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Get Connected THE VALUE OF YOUR ASCP MEMBERSHIP Associated Skin Care Professionals (ASCP) has been serving skin care professionals just like you for more than a decade and, since 2007, as the nation’s largest association developed solely to serve skin care practitioners. ASCP was launched as a sister association to Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP) in 2007. With more than 20 years experience serving massage therapists, ASCP was a natural outgrowth of that success. Skin care professionals told us they wanted their own association and we listened. Our member advantages get better all the time. While you probably already understand the value of your liability insurance coverage (that’s the main reason most estheticians join ASCP), there’s so much more. Here are some examples: • ASCPskincare.com. Your online member resource center. Membership gives you access to a vast array of marketing, career development, business management, and client treatment tools, as well as industry resources and exclusive discounts for services. • Online referral service. Consumers looking for a skin care professional can find an esthetician by searching for ASCP members in their area. • Continuing education resources. An online guide to advanced education opportunities, ASCPskincare. com also hosts a nationwide list of esthetician schools, which may also offer continuing education. • Customized client newsletters. A way to stay in touch with your client base and market to new clients. • A business website, graphic art, and photos you can use to market your practice and services. • Networking. An online opportunity for you to connect with your colleagues and swap ideas, information, and advice. • Client treatment forms. Download consent forms, healthy history forms, posttreatment information, and more. • ASCP Skin Deep. Our bimonthly publication provides information on techniques, ingredients, trends, and more. • Successful Business Handbook. The handbook you are holding right now has everything you need to start or boost your business. A Dynamic Member Benefit Program During troubled economic times, we at ASCP have been there for our members, helping, encouraging, and providing tools to help estheticians continue to bring healthy skin and relaxation to their clients. We launched the ASCP BizFit initiative when members needed it the most—a business management series to help you get your practice in shape. You’ll find ASCP BizFit materials in ASCP Skin Deep, educational webinars on business and technical topics, and online toolkits. Make sure we have your current email in your member profile so we can inform you of upcoming webinars, which are both live and conveniently posted in recorded form after the event. • Optional business personal property insurance. Insures your business equipment and products up to $10,000 for just $95/year. • Professional pride and peace of mind. Know that you are part of an association that has your profession’s best interests at heart. • Exclusive benefits. These include access to health insurance programs, portable credit card processing, discounts on travel/lodging, auto and home insurance, legal services, and other extras just for belonging to ASCP. See page 231. • Responsive Personal Service. Whenever you need something—membership or career information, help on a business challenge, etc.—you want to talk to a knowledgeable, caring human being. Not tomorrow, not next week, but right now. Nothing pleases our professional, friendly staff more than finding an answer to a member query. So please, call, email, or visit us online. We’ll be delighted to talk with you. Thanks for making the world a healthier, more beautiful place. www.ascpskincare.com successful business handbook 5