Spa Business

You can open a spa wherever you live, that is the beauty of this business. In fact, if you live in a scenic historical small town, most likely your clientele base would be city people who are tired of living with the smog and traffic. This could be a strong selling point for your business.

Spa business is a growing field. Approximately, there are 170 million spa visits per year made in the United States with two-third of them are visits to day spas. Resort or hotel and club spas come second.

For those with entrepreneurial spirit, becoming a spa owner is most likely a great fit. Training is available to anyone interested, oftentimes for only very little investment, even if you have never worked as an aesthetician previously.

Whenever you're ready, income can be increased exponentially by implementing an unlimited array of new services

People need to relax—.As consumers pare budgets to survive the recession, perhaps no type of industry has as much to fear than the spa business. Once a refuge for the wealthy, spas expanded dramatically in the past decade. From 2003 to 2007, the number of U.S. spas grew from 9,865 to 14,615, according to the Spa Industry Association, while revenue jumped from $7 billion to $10.9 billion. But since September, high-end hotels, department stores and restaurants have seen revenues plummet, raising the question: will consumers keep dropping big money on indulgences like "coffee-and-frankincense scrubs"? To ensure they do, resorts turn to a small group of spa consultants, who devise new ways to knead muscles and goose revenues..

In an October survey, members of the International Spa Association claimed business was still strong: 40 percent said spa visits have risen this year. The industry likes to argue that while treatments like the Eight Hands Massage (that's four attendants, each working a limb) may seem like an anachronistic reminder of better times, the spa business has historically been countercyclical. But this recession may prove deeper than prior ones, and lately other "recession-proof" businesses have started to tank. Sepielli remains confident. "People aren't getting any younger, and they aren't getting any less stressed,"