COLE'S SALON
Business: Upscale salons offer hair, skin and nail care, massages, spa services and retail centers with high-end, branded products
Founded: 1979
Headquarters: Burnsville; locations in Apple Valley, Savage and Eagan
Web: www.colessalon.com
Employees: 330
Executives: Doug Cole, founder and owner; Tim Cole, vice president; Trish Storhoff, vice president
2008 revenue: close to $25 million
Strategy: Maintain emphasis on employee education and mentoring; consider opening additional locations when the economy improves
