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 6th, 2008How Owning Your Own Business Can Change Your Life
If you are like most people today, you are running around in circles looking for more ways to make money.
With having two jobs out of the question, and how can you afford going to school with gas prices so high?
Lets face it, with the cost of living so high today can you afford not to [...]
davidguide on Jul 15th, 2008Beat Your Competition With A Strong Personal Brand
About 75% of the 22 million small businesses in the U.S. are owned and managed by a single individual. The typical business reflects the solo owner’s values, tastes and personality. Most importantly, the business and its owner are inseparable in the eyes of customers and prospects.
You can turn personal involvement into marketplace advantage by creating [...]
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, 2008What’s All The Hype? It’s Just Water - Creating Memorable Spa Experiences Without A Wet Room
It was possibly the most luxurious treatment on the planet, the smells, the sensation……As I lay there, swaying in my hammock reminiscing about my luxurious day at the spa, I couldn’t help but think about how it compared overall to spa treatments around the world and the spa menu promise of a tropical escape.
Elements of [...]
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 1st, 2008Why Marketing And Adverting Your Salon Should Be The Last Thing You Do
Why marketing and advertising your salon should be the last thing you do.
Do you want to know why marketing your salon or spa is the last thing you should be doing right now??
And the reason is very obvious.
In fact, I’m going to fly straight into the face of all those ‘experts’ out there and tell [...]
davidguide on Jul 1st, 20087 Steps To Salon Retail Heaven
Over 90% of all hair products bought in the UK are bought over the counter on the high street, with Tesco recently being voted “Best haircare retailer” in the “Hair magazine awards 2007″ meaning most salons are losing out on a MASSIVE amount of extra revenue. In other countries like Australia, for example, the vast [...]
davidguide on Jun 15th, 2008Creating A Compelling And Useful Hair Salon Business Plan
There are many interesting and potentially lucrative business opportunities in the world of beauty, and few are as potentially profitable as running a top quality hair salon.
Top quality salons can profit not only from the often high cost of haircuts but from the top end hair care products they are able to sell.
The top name [...]
davidguide on Jun 15th, 2008Are You Ready To Start You Own Business?
Deciding to give up your day job in order to open your own business is an exciting and rewarding time but can also be full of challenges. The success of your new business venture will depends partially on your attitude and skills as well as obtaining the correct finance.
Every year thousands of people decide to [...]