GROW YOUR CRAFT

Learn from leading educators through classes, workshops, demos, and hands-on experiences designed to strengthen your skills and spark new ideas. Whether you’re growing your craft, your services, or your business, there’s a next step here for you..

April 3–5, 2027 | Rosemont, Illinois

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Earn the credit. Keep the confidence.

Continuing education is more than a requirement. It helps protect your license, strengthen your services, and keep your skills moving forward. Choose education that fits your craft, your goals, and where you want to grow next.

Learn it live. Use it fast.

Watch the technique, ask the question, and bring home ideas you can use with real clients.

Grow in the direction that feels right for you.

Whether you are building a book, expanding services, leading a team, or preparing for renewal, your next step has a place here.

Education & Workshops

LEARN. Build skills, earn education, and grow your confidence.

DISCOVER. See the products, techniques, tools, and trends shaping beauty next.

SHOP. Stock your kit, explore professional brands, and find show value.

BELONG. Spend the weekend with a community that understands your craft.

Learn. Earn. Stay Current.

ABS education is designed to grow your skills and keep your license up to date. Many of our Look & Learn and Hands-On workshops qualify for Continuing Education Units (CEUs) approved by the Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation.

Details:

CEU hours listed with each session in the schedule
Certificates available for completed sessions
Both free and ticketed classes offer CEUs

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These are my people!

I get to be with my tribe of other salon owners, and in-person. The vibes leave me feeling sparked & re-energized for months.

Jasmine McKenna

Aveda Salon & Spa

Education Opportunities!

I love all of the education, the classes are all really awesome, the diversity at ABS, I’ve been learning so much

Esthetician

Tennessee

ALL IN ONE SHOW!

Oh my goodness, it’s been so much fun. It’s been nice to see all of the different ethnic groups, the braiding bars, the variety of different things to experience at ABS.

Beauty School Cosmetology Student

Tennessee