THE GEORGIA SPA & SALON ASSOCIATION LAUNCHES ITS SERVICES
TO MEET THE GROWING NEEDS OF GEORGIA’S WIDE-RANGING SPA
AND SALON BUSINESSES
To celebrate, the association is hosting a debut cocktail
event for new and prospective members
ATLANTA, G.A., September 14 – The recently established
Georgia Spa & Salon Association (GSSA), a professionals-only
network of spa, salon and medical spa owners, employees, vendors
and educational facilities is excited to announce the launch
of its services tailored specifically to the Georgia spa and
salon community. The first of its kind in the Peachtree state,
the GSSA offers its members affordable, comprehensive benefits
including the educational tools, resources, networking opportunities
and personalized support necessary to excel in the industry.
To celebrate its debut, introduce its influential advisory board
and share the extent of its services, the GSSA is hosting a
cocktail to coincide with the Atlanta Day Spa Expo on October
9, 2010.
“As Georgia’s first and only spa and salon association,
we strive to be Georgia’s primary resource by connecting
all levels of spa and salon professionals, creating feasible
opportunities that facilitate the exchange of best practices
and making available an accomplished advisory board to help
our members take their businesses to the next level,”
says GSSA founder Laura Walker. “We not only cater to
well-established destination spas, but are also committed to
providing personalized guidance to a range of members including
facilities looking to launch, salons that wish to reposition
their services, local vendors hoping to promote spa innovations
and new graduates seeking the ideal position all for a reasonable
yearly fee.”
Walker, who has 20 years of experience in the spa and salon
industry, decided to begin the GSSA earlier last year when the
economy took a turn for the worst. She learned that although
Georgia boasted a countless number of spa and salon establishments,
many of these businesses have struggled as a result of not knowing
how to best manage their establishments, particularly in a tight
economy. In response, she collaborated with local industry veterans
to determine how to effectively meet these unique business needs
in a cost-effective fashion. The resulting services or membership
benefits which can be accessed via the “Join
GSSA” tab on the association’s website, www.thegssa.com,
include exclusive education and networking opportunities, marketing
and public relations tools, recruitment resources and business
solutions provided by the GSSA advisory board comprised of some
of Georgia’s leading spa and salon professionals.
Additionally, to further ensure that members are consistently
at the forefront of the Georgia spa/salon industry and well-versed
in national industry trends, the GSSA website provides up-to-the-minute
local industry news and valuable information on new products,
vendors, spa trends and marketing ideas through its blog.
To celebrate its debut, the GSSA will be hosting an exclusive
cocktail event on October 9th to coincide with the Atlanta Day
Spa Expo. Staff and advisory board members will be available
to provide detailed information surrounding the organization’s
goals. For those interested in attending or obtaining more information
regarding this event, please visit the website’s “Upcoming
Events” page to RSVP and take advantage of the exclusive
offers the GSSA has to offer.
About The Georgia Spa & Salon Association
The first of its kind in the Peachtree state, the Georgia Spa
& Salon Association (GSSA) is a professionals-only network of
spa, salon and medical spa owners, employees, vendors and educational
facilities committed to providing and sharing valuable spa/salon
industry information to encourage the growth and prosperity
of spas and related businesses in the Georgia area. The association’s
goal is to ensure that Georgia spa professionals have direct
access to the educational tools, resources, networking opportunities
and personalized support necessary to excel in the industry
and continue to promote the value of the Georgia spa/salon experience.
For more information, please visit the website at www.thegssa.com.
The GSSA is also available on Facebook.
Contact:
Alexandra Furger
Alexandra Furger Public Relations
Tel: (718) 689-2246
Email: afurger@afpublicrelations.com
