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  1. Learn at home, so you don't lose valuable time or incur travel expenses.
  2. Affordable tuition includes everything you need: course materials, test and Certificate.
  3. You can earn CE hours accepted by the NCBTMB, AMTA, ABMP and Florida and Louisiana, as well as most other state massage licensure boards.
  4. State-of-the-art video presentations provide close-up demonstrations you can watch, practice and easily review.
  5. Get Results Instantly - Take advantage of the Institute's online study options, test online and get your Certificate instantly.
  6. With over 140,000 enrollments since 1996, you can trust and depend on the Institute to help you, too.
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Build Your Massage Practice

E407 - Massage CE Program - 3 CE Hour(s)

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Whether you are in private practice or working for someone else, there are some basic requirements and concepts that will help you to do well. While being skilled in the various techniques and modalities of massage therapy is important, it is also very important to know what is required of you if you need financing, want to file for insurance reimbursement, have to pay your own income taxes or intend to grow beyond a private practice. Learning about the importance of creating a business plan, maintaining accurate client records, paying taxes and thinking about the future are all vital for a successful career in this competitive profession.

Equally valuable to new graduates of massage school as well as those who have been out in the field for a while, this course will introduce you to:

  • basic business structures
  • vision statement development
  • simple business plan development
  • costs involved in starting a business
  • insurance options
  • legal requirements
  • record keeping
  • marketing
  • options to consider for a future in the profession of massage therapy

Student Reviews

Excellent information and well written text.

- D. Griswold, LMT

Very good general business course. Certainly more info than what I got in school.

- S. Collado, AMTA

This course is well written - concise and relevant topics. Informaton flows well. Questions create contemplation and several times I returned to the material for guidance.

- P. England, LMT, NCTMB

It was great, allowed me to open my mind to new ideas for my upcoming business.

- P. Meeks, LMT, NCTMB

Materials

  • Manual - 23 pages
  • Multiple choice test - if you prefer to complete this program online please select the "online materials + online test" option above
  • Certificate upon completion - if you prefer to print your certificate at home instantly, please select the "online materials + online test" option above

Display Certificates suitable for framing are available for $10 in addition to the certificate included with your tuition. Click here to order a Display Certificate.

Credits / Tuition

CE Hours: 3

Tuition: $35

Approvals

The Institute is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a continuing education Approved Provider. Approved Provider 049478-00.

Credits also accepted by the AMTA, ABMP and NAHA.

For information regarding your specific state massage license requirements and approvals, visit our Massage Therapy Continuing Education Requirements page by clicking here.

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