Small Facial Spa With a Few Treatment Rooms

Local residents who want regular facials, gift buyers, and clients attending events like weddings.

Treatment fees across several rooms, memberships, gift cards and retail product sales. Adding staff allows more bookings than one person could do alone.

• Skin care and facial techniques
• Managing staff and schedules
• Marketing and customer service

• State esthetician licenses for you and every practitioner, and any establishment license or inspection
• Commercial lease commitments and build-out costs
• General liability, professional liability and workers' compensation once you hire
• Payroll taxes and whether staff are employees or booth renters, check IRS and state rules
• Slow early months while you build a client base

Estimates suggest startup costs typically around $25,000 to $100,000, depending on your space, build-out and equipment. Commercial lease commitments and build-out costs are worth checking closely before you sign anything.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated around $6,000 to $30,000, depending on how many rooms you run, the size of your team and how quickly you build a client base. Early months can be slow, so plan for that.

Check state esthetician licenses for you and every practitioner, plus any establishment license or inspection. Also check insurance needs: general liability, professional liability and workers' compensation once you hire, and IRS and state rules on employees versus booth renters.