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Start & Grow Your Business Mentoring

Duration

6 weeks

Next Start Date

29th November 2024

Level

Intermediate to Advanced

Price

£585

or pay in instalments

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Start and Grow – Personal Styling Business Mentoring Programme

Launch Your Styling Business with Confidence

Did you know? Nearly 70% of new small businesses in the UK face challenges with strategic growth and success due to limited support (World Economic Forum, 2022). Don’t let your dream business become part of that statistic! Join our personal styling programme to gain expert guidance, resources, and a supportive community to support your business to launch and to help it thrive.

Overview

Are you a newly qualified or aspiring personal stylist aiming to attract paying clients and set up your business for SUCCESS? 

The journey to a successful business launch may feel daunting,as it does involve navigating numerous moving parts, overcoming obstacles, and, often, working through personal mindset barriers – confidence, procrastination and overwhelm are all usually challenges especially if this is uncharted territory for you! Business launch on your own can be lonely, and daunting.

The solution? 

Meet the Start & Grow Business Mentoring Programme – Having successfully launched hundreds of styling businesses over the past five years as part of LCS’s advanced Diploma training, this programme is now open to all and is fine-tuned for your success. Best of all, you don’t have to go it alone!

This programme offers a structured path for launching and growing your business successfully. It guides you through key steps like defining your unique brand identity—covering elements like colour, logos, and values that say clearly who you are and set you apart from competitors. Alongside, you’ll build a success-driven mindset with weekly challenges designed to tackle overwhelm and procrastination, keeping you accountable and moving forward. All this is delivered within a friendly support group community that helps you stay on track, providing encouragement and accountability to see you right through to business launch.

The Details!

With this foundation, you’ll be immersed in weekly masterclasses covering essential topics like building a strong online presence, embodying tested methods to attract paying clients, preparing for a successful website launch, and crafting social media content that resonates with your ideal client. You’ll gain valuable insights on building a network of new relationships and collaboration, essential skills for expanding your reach and connecting with like-minded professionals. Since mindset is crucial to long-term success, you’ll join a supportive community that resolves challenges together, helping you overcome procrastination and self-doubt. Along the way, you’ll receive consistent personalised feedback and encouragement, plus essential tools to refine your skills and grow your business ongoing.

Advanced-Level Personal Styling Proficiency

As part of this programme, you’ll also benefit from additional masterclasses covering advanced topics, such as managing online styling sessions with tools like Milanote, detailed client practise, and specific sessions aimed at elevating your expertise to an advanced level in the field. These additions are designed to enrich your skills and provide you with the resources to offer high-value services in personal styling.

Business Setup Costs: 

We’ll guide you in creating your branding elements through Canva; however, you may want to budget for professional services if you prefer a custom website or specialised branding. This programme is designed to complement any professional branding work you choose to incorporate.

Topics
  • Define Your Uniqueness, Values, and Purpose: Stand out in a crowded market by crafting your distinctive identity, from branding and colours to logos and values.
  • Prepare for Web and Social Media Launch: Build your digital presence and attract clients online.
  • Web Wordage: The art of marketing web wordage to write out sections of your website to win clients.
  • Network to Win Clients: Master collaboration skills to expand your reach.
  • Mindset for Success: Join a community so you won’t go it alone. Together, we’ll keep motivation high and tackle challenges, as many people falter due to procrastination or self-doubt.
  • Personalised Feedback and Encouragement: Receive constructive insights and support tailored to you.
  • Resources to Further Your Practice: Access essential tools to continuously refine your skills and grow your business.
Course Fees and Dates

2024

£585 inclusive of VAT

All course fees can be made in full or by 3 interest-free instalment payments via the payment checkout. 

Please Note: Course places are in high demand, therefore the course fee or an instalment payment must be received to secure your place on this training course. For more information on fees, deposits and refunds, please refer to our Terms & Conditions.

2024

The Start and Grow Mentoring programme includes 6 live masterclasses, starting in December and resuming in January. You’ll also receive a personalised one-on-one website review with tailored feedback from a tutor before your site launch. Masterclass dates are as follows:

  • Session 1: Friday 29th November at 10:30 AM (GMT)
  • Session 2: Friday, 10th January at 10:30 AM (GMT)
  • Session 3: Friday, 17th January at 10:30 AM (GMT)
  • Session 4: Friday, 24th January at 10:30 AM (GMT)
  • Session 5: Friday, 31st January at 10:30 AM (GMT)
  • Session 6: Friday, 7th February at 10:30 AM (GMT)

Additionally, you’ll receive personalised feedback on your website launch to ensure it aligns with your brand vision and goals.

Entry Requirements

The Start and Grow Mentoring programme is designed for those who have completed the Personal Styling Diploma online at LCS. It is also open to individuals with an existing personal styling business (even if not trained by LCS); however, please note that this programme assumes foundational knowledge from LCS, meaning some basics may not be covered. This training is ideal for intermediate stylists or those already established, aiming to elevate their practice to an advanced level.

Additional Requirements:

  • Language Proficiency: Participants should have a good command of spoken and written English (equivalent to IELTS level 6).
  • Age: You must be over 18 years old to enrol.
  • Digital Literacy: Moderate digital literacy is expected, including familiarity with web browsers, Canva (some training will be provided), search engines, word processing software (e.g., Word, Pages), and social media platforms (e.g., Instagram, Pinterest).
  • Device Access: Access to a laptop or tablet is recommended, although the course can be accessed via smartphone.
Certification & Accreditation

This is a vocational mentoring training programme designed specifically to get your business live and thriving. It offers practical skills, mindset coaching, and strategic guidance to support your business launch but does not lead to certification or qualification.

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Industry Pedigree

Our global network of tutors have industry-leading experience, expert knowledge and the skills to help you succeed.

Success Stories

LCS graduates succeed thanks to the industry-led training they’ve received. Our unique way of teaching means graduates leave with the skills, mind-set, contacts and experience needed to excel in the real world – here are just a few of their success stories…

Vitalij Sidorovic

Fashion Photographer

Studying Photography at LCS was fantastic. Since graduating I have worked commercially with clients Manolo Blahnik and Selfridges. I can’t recommend it enough.

vitalijsidorovic.com

Jenny Holmes

Fashion & Commercial Stylist

LCS gave me the best start; industry contacts and published work! I’ve been published in Vogue Italia, Elle and Grazia and am now agency represented by United Artists.

jennyholmesstyling.com

Angelica Stenvinkel

Fashion & Celebrity Stylist

The College helped me launch my career here in London. I’ve been published in Harpers Bazaar, Esquire & Elle and have styled celebrity Emeli Sandé.

angelica.stenvinkel.com

A recognised path for aspiring creatives to kick start their careers

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A Brit School for people who want to be Stylists.

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