How to Open a Tanning Salon from A to Z

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tanning bed acrylics

Tanning Bed Acrylics

...are the clear plastic shields that separates the customer from the indoor tanning lamps.  Tatanning bed acrylic testernning bed acrylics are generally clear but there is now available a frosted acrylic from some tanning bed manufacturers. 

The concept of frosted acrylic is an interesting one and perhaps a great differentiator if you are in a competitive environment however they reduce lamp effectiveness by 20-30%.  Which brings up a very important maintenance fact:  a dirty acrylic can also reduce lamp efficiency by 20-50%, so plan to clean the inside of your acrylics on a monthly schedule.  The results of cleaning your tanning bed acrylics can be tested with a UV Light Meter which we so strongly recommend owning that we include them in all of our new tanning salon packages.



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Imagine owning a business where a customer walks through the door, pays you $5 or $10, and you turn the light onfranchising opportunities for them in the room.  Welcome to the Indoor Tanning Industry!  For entrepreneur or franchise business opportunities this is a great alternative.  This ebook will prove you can start your own tanning salon business with as little as $20,000 cash and a good credit score.  There is an Microsoft Word editable free sample business plan included with this offer that can save you invaluable research time.  Other internet websites sell their sample business plans for $39.95 and you can not even make changes to them!

This website was created by a tanning salon consultant to help anyone interested in opening a new indoor tanning facility or adding tanning units to your existing gym, day spa, beauty salon, video store, smoothie store, or laundry store.  If you are considering a tanning salon franchise, please consider this decision carefully and consider all franchising opportunities before making a final decision.  This ebook's cost of about $20 can save you literally $50,000 simply by educating you on the indoor tanning industry before you make a huge entrepreneur mistake.

entrepreneurThe author has started his own tanning salons and supervises the build-out process on each project.  He currently manufacturers tanning beds from a plant in Central Florida and has helped over 1000 new tanning salon owners go into business for themselves.  If you are dreaming of becoming an entrepreneur or searching for franchising opportunities you should strongly consider opening your own tanning salon.  Realistically you can expect to make $40-$60K per year net profit per salon and should be able to open 3-5 salons in 5 years totally up to $300k per year and financial freedom...a great five year plan.

Please learn what you can from this e-book and combine it with other helpful resources to conceive your own business strategy, as no single strategy will guarantee success for your particular situation.  Great advice when shopping for tanning beds is to buy them from someone who actually "tans" themselves.  It would be like buying a car from someone who does not drive...it just isn't right!

Here are the subjects covered in this ebook:starting you own tanning business

  • Air Conditioning Requirements
  • AC Power Requirements (big money if you guess wrong)
  • Advertising
  • Acrylics
  • Body Stickers 
  • Budgets
  • Build-out Costs
  • Bulbs for Indoor Tanning Equipment
  • Business Plan (we provide an editable version in Word format)
  • Construction Notes & Details for Contractors
  • Computers
  • Cosmedico VHR & VLR Lamps
  • Cost Per Session
  • DHA
  • Design & Layout 
  • Dressing Rooms
  • Educational Materials
  • Electronic Funds Transfer (EFTs)
  • Electrical Requirements
  • Employees
  • Facial Lamps
  • Fans
  • FDA Regulations
  • Financing
  • Fingerprint Verification (this is cool)
  • Franchises (why would you do this?)
  • Frame Sizes
  • Goggles
  • High Pressure Beds
  • Health Department Contacts
  • Health Inspections
  • Indoor Tanning Associations
  • Insurance
  • Installing Tanning Beds
  • Inventory Controlfree tanning salon business plan
  • Leasing Tanning Equipment
  • License Requirements
  • Locations
  • Loss Prevention
  • Mailing Lists
  • Modular Walls
  • Maintenance
  • Membership Forms
  • Music & Sound Systems
  • Neon Signs
  • Office Equipment
  • Parts & Supplies
  • Pre-fabricated Walls
  • Pricing Strategies
  • Radios
  • Room Dimensions
  • Sanitizers
  • Shipping Tanning Beds
  • Stand Up Tanning Booths
  • Tanning Beds
  • Timing & Control Systems
  • Towels
  • Used Tanning Beds
  • UV Light Meters
  • UV Free Spray Tanning
  • Visa & MasterCard
  • Waiver Forms
  • Warning Signs

how to start a tanning salon

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