Is SalonBiz Light™ really FREE ?
YES, SalonBiz Light is a totally free salon management software solution.


Can I use SalonBiz Light™ with more than one computer?
No, SalonBiz Light™ is designed to work with only one computer and one cash drawer.  To accommodate more than one computer, SalonBiz, another product of Extended Technologies is a great option. SalonBiz can accommodate multiple computers with different configuration and networking options. Visit www.salonbiz.com.

Can I use credit card processing with SalonBiz Light™?
Yes, SalonBiz Light™ Credit Card Integration streamlines your point of sale and your closing process while offering the ability to integrate credit card processing with the software.  Within 1-3 seconds*, credit cards are authorized through Chase Paymentech, the largest credit card processor in the US, at competitive rates.  
(*Must have high-speed internet with a static ip address for this integration)

What happens if I outgrow SalonBiz Light™?
Salons who outgrow SalonBiz Light™ can easily upgrade to the SalonBiz®/SpaBiz® Standard or Enterprise edition.  SalonBiz®/SpaBiz® can accommodate you as your business grows with many options.

Does SalonBiz Light™ handle gift certificate and series sales and redemptions?
No, gift certificates and series are only available in SalonBiz®/SpaBiz® and SalonBiz®/SpaBiz® Enterprise.

Does SalonBiz Light™ handle gratuities?
Yes, you can choose to track gratuities through SalonBiz Light™.  There are also two gratuity reports included for tracking and payment purposes.

Does SalonBiz Light™ offer a time clock feature?
No, the time clock feature is only available in SalonBiz®/SpaBiz® and SalonBiz®/SpaBiz® Enterprise.

When will SalonBiz Light™ be available?
SalonBiz Light™ is available now! Simply download it from our web site.
Click here to Download it for FREE.

Why was SalonBiz Light™ created?
We acknowledge that small salons need a place to start, so we designed software for that market to support them in running their business efficiently.  We wanted to give something back to the salon industry, so we created a product that would jump start salons to computerize.

Who is SalonBiz Light designed for?

• Salons with 4 or less service technicians
  SalonBiz Light is restricted to appointment booking for only four technicians that provide a service. To accommodate more than four service technicians, SalonBiz, is a great option. With SalonBiz, there is no limit to the number of service technicians. Visit www.salonbiz.com.
• Salons who need only 1 computer station
• Salons who are not ready for the full, standard version
• Salons who are computer/technically-savvy
• Salons who do not feel they would need technical support and training
• Salons who want to computerize and need a place to start
• Salons with a technically knowledgeable front desk person

What does SalonBiz Light offer?
SalonBiz Light is a salon management software package designed for small salons. We offer the following features:

• Point of sale - ticket transactions, cash drawer management, payment reconciliation
• Appointment book - preset default settings make set up easy! Basic automated appointment book for up to 4 service technicians with customized service pricing and timing per service technician.
• Inventory management - full inventory of products, purchase and receiving order capability, inventory counts, min/max settings and adjustments
• Basic reports - basic management reports

What does SalonBiz Light offer to Aveda salons?

• The Aveda product database complete with items and retail pricing
• The Aveda Vital Signs reports

What if I need support?
We offer the following support options for our SalonBiz Light™ customers:

• FREE On-line user guides are available in the support area of this website.
• Email any questions you have to contactus@salonbizlight.com
• $60 per each incident called into technical support and/or training. You will be directed to a customer support team member for a resolution.
• $600 per year for unlimited education and support. This fee does include our online training sessions and our web based eLearning program.

Will there be a SpaBiz Light?
At this time we are only focusing on salons, however, spas can utilize the SalonBiz Light version. If you are in need of spa-specific features, visit www.spabiz.com for more information.

What about customer queries and marketing information?
Customer queries are not available in SalonBiz Light, however we do provide a report that will list all of your customers for marketing purposes.

What type of computer do I need? Do I need to buy a new one?
We don't require that you purchase a "brand new" computer to operate our software, but we do have a few hardware/software requirements.

• Click here to view SalonBiz Light Specifications

• Credit Card integration
• Aveda Benchmarks Reports

• SBImage - client and staff photo storage capability
• RIC - Remote Inventory Control, a wireless inventory counting system
• WebBiz - online appointment booking and gift certificate sales system
• Sales Statistics - in the moment sales information, your business at a glance
• Email Confirmations - reduces outbound calls allowing you to confirm multiple customers at once via email.
• QuickBooks Integration - allows you to enter your accounting information into QuickBooks effortlessly.

• Daily summary report
• Discount reports – detail and summary
• Customer name and address list
• Drawer entry summary
• Tax collections summary
• Tip reports – detail and summary
• Voided ticket list
• Product sales by item number
• Products with no sales – detail and summary
• Current status of inventory
• Sales summary
• Accounting and Sales summary
• Staff sales summary
• Aveda Vital Signs reports

• Multiple appointment book blocking
• Productive vs. non-productive appointment book blocks
• Appointment book masks
• Powerbooking and overlapping appointments
• Staff category tabs on the appointment book
• Staff names in color
• Resource booking and any form of package booking
• Standing appointments
• Waiting list and appointment book search
• Can only view the book by All Staff, Working Staff or one staff member for two weeks
• Appointment cancellation reasons preset
• Appointment request reasons preset
• Block time reasons preset

• Appointment book log
• Service listed in check in screen

• Promo credits
• Merging tickets
• Series sales and redemptions
• Gift certificate sales and redemptions
• Memberships
• Limited to 5 discounts
• Payment types are preset
• Customer Owes and Store Credit payments are not accepted
• No promotional sales
• Drawer entry reasons are preset
• Void ticket reasons are preset

• Primary staff notation
• Standing appointment button
• Customer balance information
• Customized service timing and pricing per customer

• Time clock feature
• Changing the starting cash
• Cannot use default amount for starting cash

• Printing labels
• Adjustment reasons are preset
• Cycle counts
• Seasonal Min/Max settings and adjustments
• Special quantity purchase price
• Automatically create purchase orders feature

• Customer Queries
• WordBiz/Mail Merge
• Labels

• Price Book
• Computer System:  workstations and cash drawers are preset - only 1 is available, station must be ‘full ticket” station
• Category: no package category available, only 5 staff categories
• Security: security categories feature
• Service: resource booking with services and commission payroll feature 
• Staff: limited to 4 service technicians and 2 staff without schedule templates (front desk), payroll information, only one schedule template set to hours of operation (all staff schedules must be manually blocked if different from hours of operation)