davidguide on Feb 15th, 2010Producing A Successful And Complete Salon Business Plan
The popularity of the salon business continues to grow year after year, and more and more entrepreneurs are jumping into this exciting world.
There are many ways to run a successful salon, and many different types of salons to run, but the key to making any salon business work is a detailed and complete salon business [...]
davidguide on Feb 9th, 2010Getting More Massage Therapy Clients, Without Expensive Advertising – Part 2
In Part 1 I discussed how you can get more clients without expensive advertising by what not to do. And that is not doing general advertising to ‘everyone’, I was talking about getting specific to marketing to people who want massage, and that the secret lies in your own practice.
It’s easy to see what groups [...]
davidguide on Feb 8th, 2010What Do You Want From Your Tanning Salon
Not all tanning salons are the same, and consumers are being more conscious about this. They want to get a deep golden color from their tanning efforts, but they also want to know they are safe, get the information they need, be treated well when they enter the facility, and have their appointment time honored. [...]
davidguide on Feb 3rd, 2010Creating A Great Looking Tanning Salon Business Plan
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There are many ways to make money while also having fun, and a tanning salon business is one of the best. Before you can start soaking in the rays and the cash, however, it is important to take the time to create a great tanning salon business plan.
Creating a tanning salon business [...]
davidguide on Aug 10th, 2008Establishing Your Business
Owning you own business is not just about being you own boss or being able to boast at dinner tables that you are self-employed, in fact the first few years of operating and running your own business are an absolute nightmare. The reality is that you should be prepared to go on your first real [...]
davidguide on Aug 7th, 2008Start-up Guide to Hair Salon Furniture
Hair salon furniture is one of the major expense when starting a hair salon business. This is critical in giving a pleasant experience to the customers of your salon. Hair salon furniture includes styling chairs, shampoo chairs, facial steamers, massage table and other items such as rolling carts and cabinets. The furniture can be selected [...]
davidguide on Jul 13th, 2008How To Open A Massage Therapy Business
If you are thinking of opening a massage therapy clinic, you may not get much of an education in business administration from a massage therapy school. Most massage courses spend many hours on the various massage modalities, from aromatherapy massage to Zero balancing, but they often skip over how to get started once you graduate.
What [...]
davidguide on Jul 12th, 2008If I Was Going To Start Up A Day Spa
For several years, I dreamt of opening my day spa. I would spend hours in my 10×10 cubicle planning the service menu, the decor, the marketing theme, the perfect location. I spent zero hours thinking of managing staff, bookkeeping, dealing with plumbing issues.
BUT if I was going to start up a spa, I would do [...]
davidguide on Jul 3rd, 2008Your Massage Business Success in 2008
Success is different things for different people, but what I can assure you of is that success is about personal and spiritual fulfillment. This means that you can not experience success in one area that’s detrimental to another. For example if a Massage Therapist has great success in attracting a huge number of clients every [...]
davidguide on Jul 3rd, 2008Tips on Buying a Hair Salon – Hair Salon for Sale?
Hair & beauty salons are businesses that are in a very high demand market. However there is a lot of competition in this industry.
If you learn how to set your business up right then competition will not be a problem for you.
Here are a few things to consider before starting your search:
1. Start Date
2. Income [...]
