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Starting Your Massage Private Practice: A Step-by-Step Guide to Success
Business & Marketing

Starting Your Massage Private Practice: A Step-by-Step Guide to Success

Author(s): Kelly Bowers

3CE credits 8 Lessons Text

Explore this step-by-step guide on how to build your private massage therapy practice from the ground up. Designed for those that are just beginning or have been in the business for years, this course identifies the three major phases to keep in mind to successfully start and maintain your massage therapy business.  

When you finish this course, you will be able to:

  • Identify the three major phases of practice creation;
  • Explain how each phase affects the next and why following each step is crucial for success;
  • Assess information gained from each step that can be used for writing a business plan and marketing.

  1. Is Starting a Private Practice for Me?
  2. The Process of Starting a Private Practice
  3. Step 1: The Personal
  4. Step 2: The Particulars
  5. Step 3: The Public Face of Your Practice
  6. Creating a Marketing Plan
  7. Look to the Future and Come Back Around
  8. Resources

Kelly Bowers, LMBT has been teaching business to massage therapists and students as a continuing education provider in professional training programs for over 19 years. She has published three books on business, including "The Accidental Business Owner - A Friendly Guide to Success for Health and Wellness Practitioners.”