Facial Spa Studio with Treatment Rooms

Local residents and professionals seeking regular facials, gift buyers, and clients wanting skin treatments in a professional setting.

Per-treatment pricing, memberships or packages, gift cards, and retail sales of skin care products. Hiring estheticians can raise capacity.

• Esthetics qualifications and treatment skill
• Managing a small business and budget
• Marketing and customer service
• Hiring and scheduling staff

• Provincial and municipal licensing, zoning and inspection rules for personal service settings
• Commercial lease commitments, which can be costly if bookings are slow
• Commercial general liability and property insurance
• WCB or WSIB coverage once you hire staff, check the rules in your province
• Slower periods in winter or summer, so plan cash flow
• Registering for GST/HST once revenue passes the small supplier threshold

Estimates put startup costs at typically around $15,000 to $60,000, depending on premises, number of treatment rooms, equipment and products. Commercial lease commitments can be costly if bookings are slow.

Estimated monthly revenue is typically around $4,000 to $20,000, depending on rooms, pricing and bookings. Expect slower periods in winter or summer, so plan your cash flow.

Check provincial and municipal licensing, zoning and inspection rules for personal service settings, plus liability and property insurance. If you hire staff, check WCB or WSIB coverage in your province, and GST/HST registration once past the small supplier threshold.