Interior Design with Business Strategy and Accounting
CPD Certified | International Accreditation with ICOES | Multiple Certification Options | Detailed Training
Trendimi
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Overview
Are you creative? Full of ideas? Forever restyling your rooms? You’d make an ideal interior designer.
Interior design is a stimulating and rewarding profession. It challenges your creativity, ingenuity, practicality and inspiration. It’s also great fun!
You’ll learn about design principles, and how to formulate a design concept before moving on to the more fun element such as fabrics, textures & patterns, and balancing space and function with style.
You’ll also get in-depth knowledge on running, marketing and managing your interior design business in a professional way. Our focused and specialized course modules will walk you through accounting and bookkeeping step-by-step, making sure you leave this course confident and ready to tackle the financial side to your business.
We’ll even show you how to get the edge over the competition to give you a headstart when you launch your new interior design business.
Course Benefits:
- CPD Certified and Fully Accredited by the International Council of Online Educational Standards (ICOES)
- Course access - 60 days - Study at your own pace
- Access or Course from any device: Laptop, Smartphone, tablets, etc.
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Immerse yourself in the fundamentals, design concepts and practical implementation of becoming an interior designer and running a business. Learn:
- What elements to consider first
- What to take into account when choosing design features
- How to working with practical building features and utilities
- How to use a space & flow chart to plan your project
- The importance of basic accounting practices
- Keeping and balancing a business payroll
- Keeping track of cash and balancing currency
- Proper bookkeeping practices
- Trusted principles and theory behind marketing
- Setting up a marketing and business plan
- Branding your business
- Online and social media marketing
- Running sales campaigns
- Introduction to market research
- Funding and setting up essential support structures
- Creating a business plan and launching your business
Interior Design Course Breakdown:
Module 1 : Introduction to Interior Design
- What is Interior Design?
- Qualities & skills of an Interior Designer
- Brief history of modern Interior Design
- Becoming an Interior Designer
- Descriptive design terms
- Meeting your clients
Module 2 : Design principles
- Define your tasks
- Interfacing with other disciplines
- Design concept
- Drawings & plans
- Six design principles
- Finding inspiration
Module 3 : Project overview
- Design steps
- Working with the team
- Payment strategies
- Project management tips
- Design evaluation
- Common design challenges
Module 4 : Design elements
- Colors, accessories & their significance
- Spatial relationships & proportion
- Scale & balance
- Texture, patterns & fabrics
- Line & form
- The user’s experience – sight, sound, smell, taste & touch
Module 5 : Design elements
- Choosing a suitable color scheme
- Choosing flooring and & wall décor
- Choosing & placing furniture
- Choosing window dressings
- Choosing & placing lighting
- Choosing accessories & soft furnishings
Module 6 : Room by room design
- Living room
- Kitchen
- Bedroom
- Bathroom
- Kid’s room
Module 7 : Popular interior styles
- Minimalist
- Contemporary
- Classic
- Shabby Chic
- Retro
- New York Style
- Parisian Style
- Mediterranean
- Scandinavian
- New England
Module 8 : Sustainable design
- Design & the environment
- Environmental policy
- Responsible sourcing of raw materials
- Climate change
- Health & safety
Module 9 : Presenting your ideas
- Use of perspective
- Using the color wheel
- Pencil sketching
- Computer aided design
- Mood boards
Module 10 : Managing Interior Design business
- Maintaining professional relationships
- Charging fees
- Preparing a portfolio
- Marketing your business
- Low cost marketing techniques
- Setting up a website
- Blogging
- Social media
- Free PR
Module 11 : Beginning accounting
- History of accounting
- Why is accounting important?
- Decisions you must make
- Jargon, or how to speak like an accountant
Module 12 : Types of accounting
- Financial accounting
- Management accounting
- Tax accounting
Module 13 : Making sense of your accounts
- Organization The accounting cycle
- Using computers for accounting
- How does computerized accounting work?
Module 14 : Keeping inventory and tracking sales
- Purpose of inventory
- Keeping up with inventory
- Keeping track of sales
- Balancing cash
Module 15 : Controlling and managing expenses
- How to control expenses
- Balancing your payroll
- Long-term asset acquisitions
- Financial liabilities
Module 16 : Avoiding illegal accounting
- Improper accounting procedures
- Avoiding shortcuts
- Famous accounting scandals
Module 17 : Introduction to bookkeeping
- Importance of bookkeeping
- Single-entry bookkeeping
- Double-entry bookkeeping
Module 18 : Proper bookkeeping
- Balancing and testing your book
- How to adjust entries
- Financial statement preparation
- Profit analysis
- Liquidity, and how to test it
- Why is internal control important?
Module 19 : Tracking & reporting taxes
- What are business taxes?
- How to report year-end numbers to the government
- Finishing and closing your books
Module 20 : Handling an audit
Module 21 : Marketing
Module 22 : Your Marketing Plan
Module 23 : Low cost marketing techniques
Module 24 : Developing your brand
Module 25 : Your website
Module 26 : Social Media and Online Marketing
Module 27 : Public Relations and Advertising
Module 28 : Sales
Module 29 : Preparation – Before you start your business
Module 30 : Preparation – Introduction to Marketing
Module 31 : Setting up your business
Module 32 : Running your business
Module 33 : Business Plan
Module 34 : Launching your business
Who is this course for?
- This course is ideal for anyone who is interested in a career in interior design. Are you the stylish one in your group? Does everyone always compliment your eye, your attention to detail, the chic way you put together your living room? Then this is for you!
Enhance your skills and create your dream career with this course! Learn all about interior design and then find out how to launch and run your new business successfully.
This course earns you credits through Continuing Professional Development (CPD). CPD points are accepted and recognised by professional member bodies and academic institutions across the UK.
All learning content is accredited by the International Council for Online Educational Standards (ICOES) whose purpose is to continually improve online educational products and maintain quality assurance
Requirements
Trendimi courses are designed for anyone with an interest in learning. No formal qualifications are required. Our courses are suitable if you want to learn new skills, start a new career, or if you’re already working in a particular industry and wish to upgrade your talents and enhance your resume.
Career path
After completing this course, you could:
Open your own interior design business
Help friends and family with their interior design
Get a job in the challenging and exciting field of interior design
Increase your knowledge and skills, perhaps impressing your boss and earning a raise
Advise other interior designers and home stylists on running a business
Questions and answers
How is the course assessed? Do you sit an online exam for every module, of so is the cost included? Or do you submit coursework?
Answer:Hi, Thank you for your query. After each module of your "Interior Design with Business Strategy and Accounting" course, there is a short exam which includes multiple choice questions. The final grade of your course will be the average of all the modules. Kaoutar - Trendimi Team
This was helpful.Will I receive certificate after completing the course?
Answer:Yes, once you complete your Interior Design with Business Strategy and Accounting course, you will receive a certificate of completion issued by Trendimi.
This was helpful.Is this course suitable for use on iMac?
Answer:All our courses can be accessed using any common device e.g. Desktop PC, Laptop, iPad, Android, iPhone.
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