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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

One way to increase your profits at a tanning salon is to get people to come in all year long. This is mainly a seasonal business but you can encourage a large portion of your customer base to continue tanning all year long. This will take more work if you live in an area where [...]

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. [...]

Operating your own tanning salon may be your dream business, but you need to pay attention to some details. Otherwise this venture can quickly turn into a recurring nightmare that is quickly draining your bank account. People have certain expectations so you need to be prepared to meet them. You will find waiting for an [...]