$600

Sure—how much time do you have?

While there’s a lot of great information out there, it can take countless hours to sift through it all. Even then, how do you know which information is legit? When you’re new to the business game, you don’t want to risk getting the wrong advice and looking like a total amateur—or worse, having to spend more time (and money) fixing it later.

This program was created by an expert in the interior design industry, who has experience setting up and running multiple successful businesses, and who has worked with interior design specific attorneys, accountants, and consultants to clean up the messes that were a result of companies not being established properly from day one. This isn’t just a bunch of information piecemealed together. It’s a carefully curated step-by-step program created with the interior design industry in mind.

In each lesson, my team and I share pro tips and industry insights so you know the what, the why, and the how so you can avoid costly mistakes that my 1:1 clients pay me, my team, attorneys, and accountants thousands of dollars to fix.

Plus, you’ll have six weeks of access to us during our Office Hours, which are held Fridays from 10-3 central time. Simply respond to your weekly lesson email and let us know your question. You’ll have a response in your inbox on Friday.

We've laid out the necessary steps in the order we recommend executing them, so you can simply follow along, cross each item off as you go, and finish with a solid foundation for your company. Everything we've included is intentional and based on what has been successful for our clients OR conversely, what has caused major issues for our clients and their business structures, so must be avoided.

Oh, and following the Design Business Foundations curriculum means your design business will look and feel LEGIT from the moment you launch. No more “Why do I keep attracting clients who don't want to pay my fee?”

Whether you attended design school or not, if you are looking forward to starting your business, are in the process of starting your business, or are already a few years in, this will be a great fit to help you solidify the critical foundational elements of your company.

We’ve worked with countless new designers who’ve admitted that it’s often their finances, software, vendor accounts, and marketing that they can’t seem to figure out. Simple tips and insights have been “the thing” that allowed them to unlock greater profits and feel more confident in working with the right fit clients. And we want that for you too.

It’s imperative to ensure all of these elements are aligned with the type of business you want to run. And if those elements aren’t established at all, that’s 1000% where you need to start. Don’t worry—Design Business Foundations will walk you through the exact steps to build your business on solid footing.

Short answer: Whenever you need it to!

Long answer: This program has an ongoing enrollment, meaning you can access the curriculum, resources, and 6-weeks of support whenever you’re ready to sign up. While the program is set up to follow a 6-week format, it’s 100% self-paced. You’ll receive access to everything right when you join and you can choose to go through it one week at a time or dive into it all at once.

Either way, once you join, you’ll receive a weekly email from us for 6 weeks, inviting you to ask questions and get support during our Office Hours, which we hold every Friday from 10-3 CST.

The Design Business Foundations curriculum is accessible via our course platform. Instantly access all the materials and bonus resources so you can work through them whenever it works best for you.

However, you also have access to 6 weeks of expert support starting the day you join the program. During that time, you'll receive the weekly lesson by email walking you through each topic so you can proceed one step at a time with additional guidance from us. The weekly email will also provide an opportunity to ask questions and get support on that week’s specific topic, so you’ll have my team in your back pocket for six weeks. That means you have access to:

-An interior design business consultant (me!)

-An interior design professor and former interior designer

-A Dubsado and CRM specialist

-A PR consultant and expert marketer

-A tech and Asana specialist

You’ll get responses to your questions during our Office Hours, which are held via email each Friday from 10-3 CST.

You’ll also receive a printable two-page Getting Started Checklist so you can physically cross each task off your to-do list as you complete it.

First and foremost, you need a desire to build your interior design business professionally from day one while dodging any expensive or rookie mistakes. Other than that, you need an email account to receive your materials and to access six weekly support emails. You’ll also want to set up a free Google Drive account if you don’t already have one. As for everything else? We’ll teach you what you need to know along the way.

Ultimately, it’s up to you to decide what you want to invest in as you build your business. However, we will suggest software programs that will make you efficient from day one, so you’ll know exactly what we recommend (and what top design firms across the US and Canada use). You’ll be ready to sign up for the right platform when the time is right.

The Design Business Foundations program will help you establish the foundation of your business; we don’t cover the principles of design. This means, we won’t be teaching you how to create floor plans, renderings, or elevations, how to source FF&E, how to project manage, or how to design an elevated client experience.

However, if you are interested in learning more about design itself, we invite you to join our email list for updates on workshops and resources that cover those topics.

That said, in this program, we do share information such as what software programs we recommend for designers, so you can at least have a system that supports your creative work.

The Foundations program is geared toward brand new designers who are just starting or launching their business. We lay the foundation for taking on projects, but don’t dive into specifically what you should charge per hour or per project.

We share our suggestions for how new designers SHOULD structure their services in the beginning (and we also share some sample scopes of work so you don’t miss anything!) but typically pricing rules don’t fully apply when you’re taking on your first and second clients.

If you are already working with clients and need help with pricing your projects and creating the processes for a streamlined delivery, then our Designed to Scale Method program will be a better fit.