Should i go for buisness first in college or massage therapy?

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any ideas on what i should do first i really wanna take up massage therapy in college and i want to branch off from that to other things i wanna make a huge buisness out of it and add things like spas hair stylist have a place where people can talk about there problems and so on so can someone tell me what i should recomend doing first which way will get me on the right track to succeed in what i want to do

Answer 1

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First off, congratulations on discovering your entrepreneurial spirit =)

Secondly, I would get a degree and oodles of experience in business. You will learn a lot more useful information to use in STARTING and running your business than if you were to study massage therapy. In all honesty, being the owner/operator, you will not have much time to actually engage in massage therapy, hair styling, etc.

So get your business degree and hire massage therapists, hair stylists, counselors, and any other employee you may need. Good luck!!!

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personal experience: i used to be a graphic design/art major until i realized that the degree there would only take me so far. Majoring in business allows me to do this AND also opens other doors if i ever change my mind about making a career switch

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thanks for the input i will take it into consideration.

Answer 2

Or you could take a program that offers both. Some schools provide training in starting your own business when you near the end of the course.

If you commit to a degree it's a looooooot more money than a certificate course that gives you training in a specific field like massage.

I suggest a yahoo search for schools that offer massage therapy and business training together.

Answer 3

i think you should go for massage therapy first

Answer 4

You don't have to know how to do massage to run a massage business. You can actually make much more by not doing the massage yourself but hiring others to do it. I would go to business school and take marketing classes and also go to work at the front desk of a place to learn the ropes or just go buy a franchise. They have it all laid out on how to build a successful business.