Thanks so much Kelly and Frank for the advice.
I really appreciate it... The local score location is literally .75 miles from my home so I will be calling them tomorrow as well as the State Board. My insurance broker told me today that I couldnt get insurance in NY if I was a UV salon and adding
spray tanning (I know laws have changed here in ny recently ... minors can no longer uv tan)..but with respect to switching from mobile to storefront no issue....and it was like half the mobile premium too. I just want to make sure when I open my shop that I wont get headaches after doing all this work and being forced to shut down ya know?
With respect to my decision to open my location, I honestly don't have the time anymore to go from client to client. I need a central location to be able to service all my clients. I have asked for feedback and most have said they would like to go to my shop if i had one... I also received feedback from other local merchants in my town and all have said that I would do excellent and were intrigued by the whole sunless tanning ... there is only one other spray tanner in the area who is 15 miles away working out of a uv tanning salon in a gym who offers 'free face
spray tans '....
The town is very new england peyton placesque...the storefront is located between a bridal shop and a florist (i mean id be an idiot not to take a stab at making an offer) the building is gorgeous an historic landmark dating back to the revolutionary war
Im unfortunately becoming very aware of the cost of opening a biz...but Im blessed with a well paid career that has enabled me to add cash into my biz. Im also lucky to have found a small quaint storefront that is less than a mile from my home and is very reasonably priced. The most awesome part of the financial aspect of my budget is the fact that I just paid off my car and also paid off credit card debt (so now I do not have any more personal debt) ...
the cost for the monthly lease of the storefront will be less than car payment and credit card payments I now will not have :) I actually spoke to the person who leased the same storefront space for 15+ years (talk about small town :P )...and the average electric monthly is 75.00 phone/internet/tv triple play LOL $89.00
Print advertising I do by myself (I work in IT full time and am pretty good at graphic design so that's saved me thousands)
Again... thanks so much for the advice and insightful information I truly appreciate it!
-Kathy