~Think hard on possible locations~
Salon or Spa Business Location:
Location, location, location! For most hair salons, beauty salons and day spas, choosing a location will be one of the most important elements that will lead you down the path toward building a successful business. Of course, ultimately your ability so provide excellent services and have high customer satisfaction will be the key to your success. But having a good location will set you up to expose your business to new customers. If you are considering starting a small one or two chair salon, or home massage business, you may be able to do so with a 300-500 square foot room in your home, but you must also pay attention to commercial / residential zoning restrictions. For most hair, nail and beauty salons, and day spas, you will require 1000-2000 square feet or more. If you can find a location with parking available and alot of daily foot traffic and car traffic, that is optimal. Strip malls and shopping malls are good because of the large amount of foot traffic. If you can find a smaller place that will save you rent in the beginning, with possibility for expansion as your business grows, that is also a plus. Retail rental rates vary widely across the country. For smaller cities, rent in commercial areas may be around $1.00 per square foot, but in larger metropolotan areas, rent may run as high as $2.50 per sq ft or even more in premium big city business areas.
Location, location, location! For most hair salons, beauty salons and day spas, choosing a location will be one of the most important elements that will lead you down the path toward building a successful business. Of course, ultimately your ability so provide excellent services and have high customer satisfaction will be the key to your success. But having a good location will set you up to expose your business to new customers. If you are considering starting a small one or two chair salon, or home massage business, you may be able to do so with a 300-500 square foot room in your home, but you must also pay attention to commercial / residential zoning restrictions. For most hair, nail and beauty salons, and day spas, you will require 1000-2000 square feet or more. If you can find a location with parking available and alot of daily foot traffic and car traffic, that is optimal. Strip malls and shopping malls are good because of the large amount of foot traffic. If you can find a smaller place that will save you rent in the beginning, with possibility for expansion as your business grows, that is also a plus. Retail rental rates vary widely across the country. For smaller cities, rent in commercial areas may be around $1.00 per square foot, but in larger metropolotan areas, rent may run as high as $2.50 per sq ft or even more in premium big city business areas.
