Author Description

Marla Yaworski, RMT, and massage therapy instructor shares first-hand knowledge accumulated throughout her 30-year career in the profession in The Step by Step Business Guide for Canadian Massage Therapists. This comprehensive guide identifies your strengths as they relate to business in massage therapy—helping you decide what type of massage therapist you would like to become—and whether you want to be an employee, subcontractor, or owner. Yaworski includes information on how to establish a home-based business or a business in a retail location. She offers chapters relating to contracts and contract negotiations that will benefit those wanting to work as an employee or subcontractor. Students will learn about business professionals important for massage therapists to employ. Each chapter contains exercises to assist with creating a business plan or to aid in understanding a topic. Sample forms commonly used in this business are also included, along with ideas for designing your space and marketing your business. This is a must-read for every new and seasoned massage therapist as well as any self-employed professional.