How to Start a Profitable Candle Business
£225
10am-3:30 pm Live online course
Hosted by award-winning founder, Paula Mateo
Serious about starting your own candle making business? Get confidently equipped on this course with Paula Mateo, award winning founder of Old Bexley Soap & Candle Co.
Starting your candle making business is an exciting journey but sometimes there is too much information online and it’s very time consuming to reach a sufficient and water-tight understanding. Paula will walk you through all the UK/EU legal and compliance requirements, helping you to thoroughly understand what you need to do to be able to sell candles and home fragrance products in the UK. You’ll get the right information, step by step, in a way that it is easy to assimilate and put into action.
We’ll cover everything from marketing, to labelling, trademarks, accounts so you feel confident and ready to go. You’ll save time, money and gain incredible value, learning from an experienced business woman who’s proof lies in the outstanding success of her own brand as well, as the candle businesses who have launched under her expert guidance.
This course is for you if:
You already make candle or home fragrances and you would like to start a business or
You’ve come to the beginner’s course and want to start a candle making business
You are unsure whether you are fully compliant and would like to go through the whole process to make sure you’re doing it right.
You want to start a candle and home fragrance business and want to fully understand what it involves.
As an independent tutor with over 10 years of experience, Paula is committed to providing unbiased advice and guidance, ensuring that you get the best possible start to your candle making journey.
COURSE CONTENT
Introduction (10-10:30)
Module 1: REGULATORY COMPLIANCE (10:30-11:30)
Current legislation
Technical File: Safety testing plan and record keeping
Traceability
Labelling requirements: Safety data sheet, CLP and warning labels
Selling in EU and UK, effects of Brexit
The food Imitations (safety) regulations
Fire risk assessment
Module 2: MARKETING (11:30-12:30)
The 4 P´s in business: product, price, place, and promotion
Marketing strategies
How to write a business plan
Determine startup costs
Creating your brand
Find your niche
Define your market
Module 3: OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT (13:00-14:00)
Your product line
Good manufacturing processes
Logistics, posting items & stock management
Suppliers, packaging, labels, website and logo design
Insurance
Module 4: FINANCE (14:00-15:00)
Intellectual property, copyrights and trademarking
Legal status, registering your business
VAT
Accounting systems, record keeping
HMRC
Q & A (15:00-15:30)
THINGS TO REMEMBER
Handouts will be emailed on the day of the course
Extra documents and links will be shared free of charge
Paula will always be available if you have any questions after the course providing outstanding support
WHY SIGN UP TO A ONE TO ONE COURSE WITH ME?
“I’ve been there and done it. I have built my business from scratch combining my job in the city with my love of artisan products. I found soap and candle making a very therapeutic way to escape from the daily stresses of working in finance and love the mix. It was dedication, passion, perseverance and hard work that made it possible.
Now I have a successful, highly-regarded, award winning brand and sell-out workshops. It gives me so much joy to share my knowledge, teach and help other people do the same.
As a chandler I am highly skilled, with a practiced ‘nose’. I discovered that blending oils, knowing what works, and creating heavenly fragrances for luxurious candles and soaps is my superpower.
As an accountant specialising in budgeting and forecasting with an Honours Degree in International Business Administration and an Honours Degree in Business Studies, there is rigour behind my approach. I know the ups and downs, the challenges, the legalities etc. inside out.
My products and courses have been Highly Commended at the Bexley Business Excellence Awards 2020 and I was a finalist for Best Entrepreneur of the year.
Whether you are working full time, part time or unemployed there is always time to learn a new skill and the possibility to run a business that fits your needs and lifestyle. You can do it!”
Here are just some of the businesses that have launched since coming to our courses:
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
You must be over 16 years of age. Full terms here . I can’t wait to welcome you.