Therapy business start-up online course

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Course overview

COMING SOON FOR 2025

Are you ready to take the leap into entrepreneurship and launch your own business in the beauty, massage, nails, complementary therapies, or sports massage industry? This online course is designed to empower therapists with the knowledge, tools, and strategies to successfully start and grow their therapy business.


Course Description
This course provides step-by-step guidance to help therapists transition from qualifying as a practitioner to a business owners. Whether you dream of running a salon, offering mobile services, or setting up your own treatment room, this programme covers what you need to know to establish a thriving business in the beauty industry.

Through online modules, practical exercises, and real-world insights, you’ll learn how to manage the business side of therapy, attract your ideal clients, and create a professional brand that sets you apart.
It also provides you with useful resources and signposts to explore and research further to grow and build your business.

Course information

Pre-requisite / Entry level:
None
Course format:
Online learning modules
Attendance:
No attendance required.
This course is completed via online learning
Accrediting body:
IPHM - International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine
Career potential:
This is a knowledge building online course
Additional costs:
None

Course Lessons

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Karen Ashton

Your instructor
Karen Ashton, founder of Holistic Therapies Training Academy and also known as 'The Aromatherapy Geek,' combines her business acumen and passion for holistic wellness to create a thriving training academy. With a background in business ownership, office management, and accounting, Karen meticulously crafts courses that meet industry standards for online, accredited, and VTCT programs. Originally established in Swindon, Wiltshire, the academy flourished after Karen moved to Bideford, Devon, in 2011 for a better work-life balance. Today, she mentors aspiring therapists, helping them achieve professional success while balancing their personal lives. Karen is also an author, vlogger, and course writer, currently working on her second publication, and continues to inspire others.
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