How to Start a Profitable Candle Business

£225

10am-3pm The Strand (London) , Instituto Cervantes 15-19 Devereux Court, London WC2R 3JJ
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.

In this Candle Business Class 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.

  • You have launched your candle making business and you want to know how to scale it up

  • You simply want to learn how to set up a successful candle business. Explore the positives and negatives, set up costs and earnings from a candle.

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 - HOW TO START A CANDLE MAKING BUSINESS

Introduction

Module 1: REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

  • 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 FOR A CANDLE MAKING BUSINESS

  • 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

  • Your product line

  • Good manufacturing processes

  • Logistics, posting items & stock management

  • Suppliers, packaging, labels, website and logo design

  • Insurance

Module 4: FINANCE

  • Intellectual property, copyrights and trademarking

  • Legal status, registering your business

  • VAT

  • Accounting systems, record keeping

  • HMRC

THINGS TO REMEMBER

  • Course handout is included

  • Extra documents and links will be shared free of charge

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.