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Since 2012, the Float Tank Solutions team has been dedicated to educating and training new float center owners.

We’ve worked with hundreds of people all over the world to bring their floaty dreams into reality, and along the way we’ve helped to research and answer pretty much every float tank question that exists.

To put it simply, if you want to open a new float center – or if you want to add float tanks to your existing business – you’ve come to the right place.

Step 1: Join our Free Educational Email Course

You’ll receive over a dozen emails covering all the surrounding details for starting a float business.

 

  • Preliminary education and planning
  • Financials and start-up costs
  • Market analysis and location selection
  • Construction and build-out requirements
  • Operations and maintenance

Step 2: Take a look at our Introductory Readings

Timeline for Opening a Float Center

Timeline for Opening a Float Center

Provides an excellent overview of the process of opening, as well as insights for different stages in the process. If you are still fairly early on in your float center planning, this will give help you understand what your next steps should look like.

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How Long Does It Take to Open a Float Center

This podcast runs through some advice and insights into what you’ll need to plan for on the road to starting your float business, and offers some initial estimates for how long parts of the process usually take.

Step 3: Check out relevant Free Float Business Resources

About Float Tanks PreviewAbout Float Tanks Primer

This report will help you learn about the history of the floatation industry, the benefits of floatation therapy, and help introduce you to a variety of useful concepts in the float world. Great for preliminary learning, or for including with any presentations you’ll be making.

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float tank comparison guideFloat Tank Comparison Guide

We’ve contacted every major manufacturer in the world and put together a 14 point comparison chart for nearly 30 different float tanks.

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2017 Float Tank Industry ReportState of the Float Industry Report

This annual report is one of the most accurate ways to measure the floatation industry and is often used as a source in national press releases.

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Float Center Location Checklist

This single-page checklist helps you cover your bases on everything you need to consider when finding the perfect location for your float center.

Step 4: Search Through the FTS Blog and Podcast Archive

The Float Tank Solutions Archive has over 600 blog posts & podcast episodes to help with your float industry research. Search for any topics or keywords you’re looking into below, or check out the latest articles on our Blog and Podcast pages.