We all know that massage schools train you to do a massage but do not teach you how to run a business. Some schools do have an in-house clinic where you practice how to check in and out clients and how to run the front desk but aside for that there is really no formal training. You are lucky if during a few weeks they tap into the business book and teach you about a business plan or about local zoning laws. Here are five ways to help you go in the right direction:
1. Check in with your area to see which bank is community and small business friendly. Often these banks like to help small business grow and many offer classes even with incentives like if you complete the classes your business qualifies for a credit line. Liberty Bank is one of those be sure to see if they are in your region or look for one that offers something similar.
2. Find the Economic Development Office in your city and get on their mailing list, they also have classes geared to help small business owners.
3. Join Facebook groups of more than 1k members, you can enter a topic and the search bar and find all the posts related to the information needed and the best part is that you are learning from others in the field.
4. YouTube has great content and great teachers that put out information to help you for free. Yes, keep an eye on those selling overpriced courses but do not completely rule out investing in a course that expand your business growth.
5. Podcast are free and full of thousands of professionals discussing every aspect of business you can think of. Subscribe to a few and find your tribe.
If you take these simple tips into consideration, you can be sure that little by little you will learn nuggets to get your business in the right direction, FOR FREE!
