This is a one day seminar designed for those wishing to set up an upholstery or soft furnishings business, whether it be from your home or a designated workroom.
We will discuss any problems and issue you may have and the legal requirements in setting up and running a small business, so as to make it as easy and pain free as possible.
The course covers:
- Terms & Conditions
- Estimates, Quotations & Invoices
- Overheads & Costings
- Insurance Requirements
- Self-Employment: Tax, NI & VAT implications & Record Keeping
- Legal Requirements: Premises, Planning Permission, Waste Disposal etc
- Health & Safety issues including Fire Risk Assessments
- Consumer Law
- Fabric Identification & Composition
- Fire Regulations relating to domestic furniture and soft furnishings
- Workroom equipment and industrial sewing machines
- Setting Up Trade Accounts
- Trade Associations & Codes of Practice
- Advertising and Other Sources of Information
1-Day Course @ £95.00 + VAT
Date: Wednesday 3rd June 2010 - 9.30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Work on your own furniture at your own pace. No experience necessary.
5-Day Course - £475 + VAT plus materials charged for on a basis of what is used
Monday 26th July to Friday 30th July 2010
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Learn how to make your own professional looking interlined curtains with Triple Pleat heading. You will learn how to measure windows and estimate fabric and trimmings and to calculate hand-stitched pleats and spaces.
1-Day Course
Date: TBA
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Learn how to make your own hand-sewn interlined Roman Blinds. You will learn how to calculate pleat spacings for standard pleated blinds. We will discuss the various batten and track systems and the different borders, braids and trimmings that can be used to enhance your blinds.
1-Day Course
Date: TBA
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Learn how to cut and fit a loose cover for an armless chair. Please note that this is an intensive course designed for those with good sewing skills and some experience.
Details to follow
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All courses are 9.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please bring a packed lunch and a sewing kit or tool box (if you have one), a camera to record your work, a notebook and pen.
Places are limited and bookings are subject to availability. A £20 per day non-refundable deposit payment is required to secure your place, with the balance payable one month prior to the start of the course.
All prices are subject to VAT at the appropriate rate
The fees are non-refundable. If cancelled 1-4 weeks before the course start date, 50% of the fee will be refundable. If cancelled within 5 working days of the start date, the fee is non-refundable but we will offer a 50% discount if the course is re-booked within one year.
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