As states reopen, massage therapists are faced with new regulations and procedures related to COVID-19.
Our editors curated this list of educational webinars that provide information on legal and liability considerations, best business practices, sanitation and more, related to coronavirus.
For more guidance specific to exactly where you live, go to Google and put: reopen massage (your state name) webinar into the search bar to find educational offerings specific to your location.
7 Free or Low-Cost Educational Webinars to Help You Reopen a Massage Practice or Small Business
1. “How to Reopen Your Spa, Salon or Wellness Business Strong After COVID-19”
Webinar
Free; on demand
Topics: training and managing employees; re-engage your customer base; setting operational policies around new social distancing standards; your business and marketing plan.
Presented by mindbody business, with ZeeZor and Wynne Business Consulting
Learn more and register here
2. “Return to Work Webinar Series Part I: General Liability Considerations”
Webinar
Free; on demand now
Topics: COVID-19 business closure/reopening orders; deciding whether to reopen; employee, operational and brand/reputation concerns; HIPAA risk related to temperature screenings; liability protection when a state issues return-to-work orders; advice on reaching out to an attorney or your state government for more information on reopening.
Presented by Womble Bond Dickinson US LLP
Watch this webinar here
3. “Returning to Work After the Shutdown” (For Massage Therapists)
Webinar
May 6, 9 am PDT
Exclusively for members of mymassageworld.com; $39 monthly membership fee
Presented by My Massage World
Topics: Safety precautions, marketing, and how to adjust to the ‘new normal’ in the massage industry.
Learn more and register here
4. “Path Forward: Navigating the Return to Work”
Webinars
Every Monday and Thursday at 12 pm PDT
Free
Presented by U.S .Chamber of Commerce
Topics: Each webinar focuses on one topic, such as masks, temperature and scanners; how the pandemic is influencing consumers; and testing.
Learn more and register here
5. “Return to Work Webinar Series Part II: Environmental Safety Considerations”
Webinar
Free; On demand (posts May 6)
Presented by Womble Bond Dickinson US LLP
Topics: Best practices for managing risks once the decision to reopen is made, including environmental safety considerations; cleanliness and organization; utilizing new OSHA guidance; policies to draft and implement prior to reopening.
Presented by Womble Bond Dickinson US LLP
Learn more and register here
6. “Reopening your business: Things you may not have considered”
Webinar
Free
May 8 at 11 am PDT.
Presented by Small Business Majority
Topics: This interactive webinar focuses primarily on retail operations, which could be applicable to spas, and will touch on finances and cash flow, marketing in a way that addresses customers’ concerns, hiring and bringing back staff, merchandising and vendor strategies. There will be an interactive Q&A.
Learn more and register here.
7. “Reopening the coronavirus-closed economy — principles and tradeoffs”
Webinar
Free
May 12 at 11 a.m. PDT
Presented by Brookings Institution and the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy
Topics: Speakers will discuss the challenges of deciding when and how to reopen the economy, including benefits of avoiding another Great Depression weighed against the possibility of more deaths.
Learn more and register here
