stylist, Business, Hair, Hairstylist, Marketing, Salon, Careers, Businessbuilding

4.7 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Are you tired of those pesky credit card processing fees eating into your profits? Wondering if passing them on to clients is the right move for your business? This episode was inspired by another question from a listener, and we're diving deep into the hot (and often complex!) topic of credit card surcharges.

Today, we’ll explore what clients really think about these fees and whether it's becoming the new norm or a major turn-off. Get ready for crucial updates on the ever-changing regulations and legalities surrounding processing fees, broken down state by state, and a whole lot more.

I’m here to help you navigate this landscape, weigh your options, and make an informed decision that truly benefits your business. Don't miss out on understanding how these changes could impact your bottom line and client relationships!

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0:00.0	What is up and welcome back to the Thriving Stilist podcast. I'm your host, Britt Siva, and our annual
0:05.6	leadership one week boot camp kicks off next week. We have already got hundreds of salon owners
0:11.1	registered and so excited to modernize their hiring, compensation, and team retention strategies.
0:17.4	It's not often in our industry that there is a training where in just a week you can
0:21.3	gain a whole new perspective on what your salon could look like with tools and calculators and
0:26.5	examples to make it all make sense. And we host these leadership workshops just once a year to
0:31.5	give all industry leaders a chance to dig in and gain some confidence as a business owner about
0:36.4	what the fastest growing salons are doing
0:38.9	to beat out their competition.
0:40.7	Plus, this will be the first preview of our updated thriving leadership system.
0:44.4	Nobody has seen it before.
0:46.0	It's the turnkey salon leadership solution we've all been waiting for with our new digital
0:50.4	dashboards.
0:51.2	You're going to get access to our compensation calculators, our
0:54.3	booth rental rate calculator, our handbook template. It's literally everything a salon owner could
0:58.4	ever need, and I just cannot wait for this to get out into the world. If you want to learn more
1:02.9	about this one week digital training, head to thriving stylist.com forward slash rapid growth
1:07.9	boot camp. Thriver society members, you register for free directly through your learning portal.
1:13.6	If you're not a Thriver Society member yet, you can go directly to thrivingstylist.com
1:18.0	forward slash rapid growth boot camp.
1:21.5	Bootcamp is kicking off on August the 18th, and I can't wait to see you there.
1:30.4	Do you feel like you were meant to have a kick-ass career as a hairstylist? Like you got into this industry to make big things happen? Maybe you're
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