Smallest Salon.. - tanTALK

soapking · 11-26-2003, 04:43 AM

What is the smallest salon, (# of beds, not sq ft)you know of, which is operating successfuly. I am astonished, as I read on the sites that there are many salons with 4-5beds. I had no idea they could survive as such.

Teresa · 11-26-2003, 07:12 AM

I know of a salon in a very rural community that has just one bed. I have visited it and it is attached to her house but she has a nice bed with a pretty good lotion display for her size. She has tax id numbers and is smart tan certified. That is all that the very small community will support.

tami m. · 11-26-2003, 08:00 AM

I am a 4 bed salon as of right now. I am in the process of getting 2 more units ASAP. I've been open since the end of August and I already have the need for more equipment. I'm up to 380 clients or somewhere close to that. I am Smart Tan certified, and so is my employee. It's a requirement of my salon that every employee be Smart Tan certified. I have raised the standard in my city on what a tanning salon should offer customer service wise, and people love the atmosphere and how clean we keep it, and the beds rock! So, I think I'm doing quite well. Hopefully within a year to a year and a half I'll be ready to open another salon!!

BEACH_BUM · 11-26-2003, 09:53 AM

I have a 4 bed salon,...soon to be 6 in the next few weeks. My current customer base is around 2000+(these are our clients from past 2 yrs since we have owned the salon) and I have had 5 new customers this week already! Our community population is 3000+ and growing, we also have several rural communities around us within 15 miles. I work 75 % of the time. I believe we have grown very rapidly over the past 2 years because of ISEI & SMART TAN training. Loving our customers enough to make sure they know how to tan(educating them on the process) making sure they are using lotion and after tan moisturizers and I keep my monthly specials fresh and fun. Also, having customers on e-mail list has been great "PR".

mouthybrat · 11-26-2003, 09:44 PM

We are a 6 unit salon and NTTI certified. We are also a training and testing site for NTTI. We have plans of possibly expanding into the building next door to have 14 units total, or possibly opening a branch across town. Right now, we are waiting on my mom to have 2 more surgeries on her knee before we make any concrete plans.

NewTanners · 11-27-2003, 08:00 AM

Curious what mix of beds you have with having only 4 beds? We currently have: 1 40 lamp suncapsule - 2 32/0 Dr. Kerns and 1 32/3 Dr. Kern.

Deputy Dan · 11-27-2003, 04:34 PM

I know of a salon downtown that has 6 beds and is struggling. The problem comes when rush hour hits and 80% of their customers want to tan within 2 hours. The rest of the day they can accomodate but I fear they lose most of their clients by being too small.

remez12 · 12-07-2003, 12:50 PM

i have 6 units and am doing well over $100k a year. location, location, location. And of course customer service

julwid · 12-07-2003, 09:56 PM

We are a 5 bed salon and just opened in Feb. this year. WE are hoping within the next month to add 2 super beds. We also have spa services. I feel it is going well with being new.

sunsationaltan · 12-08-2003, 08:20 AM

We have 4 units and opened in April. I am adding a stand up next month and adding on a bed or two this year and will grow with the customers demand! This way I don't over extend myself.

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11-26-2003, 04:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
soapking Waiting Confirmation Join Date: Mar 7 2003 Posts: 489 Rep Power: 0	What is the smallest salon, (# of beds, not sq ft)you know of, which is operating successfuly. I am astonished, as I read on the sites that there are many salons with 4-5beds. I had no idea they could survive as such.

11-26-2003, 07:12 AM	#2 (permalink)
Teresa Join Date: Dec 29 2001 Location: Davenport, IA Age: 60 Posts: 2,432 Rep Power: 25	I know of a salon in a very rural community that has just one bed. I have visited it and it is attached to her house but she has a nice bed with a pretty good lotion display for her size. She has tax id numbers and is smart tan certified. That is all that the very small community will support.

11-26-2003, 08:00 AM	#3 (permalink)
tami m. Join Date: Nov 4 2003 Posts: 20 Rep Power: 0	I am a 4 bed salon as of right now. I am in the process of getting 2 more units ASAP. I've been open since the end of August and I already have the need for more equipment. I'm up to 380 clients or somewhere close to that. I am Smart Tan certified, and so is my employee. It's a requirement of my salon that every employee be Smart Tan certified. I have raised the standard in my city on what a tanning salon should offer customer service wise, and people love the atmosphere and how clean we keep it, and the beds rock! So, I think I'm doing quite well. Hopefully within a year to a year and a half I'll be ready to open another salon!!

11-26-2003, 09:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
BEACH_BUM Join Date: Sep 19 2001 Posts: 157 Rep Power: 23	I have a 4 bed salon,...soon to be 6 in the next few weeks. My current customer base is around 2000+(these are our clients from past 2 yrs since we have owned the salon) and I have had 5 new customers this week already! Our community population is 3000+ and growing, we also have several rural communities around us within 15 miles. I work 75 % of the time. I believe we have grown very rapidly over the past 2 years because of ISEI & SMART TAN training. Loving our customers enough to make sure they know how to tan(educating them on the process) making sure they are using lotion and after tan moisturizers and I keep my monthly specials fresh and fun. Also, having customers on e-mail list has been great "PR".

11-26-2003, 09:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
mouthybrat Join Date: Nov 9 2003 Posts: 589 Rep Power: 21	We are a 6 unit salon and NTTI certified. We are also a training and testing site for NTTI. We have plans of possibly expanding into the building next door to have 14 units total, or possibly opening a branch across town. Right now, we are waiting on my mom to have 2 more surgeries on her knee before we make any concrete plans.

11-27-2003, 08:00 AM	#6 (permalink)
NewTanners Join Date: Sep 3 2002 Posts: 30 Rep Power: 0	Curious what mix of beds you have with having only 4 beds? We currently have: 1 40 lamp suncapsule - 2 32/0 Dr. Kerns and 1 32/3 Dr. Kern.

11-27-2003, 04:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
Deputy Dan Join Date: Jan 12 2002 Posts: 91 Rep Power: 0	I know of a salon downtown that has 6 beds and is struggling. The problem comes when rush hour hits and 80% of their customers want to tan within 2 hours. The rest of the day they can accomodate but I fear they lose most of their clients by being too small.

12-07-2003, 12:50 PM	#8 (permalink)
remez12 Join Date: Dec 7 2003 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0	i have 6 units and am doing well over $100k a year. location, location, location. And of course customer service

12-07-2003, 09:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
julwid Waiting Confirmation Join Date: Nov 15 2003 Posts: 19 Rep Power: 0	We are a 5 bed salon and just opened in Feb. this year. WE are hoping within the next month to add 2 super beds. We also have spa services. I feel it is going well with being new.

12-08-2003, 08:20 AM	#10 (permalink)
sunsationaltan Join Date: May 30 2003 Posts: 214 Rep Power: 21	We have 4 units and opened in April. I am adding a stand up next month and adding on a bed or two this year and will grow with the customers demand! This way I don't over extend myself. _________________ [ This Message was edited by: sunsationaltan on 2003-12-08 08:22 ]

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