Do want to Start a Massage Therapy Business and become a Massage Geek?

Published by weightlossguru | Filed under Fitness Tips, Health Tips

Humans can easily be stressed with its environment, work, peers and with almost everything they do everyday. Because of this, everyone needs a perfect form of relaxation: Body Massage. Are you a physical therapist or a trained masseur and you want to start your own Massage Therapy Business?

Now is perfect time for you to start your massage therapy business, this industry is becoming more and more popular these days. The public’s demand for spas and massage services dramatically increased by more than 300% over the last decade, which will give you more that enough reason to start your Massage Business running as soon as possible.

Massage therapists can be seen working almost everywhere, and spas, health clubs, cruise ships, physician’s offices—even the local mall—are just a sampling of the places where a therapist can work.

If you are considering putting up a Massage Therapy Business, you need to consider the following factors in your feasibility study.

Starting Costs You Only Have to Pay Once:

• Fixtures and equipment
• reception counters
• storage shelves and cabinets
• display stands, tables, shelves
• cash registers
• safe
• outside sign
• window display fixtures (if any)
• spa machines (e.g. skin scanner, galvanic high and current frequency, etc.)
• massage tables
• Decorating and remodeling Installation of fixtures and equipment
• Starting inventory (depends on the kind of services that you will offer, examples are as follows): bodywraps; deep hydrating facials; peels; lightening for hyperpigmented skins; eye and lip treatments; vitamin facials
• Deposits with public utilities (find out from utility companies)
• Legal and other professional expenses (lawyers, accountants, etc)
• Licenses and permits
• Advertising and promotion for the opening
• Accounts receivables (what you need to buy more stock until credit customer pays)
• Cash (for unexpected expenses or losses, special purchases, etc.) 

Operating Expenses:

• Rent
• All salaries and wages (you and your staffs)
• Advertising
• Supplies
• Telephone and fax expenses
• Other utilities
• Insurance (payment required by the insurance companies)
• Taxes, including Social Security
• Interest
• Maintenance
• Legal and Other professional fees
• Miscellaneous

Whether you are preparing a business plan for the start of your massage therapy business or planning your next year in spa business, remember to “build a business to suit your lifestyle, not a lifestyle to suit your business”. You may visit MassageGeeks.com to check Massage industry updates and news. This site was created with the intention of creating an environment that helps professional massage therapists become better at their trade. The site shares ideas and opinions in order for you to become better massage therapists, and it provides more tips for you to start your own Massage Business.

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