quick question please

Hi There!

there are a few HIBs oh here that may have suggestions how to go about it- I would assume some kind of event planning course (if they exist) in combination with some business basics. I don't know where you're based but in London a good place to go is Portobello Business center - they have free sessions for people who want to start their own business where they help you write up your business plan and get you finances started. something like that would be my first point of call before anything else.

Good luck!

Your local business enterprise centre is a good start and also your bank. Banks have small business advisors who are a minefield of information and have lots of brochures (and freebies usually!) that they can give you to help. They can help to advise you on the business plan, opening accounts, insurance for your business (which I think is essential in the wedding planning business) keeping your books, dealing with tax etc. Your local tax office also has brochures they can send you on setting up on your own.

There are some wedding planners on here who will be able to help regarding courses, examinations and insurance. If I could offer one piece of advice to anyone starting up in business, it would be to make sure you have enough capital to last you for the first 2/3 years as it takes this long really to become established and to start and make a living and also be prepared for lots of hard work, long hours and late nights (especially in the wedding industry LOl!) It helps if you have an understanding partner which obviously if you are both in the wedding industry this helps too.

When my husband was made redundant, we sunk all his redundancy money into opening my florist's shop in the 1990's. Everything was going great guns until Tesco came along! I was lucky that I managed to walk away from the business in profit although not enormous but a profit none the less. If I have one regret it would be that we had kept some of his redundancy money on one side for a rainy day rather than use it all. Hope this helps and wish you all the best for your new venture.

Hi

Excellent career choice... wedding planning is the best job ever! I trained through the Wedding Planner School - http://www.weddingplanningschooluk.com/

however there are lots of courses out there. Another route would be the Wedding Planners Alliance https://www.ukawp.com/

Good Luck...

Look me up when you start up I can help give you guidance xx

Thanks

Kim