# Booking software for other non-medical service businesses

Choose General when your non-medical service business schedules defined appointments but does not fit another FindSlot industry. The category does not change product capabilities or eligibility. Your actual service, data flow, and booking needs determine whether FindSlot is appropriate.

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## A flexible category with a firm non-medical boundary

Choose General when your business provides a non-medical service by appointment but does not fit Salons & Beauty, Spa & Wellness, Fitness & Sports, Coaching, Lessons & Classes, Pet Services, Creative Services, Home Services, Auto Services, or Business Services. It is a practical home for appointment-based businesses the other pages do not name; the same product, features, and eligibility rules apply.

### When to choose General

General can fit a business whose customers reserve a defined service, a staff member when relevant, and an available time. The important test is the scheduling model rather than the label: the work should be non-medical, appointment based, and understandable as a business-created service with a duration. If one of the other industry pages describes the business well, choose that clearer category instead.

### What an appointment-based service looks like

A suitable service has a name clients recognize, a useful description, a duration, an optional price, and an available provider or business schedule. The business creates those details in its own words and decides what it sells. Clients can then use the [booking page](https://findslot.ai/features/booking-page) to select the defined service and an available time.

### Build custom services and honest availability

Start with the small set of appointments people request most often. Give each one a duration that reflects the real work and assign it only to the staff who provide it. Maintain accurate [staff work hours](https://findslot.ai/features/staff-scheduling) so the published calendar remains trustworthy. Company and employee booking links can offer a shared entry point or guide clients to a particular provider. If you are comparing options first, the [comparison pages](https://findslot.ai/compare) cover FindSlot against the tools most service businesses shortlist.

### Use reminders and sharing without overcomplicating setup

[Appointment reminders](https://findslot.ai/features/appointment-reminders) can keep confirmed services visible, while a [QR booking link](https://findslot.ai/features/qr-booking) can make the booking page easy to reach from a physical location. The category is only a label: every FindSlot feature works the same way for a General business as for any other.

### Understand the healthcare exclusion

FindSlot supports appointment scheduling for non-medical service businesses. FindSlot is not currently intended for clinical healthcare services or for collecting, storing, or transmitting protected health information.

A business that provides medical diagnosis, clinical treatment, or rehabilitation; bills a U.S. health insurer electronically; requires a BAA; or handles medical records, diagnoses, treatment information, insurance information, clinical documents, or PHI must not use self-service onboarding. General does not change that restriction.

### Contact support when product eligibility is uncertain

If the business is medical, clinical, healthcare-adjacent, or uncertain whether its workflow involves PHI, a BAA, or electronic health-insurance billing, [contact FindSlot support](https://findslot.ai/contact) before creating an account or entering data. Support can review the current product boundary, but contacting support does not guarantee acceptance or mean the product is approved for healthcare use.

### Is General the right fit?

General is a reasonable fit when clients choose a defined service and time, staff availability controls what can be booked, and the workflow does not involve clinical treatment, protected health information, insurance billing, or another unsupported regulated activity. [Contact support](https://findslot.ai/contact) before onboarding when any part of that boundary is uncertain.

![Central appointment calendar connected to several non-medical service types](https://cdn.findslot.ai/landing/media/large/industry-general.webp)

## General industry scheduling questions

### When should I select General?

Select it when your non-medical appointment business does not fit another listed industry and clients can choose a defined service and available time.

### Can I create services that match my business?

Yes. The business defines its own service names, descriptions, durations, prices, and staff assignments, in its own words.

### Can a healthcare provider select General?

No. Medical or clinical providers and businesses handling PHI, requiring a BAA, or billing health insurers electronically must not use self-service onboarding.

### When should I contact support?

Contact support before onboarding when the healthcare boundary is uncertain. A review provides guidance but does not guarantee that the business will be accepted.

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