Shortcuts

2006 Consensus Software Awards

Product Description

As the world standard in salon and spa management software with over 7000 clients throughout 25 countries, Shortcuts continues to bring outstanding benefits to salons and spas worldwide, by striking the perfect balance between:

• ease of use

• features

• flexibility and

• power

Whether you run a small hair salon, a fully networked multi-station day spa or a multiple-site chain or franchise, Shortcuts award winning software has the solution.

Shortcuts award winning software includes a range of features designed to maximise profits through increased efficiency and the integration of key features:

• Appointment Book

• Point of Sale

• Client Management

• Stock Management

• Employee Roster

• Marketing

• Service Management

• Security

Designed by industry professionals for industry professionals

Shortcuts Salon delivers the following benefits to any salon or spa:

• Provides complete integration of appointments, clients, services, products, employees and point of sale information increasing business efficiency by spending less time on administration.

• Enables you to generate more business from client base through marketing and loyalty clubs.

• Possesses a powerful reporting engine with almost endless possibilities empowering decision making.

• Easy on the eye yet powerful in the background and easy to learn features makes for happy staff and a well run business.

• Flexible configuration suitable for many different sizes and styles of salon operations.

• The ability to confirm appointments via SMS, reducing no shows, therefore increasing profitability and ensuring clients are made to feel special.

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Innovation

In 1993 a young salon owner wanted to expand her business. She got together with two young software programmers and a successful distributor of hair products and Shortcuts was born. The group identified an amazing opportunity for a user-friendly software program which soon became the first salon management system to be integrated with MS Windows.

Entering in the market in 1994, Shortcuts quickly gained the respect and acceptance from an ever increasing clientele and is now being exported to 25 countries around the globe. With the head office in Brisbane and offices in the US and UK, Shortcuts has definitely come a long way from the vision of a young salon owner and a couple of software developers form Brisbane.

From its market entry in 1994, the product gained acceptance by an ever increasing list of clientele, ultimately attracting the Stefan chain in 1996. The salon and spa software is now available in 25 countries and has been translated into ten languages.

Over the past 12 months Shortcuts has announced the formal acquisition of its UK and US distributors, a deal which has seen the company grow from a staff of 30 to over 60.

Performance

Every day at Shortcuts the highly trained developers work closely with industry professionals to advance the Shortcuts technology. At Shortcuts our goal is to keep you business at the forefront of industry trends, so our clients can stay one step ahead of their competitors.

At Shortcuts we have service desks in Australia, USA and the UK with highly trained staff to assist our clients on the occasion that things may not go to plan. We offer phone, dial in, email and internet support so our clients around the world can rest assured that they we well supported by Shortcuts.

Education is a major priority for Shortcuts. We believe that our clients should get the most from their software and offer a range of educational initiatives to make sure this happens. With education initiatives like the Online Academy, Training Tour, @MYSPEED training CD’s and Accredited Trainers, Shortcuts are constantly educating their clients to get the most from their software investment. The Online Academy is a first for the industry and gives students a competitive advantage by teaching the hairdressers of tomorrow how to use the market leading salon software, today. The Training Tour is a number of traveling workshops that give our clients a hands-on look at how to increase their business efficiencies with Shortcuts.

With a number Beta sites, a dedication to the industry and constantly upgraded technology, Shortcuts is the world standard in salon and spa management.

Potential

Approximately 12 months ago Shortcuts identified the UK and US as potential markets and have seen amazing growth. The ability to use Shortcuts with touch screens has caused great excitement in the American market and the great after sales support and training offered in all 25 countries that the software is sold has set Shortcuts apart from its competitors.

Shortcuts works with a number of premier partners around the globe to sell this amazing software, and offer so much more than just software…Shortcuts offers an overall salon and spa management system.

From humble beginnings in 1994, Shortcuts really has created a huge stir in the hair and beauty markets with a number of award nominations and wins throughout the years. In 1999 Shortcuts won the prestigious Channel Nine Small Business Show “Business Software Awards” and in 2003 won the AIIA iAward for most outstanding product innovation. In 2005 Shortcuts was runner up in the Telstra Small Business Awards and hopes to this year go one better.

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