ISPA NEWS
Continuing Education and Networking for You and Your Team Through ISPA BY SARAH GUINN
Looking for ways to utilize the excitement and energy from the 2010 ISPA Conference & Expo? Then this is the best time to sit down with your spa team and discuss new educational opportunities. Through ISPA membership, you have access to many new and exciting tools that can help further not only your business knowledge, but that of your entire team..
YEAR-ROUND TRAINING: Purchase the 2010 Conference Recordings
Interested in the most current industry education? Look no further than the recorded sessions from the 2010 ISPA Conference & Expo. Each Professional Development session was professionally recorded and is available for purchase in MP3 format at experienceispa. com. The education at this year’ s Conference ranged from customer service to menu engineering, risk management to healthy financial habits. These recordings are great tools not only for your personal growth, but also for your entire team. Use these sessions to build programs for your staff that cover specific business needs. For a complete listing of available recordings, visit experienceispa. com.
NOW AVAILABLE: Financial Management for Spas
Some of the most popular questions received by the team at ISPA headquarters revolve around providing help and guidance on business topics. ISPA’ s newest answer to your business questions? Financial Management for Spas— the latest textbook in the line of popular ISPA materials, brought to you by ISPA and the ISPA Foundation. This amazing piece has something for everyone, whether you are a spa professional with a solid background in the accounting side of business or the spa professional who has no financial management experience. Don’ t be intimidated by its title. The Financial Management for Spas will help bring your professional development to the next level.
Available for purchase to ISPA members for $ 62.95, this textbook will discuss principal skills of accounting and real-life scenarios that showcase the importance of financial know-how to daily business operations. While many industry professionals have their finger on the pulse of the health and wellness side of spa, many have indicated a need to help assess their spa businesses’ success through the measurement of financial data. Order at experienceispa. com to add this new title to your ISPA resource library today!
Mark Your Calendar for the First-ever ISPA Connect Event
ISPA listened to your feedback on our regional one-day event, the ISPA Knowledge Network. We know it is difficult to leave your business for a full day so we have a new, exciting solution. This February, ISPA will be visiting Toronto, Ontario, Canada for the first-ever ISPA Connect Event. This new, no cost, interactive regional event will provide members with another venue for networking with peers and the ISPA Board of Directors while making new industry contacts. It will be an informal social gathering where you can interact while also seeing more about the newest spa products. The invitation-only reception will take place Monday, February 28, 2011 from 5 p. m. – 8 p. m. at the Park Hyatt Toronto, where attendees can book room accommodations for C $ 169. To learn more about this exciting ISPA opportunity, visit experienceispa. com.
Do you have questions about Conference or how to use your member tools? Contact ISPA at 1.888.651.4772 or e-mail ispa @ ispastaff. com.
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