← 5 Commandments of Finding Success in the Beauty Business

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By Anslem Samuel | Published October 20, 2011 | Full size is 620 × 480 pixels

The beauty business is a multi-billion dollar industry. From hair and fashion to makeup and spa treatments, there are numerous avenues to carve out a lane for oneself. That’s something both Cathleen Trigg-Jones and Chioma Valcourt have done. An Emmy Award-winning journalist with a successful career in media, Trigg-Jones followed her passion and opened Spa Catchi, a Midtown Manhattan day spa/cosmetic surgery center with her husband, celebrity plastic surgeon Dr. Michael E. Jones. Similarly, Valcourt, who’s made her mark in the industry as a celebrity hair designer, runs Next Vanity, a full service salon in Manhattan. BlackEnterprise.com caught up with the entrepreneurs, who shared their personal commandments for finding success in the beauty business. —Anslem Samuel

The beauty business is a multi-billion dollar industry. From hair and fashion to makeup and…

Spa Cathci owner Cathleen Trigg-Jones and hair stylist Chioma Valcourt of Next Vanity