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For today’s inspiration post, we caught up with wedding professionals Louise from b.loved blog and Jessie from Jessie Thomson Weddings, who have set up a series of events, workshops and retreats under the banner of Flourish & Prosper. Here they share their own experiences and knowledge of running successful wedding businesses with others in the industry, but also combine networking and learning opportunities with the best in the industry. Each event is hosted by Louise & Jessie, together with top industry experts invited to speak – they already have Pocketful of Dreams, Swash & Fold and Sweetpea PR to name a few – providing their attendees with the absolute best business advice they can get! Let’s find out more…
Flourish & Prosper is the ultimate resource for learning, development and networking opportunities across the wedding industry, hosting one day workshops, academy and weekend-long retreats
Flourish & Prosper was founded in 2014 by two leading experts in the wedding industry – top UK stylist and editor of b.loved blog Louise Beukes, and luxury wedding planner and designer Jessie Thomson. Together they have set out to encourage and inspire anyone starting out or already established within the world of weddings – connecting like-minded businesses and professionals in a creative and beautiful environment.
F&P: The Wedding Academy is a one-day event created for anyone wanting to set up a new wedding business, or who would like to take their existing wedding business to the next level. With expert advice on brand positioning, web creation, marketing materials, business acumen, and practical know how from established and successful business owners from within the world of weddings.
Some of the industry’s finest are lined up to speak including Pocketful of Dreams, Swash & Fold, Sweetpea PR, Ward Williams Creative & Anges de Sucres covering the following topics & more!
– Finding your personal focus
– Establishing your target market and spotting trends
– Marketing your business effectively
– SEO, blogging & social media
– Branding & creating a visual identity that sells
– Creating a website that works for your client
– PR – online vs hardcopy coverage, writing press releases, advertising, creating relationships & generating hype
– Accounting tips and advice for creatives
– Making your wedding business profitable
– Creating and selling a product or service
– Time management & work-life balance
– Real business success story
– Business planning for 2015
Attendees will be treated to coffee, treats and a stylish lunch, as well as an amazing swag bag of goodies to take away! Tickets for the very first event, F&P: The Wedding Academy are now on sale and are priced at £695!
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