Rented room aesthetics studio for facials and waxing

Local residents who prefer a professional setting, regular clients booking monthly, and people buying gift vouchers or treatments for events.

Treatment fees plus retail product sales and course packages. Rent is a fixed cost, so you need steady bookings. You can rent out spare room time or add a therapist later.

• Qualified beauty therapy skills
• Business and budgeting basics
• Customer service and rebooking
• Social media or local marketing

• Read any lease or room rental agreement carefully before signing, and avoid long commitments at the start
• Public liability and treatment insurance, plus employer's liability if you hire
• Check business rates, planning use and signage rules if you take your own unit
• Check what your local council expects for hygiene, waste and any treatments needing registration
• Quiet months can still leave you paying rent, so keep some cash in reserve
• Patch tests, consent forms and secure client records

Startup costs are estimated at typically around £3,000 to £12,000, depending on whether you rent a room in a salon or take your own unit, plus equipment and fit-out. Avoid long commitments at the start.

Monthly revenue is estimated at typically around £1,500 to £7,000, depending on your treatments, prices and how many regular clients you build. About 20 hours a week is the estimated minimum.

Read any lease or room rental agreement carefully before signing. Check insurance, business rates, planning use and signage rules for your own unit, what your council expects on hygiene and waste, and keep cash in reserve for quiet months.