Article: Upscale Salon on Savannah, Ga.-Area Island Shows Pitfalls of Start-Up Business.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)

Nov. 30--Many small start-up enterprises these days are faced with the difficulty of how to be successful when the business owner is long on talent and short on business skills.

John Partain, owner of The Salon at Wilmington, is no exception. Partain opened his elegant, upscale hair salon 18 months ago in the Kroger Islands Center on Wilmington Island. He had 38 years of experience as an award-winning master colorist and stylist. Originally from Savannah, Partain's parents owned the Savannah University of Cosmetology on Whitaker Street during the '70s and '80s. They bought the school from well-known cosmetologist Charles J. Charles. Partain studied under him ...

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