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Canada Business Network
This gov't of Canada website is designed to support small business start-ups from the ground up. Information includes: checklists, business plan templates, choosing a location, operations management, sales and marketing.
How to Start a Spa or Salon in Ontario
From Government of Canada, highlights of the considerations that go into setting up a spa or salon. Incl. industry-specific regulations and requirements for different treatment modalities.

Industry Canada SME Benchmarking Tool
SME offers industry-specific income statement and balance sheet data for small and medium sized businesses.

Search by keyword or NAICS code to locate data. NAICS 8121 = Personal Care Services

Cosmetics
Available via CBCA [Canadian Business Current Affairs] database.
TIER Industry Report : Cosmetics Manufacturing
Available via BSC [Business Source Complete] database. Search by keyword cosmetics and click on Publication Type Industry Profile.
Skin Research and Technology
Academic journal available full text via Academic Search Premier [ASP].
Spa Management
Available via SportDiscus database.

Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
In this subscription database, try searching the subject term "estheticians". The article titled The Spa Market as a Distribution Channel. By: POLLA, ADA, Global Cosmetic Industry, 15239470, May2014, Vol. 182, Issue 4
Reference Canada This link opens in a new window
Business Directory incl. over 1.5 million Canadian entries. Search by geographic location, size of business, number of employees etc.
Use to identify competitors, potential employers etc.
For Esthetician-related businesses try limiting to Primary NAICS codes: 812112 [beauty salons], 812113 [nail salons], 812199 [other personal care services]

Statistics Canada
CANSIM allows you to limit average household spending on personal care, break out by province.

Nexis UNI This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text documents from over 6,000 news, business, legal, medical and reference publications with a variety of flexible search options. Permalinks/stable links currently not working. For best results use Firefox or Chrome.
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Statista This link opens in a new window
Statistics [Canadian + international] on varied topics. Country, industry, consumer and demographic data is available including dossiers and research studies.
Vividata This link opens in a new window
Demographic data for Canadian Consumers Left-hand column "Personal Care, Health & Beauty Aids" > Beauty Salon/Spa Retrieved data includes: types of services & $ spent
To access this database contact the library

Canadian Association of Medical Spas and Aesthetic Surgeons
CAMACS promotes advances and safety and quality in aesthetic medicine.
Canadian Esthetician Association
Recognized by Health Canada, includes links to Canada Small Business Financing Program for individuals looking to launch a business.
Leading Spas of Canada
Research includes a compensation survey.