Name: Business Behind the Braider Masterclass
Start: 2024-07-05T10:00:00+01:00
End: 2024-07-05T15:30:00+01:00
Location: Virgin Money

Learn about the fundamentals of running a braiding business and how to set yourself up for success at the start of your career
About this Event

The Business Behind the Braider Masterclass

Join us for a day of learning and networking at our in-person event at Virgin Money Lounge, Manchester! Learn from industry expert, Lauren Parchment, and gain valuable insights into how she founded MCR Braids, and the reality of running a braiding business and how she overcame challneges (we're talking the good, the bad and the ugly sis!). This opportunity is limited to just 15 beginner/aspiring braiders who are eager to learn and take their business to the next level.

Topics we'll be covering:

💡 Define Your Long-Term Vision: We’ll help you to dream big and set clear goals for your braiding brand. We're going to help you understand how to work backwards from your goals so you know exactly what to do TODAY!

📸 Taking Advantage of Social Media: learn Lauren's simple marketing technique that works even if you have little or no followers. You'll be able to grow your clientele in no time!

🎨 Create a Cohesive Brand Identity: We're going to help you dive deeper into your niche (your target audience) which will help you to secure brand collaborations and partnerships even if you're only at the start of your journey as a braider. Trust me, we've got you sis.

💰Develop a Pricing Strategy: Understand how to price your services effectively to maximise your earnings. No more getting walked all over this year. Lauren will be dropping all the gems from what she has learned over the past 4 years from mentors, coaches and financial advisors.

📅 Online Booking Systems: Learn how to streamline appointment scheduling for convenience and efficiency and get an exclusive discount on the all new leading booking software for braiders and black stylists, Tress.ly

📑 Legal & Finance: Understand the legal side of running your business with an exclusive workshop with chartered accountant, Yvette Fitzhenry from Frwrd Accounting and Advice. You'll learn about how to prepare to register your business and how to manage and track your business' finances. You'll also learn from Lauren's mistakes whilst building her brand, and understand how she overcame them.

🤖Understanding and Utilising AI (Chat GPT) to help create useful ideas to elevate your brand, because no ones got time to write lengthy policies and service descriptions anymore! Plus we'll show you how to use it to help with ALL of these above topics we'll be covering in the class. It's like having a mini assistant - Trust me, you don't want to miss this one!

As a group you'll be:

Networking & supporting eachother's businesses
Analysing markets outside of the braiding industy to bring new ideas into your business
Sharing struggles and stresses of being a braider (we know there are quite a few!) and finding solutions to overcome them in a safe, non-judgemental space
In GRAFT MODE: Laptops, ipads notepads, highlighters - bring them all! Don't worry about forgetting all the informaiton you learned... at this masterclass you'll be prompted to do the work in real time with the help of your fellow attendees, Lauren, and a digital handbook

All attendees will get...

Exclusive access to the Business Behind the Braider Network which is a private accountability groupchat so you can stay conected with your fellow attendees and feel inspired and motivated in a safe space, created with your needs in mind.
3 months FREE with Tressly (booking system)
A Tressly journal
A free budget planner from Frwrd Accountants & Advice

This will be our final in person session for a while, exclusively available to just 15 aspiring/beginner braiders so don't miss out - INVEST in your brand today with this highly informative masterclass 🙌🏾