About 10 weeks ago we had an idea for a business in our area (think wellness spa). Today I’m sitting in our new location working on the website and wondering how this all happened so quickly. I’ve always wanted to start a small business and have a second stream of income but have been terrified of failing (I watched one of my old bosses run a small business into the ground). This has just worked though and all fallen into place. We have the perfect location and a solid niche for this area that no one else is doing. We’ve also had lots of interest on social media so far.

Humble brag aside, I’m curious to know if any of my plans would not be ideal or can be done better. As I mentioned, it’s along the lines of a service-based wellness spa. I have setup a Square account for payment processing and to manage bookings and customers. I like square because it takes care of payments, customer management, marketing, payroll if I want, etc. Financials will likely be managed with Xero (with square integration). We already have some events lined up (bridal show) for marketing and have a marketing campaign planned after our soft open.

I’d be gracious of any ideas or advice about this.