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ALEXANDRIA, VA - USA Mark Gross, CEO of The National Accrediting Commission of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences announces that they are moving forward with a series of new salon industry programs.

NEW NATIONAL LICENSE DATABASE: NACCAS has now launched the preliminary new National Licensing Database. This will soon ensure that cosmetologists can readily move across state lines for employment while reducing potential license forgeries and the proliferation of fake paperwork in the professional salon industry. Once complete, Cosmetology Licensing information will be available to all states. The cosmetology industry is in an absolute employment emergency crisis situation with dramatically shrinking schools, less new students, many less professionally licensed cosmetologists, nailcare technicians and aestheticians.

Currently, cosmetologists who move across state lines or who come from another country have to wait for many months while paperwork is processed. In the mean time, many must leave the cosmetology profession to earn a living wage to support their families until the paperwork is approved and transferred. Often, these cosmetologists get involved in other career opportunities, never to return to the salons. This has created a domino effect that hurts us all. Further, we have experienced the abuse of counterfeit licenses affecting the entire industry, especially nail salons. The challenge is to make it much easier for cosmetologists to move quickly across state lines for employment within professional salons, while also making it easier to attract foreign professionals to work in our country. The first seven states have already agreed to work with NACCAS on this project and have their data available. The current challenge and future plan will be to quickly get all 50 states involved.

UPDATED NACCAS JOB & RESUME BANKS: This recently expanded 'FREE' industry service is available to every cosmetology student, stylist, salon owner, cosmetology school, manufacturer, distributor and salon industry service company. Whether you want to look for a new position, post your resume, sell your salon or search for a new employee - this service is for you! Due to the huge success of this service, the NACCAS website remains the most popular in our industry.

NEW SPONSORSHIP PROGRAMS: Many manufacturers, distributors and service companies want to attract more business from the NACCAS accredited cosmetology schools and their students. NACCAS is now expanding their Corporate Sponsorship Program. Opportunities are available at the four Annual NACCAS Workshop Conventions. Affordable new advertising opportunities are also available within the NACCAS Review Newsletter. For more information contact Cliff Culbreath directly at 703-600-7600 Ext: 135 or via email at CCULBREATH@NACCAS.ORG

NEW WEBSITE SERVICES: Surprisingly -- many cosmetology schools, salons, manufacturers and salon industry service partners have not yet developed their own websites. If your company has been thinking about launching your new website, yet not created this state-of-the-art marketing tool, it's time to join the new technology era. NACCAS offers several tremendous website packages with highly competitive savings. We can also link you into the NACCAS website, which stands as the most highly visited website within the professional beauty industry today. Website hosting and management services are also available. To look at their growing new portfolio of successful websites, designed and maintained in-house at NACCAS by Matt Diehl, visit www.naccas.org. Contact Diehl directly at 703-527-7600, EXT: 39, by Fax at 703-527-8811 or via email at webinfo@naccas.org.

NEW PRINTING SERVICES: Get colorful! Make your marketing, promotions, direct mail postcards, posters, fliers and newsletter programs more attractive with visually exciting printed pieces at an affordable price. This new NACCAS printing service offers state-of-the art on a Xerox DocuColor 40 Color Copier and a Xerox DocuTech 135Copier, right in their office. The price of this service is extremely competitive and will likely beat any full color or black and white printing price you can get locally. Call now for a free brochure or ask for a 'FREE TEST', by emailing 1 or 2 pages from your next project to printing@naccas.org.

NEW NACCAS OFFICE: NACCAS has also recently expanded their staff, services and moved to 4401 Ford Avenue ~ Suite 1300, Alexandria, VA 22302 -- USA, Phone 703-600-7600 or Fax 703-379-2200. Visit the NACCAS website at http://www.naccas.org/.