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Health and beauty must be possibly thegreatest increasing areas in the current UK business sector. Gone is the time when a few would provide health club services at an out of town resort as a treatment for the mind and body. These days it’s hard to find an area of acquired its own particular industry to keep you in sporting (or at least average) condition.

And what a variety of outlets there are! From a simple Home Based Franchise to large chains, there are frankly scores of businesses in the UK dedicated to the health and beauty industry in one form or another. Possibly you are thinking of getting out of the rat race into the health and beauty industry. If so then here are a ideas.

If you want to have a future in the health and beauty industry then it could be a way to a profitable future as we all become more knowledgable about our health. There are a number of Franchise For Sale packages out there so you can hit the ground running and a Home Based Franchise shouldcould save you the expense of premises but this does limit you with your varietyof Franchises.

Laser treatments abound these days and they exist for all ailments from acne and dermatological conditions right through to full dermal abrasion — an instant facelift if you like. Commonly now lasers that remove excess hair are readily available and it could be possible to build a beauty treatment based business around using one of these machines. Another way in, if you have the up front fee , is to take up one of the Laser Treatment Franchises. An example is Laser-It technologies Franchise For Sale package. (http://www.franchisedirect.co.uk/healthbeautyfranchises/189) . This franchise starts from £7995 but does offer a proven model enabling the entrepreneur to enter the beauty business rather than starting from scratch.

Another interesting product is Sculptra (www.sculptra.co.uk) . This was a by product of the dissolving sutures invented in the 60’s for healing wounds. People found that the skin around the dissolving suture was noticeably improved and a product was developed whereby the same chemical used for dissolving sutures was injected into areas of sagging skin to improve the tone. Having noted that there are a number of businesses offering this treatment it’s also worth noting that it is given by injection so a possible business owner would either need a medical qualification or would need to retain someone who has one.

If you like the idea that health should start on inside then Forever Living Products provide a home based business marketing opportunity. This isn’t actually a Franchise For Sale business as , compared with a Home Based Franchise this opportunity does not charge or up front fees. This is an example of a Network Marketing business so should work best if you have a big social network yourself.

But whether you buy a Franchise For Sale or elect to do your homework and make sure you think things through. Dealing with peoples health demands a bit more responsibility than, say, trimming peoples gardens for a living. Franchises in general will have an in depth knowledge of their business and the current laws and regulations, and the Franchises head office should keep this knowledge up to date.

Even if you have specialist skills then you still need to do your homework when selecting your business model. Possibly a Home Based Franchise is your best way forward if your funding is limited as at least it would be a known quantity and you will have the opportunity to talk things over with the fellow franchisees before making the commitment

It’s interesting to consider the French attitude towards food in general and specifically the Glorious French Luncheon of the last number of decades. Your average Frenchman of a few years ago was not the sort to take a lifeless , curling sandwich back to his office desk when lunchtime came around and wolf it down as quickly as possible before getting on with his work. Nor would he be likely to rush down to the burger van and return chewing a gob full of gristle with ketchup and then knuckle down to spend the rest of his lunchtime playing an online PC game before he went back to his day job .

Lunchtime, and really every mealtime in the France of a short while ago was a revered time. Lunch would last for hours and nothing would get in the way of Le Grand Cuisine. Finances would not be an problem , four courses, wine, subtle desserts and flavousome cheese and an excellent coffee would be de rigueur , not an occasional treat.

Even in La Belle France these days have somewhat sorrowfully gone and now it seems we are all into the realms of Fast Food, like it or hate it. But whether you really like it or really hate it there is plenty of scope to make an income out it! People are busy nowadays and while this may be the decade of the TV celebrity chef , how many of us actually follow through the recipes on Masterchef for our lunchtime repast ? Not so many I venture to suggest!

Franchises are quite popular as fast food businesses as the Franchise For Sale market will bear witness to . There are a large number of Franchises on the Franchise For Sale market that are generally to do with supplying or providing fast food and snacks and it seems that the Home Based Franchise format is especially suited to fast food. A good example here is Charisnack which is a Home Based Franchise that supplies healthy snacks to retailers and claim that there is “no experience required” to run this franchise. At the time of writing the products retail at a little under a pound each, so not an expensive sale then. Also, and most importantly , they will find your clientele for you. If you are the same as me and find the prospect of cold calling dozens of businesses to get sales a little bit daunting then this may be one for you. It’s not an expensive franchise either, currently asking £9950 + Vat on a part time basis.

A Fast Food business can be run on another basis rather than a following a Franchises format as any roadside lay by will tell you. Setting up a mobile catering business , if done correctly , can bring you in a substantial ongoing income. There are a few rules to be observed though. You are not exempt from HSE(Health and Safety Executive) or HACCP (Hazard Analysis And Critical Control Point) rules , just because you’re a mobile catering business. Amongst other things this means having at least one basin for just washing hands and possibly others for food preparation, amongst a pile of other conditions. A good start is the Nationwide Caterers Association as they have a lot of information available for free. There is information there about choosing your spot, catering for organisations and researching opportunities within the mobile catering business as a whole .

An option is setting up in your local neighbourhood in a retail premise based business . Having said that you don’t have to move around and you have a more permanent business . It remains to be seen what type of fast food business you decide to start though, and an idea I have often mulled over is to start a business around savoury food spiced with chillies. Nobody knows precisely why but British men, after a few drinks need to indulge their burgeoning appetite by stuffing themselves full of meat or vegetables flavoured with chilli. Now a business purely based around chilli flavoured meals on a take away basis should appeal exactly to this sort of customer and since chillies exhibit an addictive property then you should get loads of repeat customers! All the best with your fast food business ideas.