How to Write a Business Plan for a Day Spa
Setting up a precise business plan and executing it is the most important part in the development of a day spa. Locating vendors and writing a strategic outlook will help you find the best sources of funding. A clear comprehension of business etiquette will be the ultimate path to take, as you indulge in creating your new day spa business plan.
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Things You'll Need
- SBA assistance
- Sample business plan
- Marketing data and statistics
- Legal pad
- Pen
Instructions
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Steps to a Successful Day Spa
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Visit the Small Business Administration (SBA) site to view sample business plans to help you design your own. Talk to the SBA associates about your plan; they have specialized data for opening a small business that can be very helpful to gathering pertinent data and statistics.
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Understand your niche market. Collect all the data from SBA and other online sources that can assist in the creation of a highly successful business. Research skills become a required asset to this process, so don't take it lightly. Be as thorough with understanding your market and what these consumers look for in a day-spa environment.
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Create several columns on your legal pad, and place specific headings on top of each, such as spa name, square foot of spa, service prices, service offerings and annual sales. Contact every day spa within a 20-mile vicinity of where you want your new day spa to be located, and ask for the above information while entering it on the legal pad. Take note of any special services, events and discounts.
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Analyze the data by combining each column and dividing by the number of spas. This figure will give you a standard average of your local market. Determine if you want to offer similar fees, or if you want to go lower or higher with your prices. This data is probably the most important data of all because it's your competition. Figure out how many staff members you will need, their wages and the cost of supplies.
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Determine if you want private investors to assist you with financing or if you will go to your local bank for assistance. The data you gathered will be of great value to the bank's decision to loan you money. Capture the attention of the financier's by writing a winning statement on your business plan that makes you different than your competitors.
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Tips & Warnings
Take time to develop your business plan, and re-write several times before submitting.
Dress professionally when presenting your business plan to a bank or lender.
Be prepared for any additional questions that may arise from the lenders.
Spend time with SBA associates, as they can help you write and carry out your business plan.
