It is with great pride that I announce Hart & Associates Staging and Design's newest venture for 2008:
Staging Success SeminarsTM
Those of you who know me personally know the passion and dedication I have for the staging industry and know how much I have enjoyed mentoring and training other stagers in their business ventures. I spent the past year developing my business and staging network and I realized that I wanted to focus on helping raise the bar for others in the staging industry in 2008.
I have written many blogs commenting on the lack of standards in the industry and have looked to training companies to help establish these standards. I realized that one way to achieve more for our emerging industry is to help others learn to stage better whether it is through sharing at local round-tables or through coaching services.
I invite you to read about our program below and to visit our website to learn more.
Kate Hart and Ask the Staging Coach.com are excited to announce our first ever Staging Success SeminarTM for Staging Business owners!
Are you a staging business owner, an interior redesigner , or an interior stylist? Are you looking for new ways to grow your business? Our staging success seminars will give you the experience you need to enhance your business and add new revenue opportunities.
Our trainer Kate Hart has over 7 years of experience in the staging and design industry and has personally trained, coached and mentored thousands of Stagers and Realtors on how to market and build their businesses. Kate's work has been featured in national publications, television and radio including design shows on HGTV, The Fine Living Network and CNN Headline News. Her staging work has been included in various staging books and her articles on the staging industry have been featured in newspapers, magazines and blogs nationally and internationally.
Our Staging Success SeminarsTM are open to staging professionals regardless of their staging education, affiliation and previous training program. Unlike other training programs we do not certify home stagers or accredit them. Instead our goal is to provide existing staging professionals with the guidance to make their businesses more successful. For more information read about our program offerings below.
Staging Success SeminarTM for Vacant Homes
This class is the first and only staging class that gives you actual hands-on training in a vacant home. During this 3 day seminar you will learn techniques for working with clients in vacant resale and new construction homes. This class is ideal for home staging professionals that want to add vacant staging to their menu of services or for home stagers offering this service now and wanting to learn how to fine tune and enhance their current services.
Each day of the class you will experience in the field work and leave the class having completed a vacant home project including the bid and proposal process, the contracting and billing of a job, the planning and selection of furnishings and accessories, the planning and management of the job, and installation and complete staging of the home.
After the class you will have gained the knowledge to successfully and more efficiently manage and stage vacant properties. You will have also received proposal outlines for creating staging bids, sample contracts for your services and rental of your inventory and a guide on how to grow and manage a staging team.
After the program you will also be eligible to become a Select Home StagerTM. Membership in this network of highly qualified staging professionals will enable you to grow your business through our relationships with Real Estate Companies, Relocation Firms and our nation wide marketing opportunities. To learn more about becoming a Select Home StagerTM click here.
Day 1: Defining Vacant Home Staging Services
Discover:
- How the needs of vacant homes differ from furnished homes.
- How to work with resale vacant homes.
- How to work with new construction vacant homes.
- How to prepare and present a proposal for a vacant home.
- Includes field trip to staging project
- How to plan a vacant room layout
- Simple, Standard and Select methods of staging
- Renting vs. Owning furniture and accessories
- How to contract and schedule staging job
- Making connections with home builders and Realtors specializing in new construction or vacant properties.
Day 2: Planning and Preparing for a Vacant Home Staging
Discover:
- How to implement your staging design plan- steps to staging success
- How to select the proper scale, amount and style of furniture and accessories
- Planning and designing of the staged home
- Includes field trip to prop warehouse
- Inventory management and control
- Investing and purchasing inventory for your staging business
- Physical hands-on planning of rooms for staging project
- Packing and loading inventory for transportation
- Creating a staging team- hiring and managing your resources
Day 3: Installation and Staging of Vacant Property
Discover:
- Field Trip to Vacant Staging Project
- Step by step process for installing staged homes
- Arrangement and installation of accessories and furniture
- Fine tuning of staged property
- Proper photography techniques
- Follow up procedures with client
- Creating marketing opportunities for future staging work
- Class discussion of project
- Class dinner and celebration
In order to make the most of your Staging Success SeminarTM we recommend that you bring the following items with you for the staging project:
- Digital Camera for taking photos for your portfolio
- Measuring Tape
- Warm, layered clothing and comfortable foot ware for days 2 and 3.
Our Staging for Success SeminarTM for Vacant Homes will be held on the following dates in the Philadelphia region.
- March 3rd-5th 2008 in Wayne, Pennsylvania- Staging location to be determined.
- April 21st-23rd 2008 in Wayne, Pennsylvania- Staging location to be determined.
Our class size is limited to maintain effective teaching and one-on-one attention. If you are interested in attending this Staging Success SeminarTM please print and fill out the application, print it and fax it back to us with a $750.00 deposit to secure your spot in the class.
The fee for attending this seminar is $2100.00 and the final balance must be received one week prior to class.
PLEASE NOTE: If you apply for and are accepted into the Select Home Stagers Network you first annual dues will be waived as a courtesy for attending the class.
Kate Hart
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Bon voyage for the maiden voyage, and congratulations!
It sounds like a wonderful program, and I love that you have decided to do yourself what you've been asking for from the rest of us for months now.
This will be a resounding success; I wish you much joy!