Owning a Tanning Salon
Owning a tanning salon is not only lucrative, but you can also keep a tan year round. To start your own tanning business, there are basic supplies and equipment which you will need:
1. Commercial tanning beds and/or tanning booths
2. A computer software program to keep track of equipment, products and sales.
3. Tanning lotions, sunscreen products, oils, accelerators, and other self-tanning or beauty care products such as moisturizer.
4. DIY spray or mist tanning equipment and supplies.
5. Replacement lamps, bulbs, and parts.
6. Tanning visors, goggles, or sunglasses.
7. Bottled water.
Tanning Salon Investment
As a tanning salon owner you must set up rules and regulations, especially to follow guidelines established by the FDA for monitoring tanning times and how often tanning is required in your state. While tanning beds and tanning booths have their own automatic timers, tanning salon owners should keep their attention on how long their customers are lying down in beds or standing in booths. Everything in a tanning salon must be cleaned, from the waiting room and front desk to restrooms, tanning beds and/or tanning booths, etc. A clean tanning salon will help in your marketing program because people only have the location, staff, and cleanliness of facilities to critique.
Tanning Salon Entrepreneur
If you want to become a tanning salon entrepreneur, but you are fearful of the safety risks and strict regulations, visit other established salons and talk to their owners. Becoming educated and trained in the business is always a good start to learn about safe self-tanning techniques and UV lighting. Also, check local and federal regulations governing tanning salons in your area, and only contact reputable dealers of commercial tanning beds, salon equipment, and tanning supplies. Join tanning associations to develop contacts, because associations are made up of tanning bed manufactures, distributors, and vendors from related industries.
Franchising Benefits
Naturally, starting a tanning salon takes planning and investing in a tanning salon franchise is a good alternative to starting out on your own. Choose a tanning company which is reputable and offers a good start up price and quality brands. As a franchisee, the parent company will provide nearly all you need to get started as part of your investment. As a franchise owner, you will get assistance in finding convenient locations for your target markets and what works well with the parent company’s salon design criteria. Franchisers receive help in designing a test-fit layout in order to select an architect and general contractor to coordinate the delivery and installation of the tanning equipment and millwork. Marketing is another benefit in franchise ownership of tanning salons, because the owner’s help with all promotional campaign products like social media marketing, product launches, industry trade shows, and radio/TV announcements.
Hollywood Tans is a National Leader in Tanning Salons
Typical tanning salons are between 1,000 and 2,500 square feet and are usually established in a strip mall, a town center, gym, hair/nail salon, grocery store, or alongside other well-known tenants, especially associated with health and beauty. Tanning salons are a great investment because each year, nearly 30 million Americans support the $5 billion indoor tanning industry. One in ten Americans will walk into a tanning salon at some point during the year with an estimated 1 million people tanning every day year round.
