Business Skills for Interior Designers

Business Skills for Interior Designers

This highly practical course has been designed for those who have completed our intensive Diploma Course or for professionals already working within the industry.

The interior design industry, like most professions, has its own ways of working and to operate effectively within this business it is essential to understand the fundamentals. Sheila Dunlop has been running her own interior design practice, Ivy House Interior Designers, for over 20 years and as Course Director she has a wealth of business experience to draw upon. As the only commercially based interior design school, our specialist training utilises this experience and is finely tuned to be practical and effective.

In this day and age, just being creative is no longer an option. Designers must have core business skills to work efficiently and to be able to survive financially within the business environment.

The objective of this extremely practical course is to provide a framework for your creative talents and turn them into a profitable business. The course content has been specifically tailored for Interior Designers and will be immediately applicable in your business, by helping you identify procedures and controls from monitoring cash flow and working out operating budgets.

Further, the course deals with fee structures, systems for invoicing and risk management, as well as producing accurate quotations and assessing profit margins.

Participants will work on practical projects addressing budgeting and specific quotations in order to be fully equipped with the core skills necessary to work to a client's budget and quote accurately.

The course also covers setting up in the trade, project management, marketing and establishing a client base, providing you with the necessary training and knowledge needed to work successfully within the interior design industry. This course is an essential component for anyone determined to capitalise on their creative skills.

On the last day, the course concentrates on personal development and with our experienced life coach and professional make up artist this day is a unique opportunity to generate all round confidence. In small groups, our life coach will discuss strategies to develop your full potential, clarifying your goals and show you how to overcome personal hurdles, ensuring you will be in the driving seat when it comes to developing your business.

Whilst the inner confidence is vital, the face you present to the public is just as important. With insider tips from our expert make up artist you will learn to achieve polished and professional results every time. This final day of the Business Skills course is a unique opportunity to realize personal and business potential and motivate anyone about to embark on their new career.

The last day of the course concentrates on personal development and with our experienced life coach and professional make-up artist this day is a unique opportunity to generate all-round confidence.

Our life coach will discuss strategies to develop your full potential, clarifying your goals and show you how to overcome personal hurdles, ensuring you will be in the driving seat when it comes to developing your business.

Whilst the inner confidence is vital, the face you present to the public is just as important. With insider tips from our expert make-up artist, you will learn to achieve polished and professional results every time.