For anyone that is passionate about health and wellness, owning your own spa could be a dream come true. Spas are service-oriented businesses that work to help people feel good on the inside and on the outside. As a spa owner, you could be the person in charge of changing people’s lives.
There are a lot of things that go into opening a spa. It starts with your business plan, but it goes way beyond that. You need workers, the right licenses, and you need the right space. Not to mention advertising and equipment.
Once you have your business plan and you know what services you want to offer at your spa, you’ll need to start figuring out how to turn what’s written on paper into reality. Hopefully, this will help.
The Right Furniture
Spas need certain kinds of furniture. You need relaxing furniture for your waiting room, as you don’t want to put people any more on edge than they already are since they are in need of your services after all. Then you need massage tables, tubs, pedicure chairs, and so much more.
A Great Building
Spas need a certain amount of spas, depending on what you’re offering. You may need numerous rooms with tubs, some set up for massage, and others set up for manicures and pedicures. You may want a sauna as well.
Find a building that will house all the things you want your spa to have. Make sure you find someone experienced in designing a spa atmosphere to help blueprint where everything will go.
Licensing
All businesses need some kind of licensing. You might even need permission from your town or city to open your spa. Make sure you cover all of this before you buy a building, or sign a lease.
You’re also going to need licensed workers. When it comes to certain health and wellness treatments, like massage, it’s illegal in many places to do it without certification and licensing. Someone doing massage incorrectly could seriously injure another person.
Things To Set The Atmosphere
A spa needs to be a relaxing place, from the moment people walk in your front doors. Set the atmosphere with the right lighting, mood music, calm ringtones on business phones, comfortable seating, and maybe even a water fountain with gurgling sounds of running water.
Experienced And Trained Workers
Again, many of your employees are going to need to be certified and licensed. Find people with experience so you’ll be offering the best to your customers. You also want the right people behind the front desk.
Look for employees that are calm and relaxed. You want people with relaxing tones that don’t get excited too easily. It will just add to the serenity of your spa.
Originally posted on March 25, 2017 @ 8:51 am