Team and employment costs
Record named people, roles, worker classification, pay basis, employer on-costs, commission rules and known absence.
Premium · Detailed business planning
Keep control as the salon business becomes more complex.
Bring teams, rotas, services, chairs, rooms, equipment, costs, capacity and performance into one structured plan. Premium is built for a growing salon business with up to five owned locations.
£119.99one-off purchase
No subscription · Data stays on your device · 12 months of support included
Before you buy
No programming knowledge needed. Download the package for your computer and follow the included setup guide.
- For your computer: Windows 10 or 11, or a Mac. iPhone and iPad are not supported by these packages.
- Windows setup: Extract the ZIP and start the supplied Windows launcher. Keep the launcher window open while working.
- Mac setup: Follow the included Mac setup guide and use the supplied launcher. Keep its window open while working.
- You receive: Windows ZIP, separate Mac ZIP and a PDF product guide. Digital download; no physical item.
Mac setup requirements, saving and support
- Download the Windows or Mac ZIP for your computer, extract it and keep the entire folder together.
- On Windows, double-click Start-Premium-Planner.cmd and keep its PowerShell window open.
- Mac setup requirement: Python 3 must be installed before using the Mac launcher. No coding is required. Read README-MAC.txt, then use Start-Premium-Planner.command and keep its Terminal window open. This is a local browser package, not a signed Mac installer. If you are unsure about your setup, email us before buying.
- Keep using the same browser, profile and local address. Export separate backups regularly, especially before clearing browser data or moving computer.
Your figures stay locally on your device. Normal use does not require a customer account or an internet connection after setup.
Twelve months of email support are included, with a target first response within three UK business days.
Unsure whether your computer is suitable? Ask us before buying.
What your licence includes, support and 90-day upgrades
What happens next: the buy button opens this edition on Payhip. Complete secure checkout, download the package for your computer, then follow the included setup guide. Windows and Mac downloads are included.
Real product screens
See Premium in use.
See how people, capacity, costs and proposed prices connect in a simple one-owner example.
Fictional example. Actual planner screens with fictional figures. Your own inputs determine your results.
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Up to five locationsOne owned salon business
Named team planningPay, rotas and absence
Plan and actualsMonthly performance control
Local and offlineNo salon-data upload
Who Premium is for
For the owner who needs the detail behind growth and control.
Premium is designed for an established or growing salon business where individual people, resources and locations materially affect the plan. It can model one location in depth or consolidate up to five locations owned and operated by the same business.
It is useful when you need to see whether demand can actually be delivered by the qualified team and available resources, what price protects owner income and retained profit, or why actual results are moving away from the approved plan.
Premium is more than most small salons need if…
- you only want to calculate one service price, in which case choose Essential;
- you want a full menu and scenarios for one salon but do not need named staff or resources, in which case choose Professional; or
- you are looking for bookkeeping, payroll or statutory accounts rather than a management-planning tool.
Paid and bookable rotas
Separate paid hours from client-bookable hours and see the effect of rotas, holidays, sickness, training and other non-client time.
Services and qualified people
Link services to the team members who can deliver them, with full diary time, reusable processing time and direct costs.
Physical resources
Model styling chairs, rooms and equipment, including whether processing time releases or continues to occupy a resource.
Locations and departments
See each location clearly, allocate shared costs and consolidate results without allowing one location’s loss to disappear.
Costs, cash and targets
Plan overheads, staffing, owner income, contingency, retained profit, capital spending, borrowing and cash timing.
What it brings together
The operating detail and the commercial outcome.
Premium connects the work the business intends to sell with the people and resources needed to deliver it. That makes capacity practical rather than theoretical.
Its pricing levels distinguish survival, sustainable and thriving requirements. Customer tax, direct costs, payment fees, staffing costs, owner income, contingency and retained profit remain separate so the result can be understood.
A controlled planning cycle
Build the plan, test decisions and measure what happened.
Define the business
Set locations, departments, people, rotas, resources, services, costs and targets as one connected business plan.
Test the future
Use Current, Revised and Target scenarios, price-change events, recruitment changes, inflation and other dated assumptions.
Record and respond
Enter monthly actuals, compare them with forecast, identify material warnings and turn them into reviewed management actions.
What the results show
Where the business is constrained, what the plan can support and what needs attention next.
Service pricing levels
Survival, sustainable and thriving price recommendations with current-price shortfall or headroom.
Deliverable capacity
Demand, deliverable appointments, unmet demand and the binding workforce, chair, room or equipment constraint.
Location performance
Location and department results, allocated shared costs and a reconciled consolidated business position.
Actual versus plan
Monthly, quarterly and year-to-date appointments, sales, contribution, operating profit, owner-income cover and retained profit.
Price, volume and mix
A reconciled explanation of what caused the revenue variance, without treating missing months as zero trading.
Business Adviser actions
Prioritised management warnings, review dates, progress states and a combined management diary.
Cash and forecast warnings
Cash roll-forward, tax timing, borrowing, capital spending and minimum-cash risks even where the year appears profitable.
Controlled reports
Business-plan, performance and action-plan reports, with print/PDF support and preserved report history.
Plan history and recovery
Approved versions, preserved menu recovery points, audit history and portable backups that restore without overwriting existing plans.
Included with Premium
Detailed planning without handing over your salon data.
Perpetual licence
Keep using the supplied Premium version. Maintenance and feature updates are included for 12 months under the supplied terms.
Email support
Twelve months of email support are included, with a target first response within three UK business days.
Backups and history
The plan, revisions and reports remain local. Use the portable backup route to keep a separate copy and recover safely.
Before you buy
Premium product questions.
Can Premium cover more than one salon?
Yes. It covers one business with up to five locations owned and operated by that same business. It is not a multi-client product for unrelated salon businesses.
Does Premium replace payroll or accounting software?
No. It models employment costs and business performance for planning. It does not run payroll, submit tax returns, produce statutory accounts or replace professional advice.
Can I import my Professional plan?
Yes. Premium includes the supported Professional upgrade-data route so the move does not require rebuilding every compatible part of the plan.
How do I launch the Premium Mac package?
Extract the Premium Mac ZIP and keep all files together. Python 3 is required. Double-click Start-Premium-Planner.command and keep its Terminal window open. Premium opens locally at http://127.0.0.1:8768/. Use the same browser and address, and keep regular JSON backups.
See README-MAC.txt inside your ZIP for full instructions.
Does Premium work on Mac?
Yes. Premium has been tested and verified on Mac and also supports Windows 10 and Windows 11. Use the package and launch instructions for your operating system.
Mac and Windows downloads are now included with purchases on Payhip and Etsy. Choose the package for your computer and read README-MAC.txt before launching. For setup help, email sales@salonbusinesstools.co.uk. iPhone and iPad are not covered by this Mac setup.
Does Premium connect to booking, payroll, banking or accounting systems?
No. Premium is a local planning application. Live accounting, booking, payroll and bank integrations, cloud collaboration, customer appointment booking, CRM and operational stock control are outside Premium 1.0.
Is salon information uploaded?
No customer account, cloud database, analytics or salon-data upload is required. The application and its records work locally on the device.
What should I back up?
Download regular portable backups, particularly before clearing browser data or changing computer. Local plan data remains the customer’s responsibility.
Premium · £119.99 one-off
Bring the moving parts of a growing salon business into one plan.
Tested on Windows and Mac. Work locally, with no subscription or customer account. Mac and Windows downloads are included. Choose the package for your operating system.
Check computer and setup requirements before buying.
Checkout on Payhip, download your files, then follow the included setup guide.