Learn the Ins & Outs of What It's Really Like To Have a Furniture Showroom
Are you thinking about opening a retail furniture showroom to expand your interior design business?
I recently had the opportunity to chat with Heather Draper of The Heather Co. to talk about her experience adding a retail showroom to her interior design business.
In case you missed our conversation, you can grab the replay here.
We covered a lot, but here’s an overview:
What Heather thought it would be like to have a retail showroom vs what it was really like
How the showroom fit into her full service business model (plus how I've seen other designers leverage their showrooms to boost design services and use design services to boost showroom sales)
How she budgeted and managed cash flow (plus the exact number you should have in the bank to start)
The three most important things she did right when opening
The staff she needed to run it
What she wished she had known when she started it
How she knew it was time to exit and what that looked like
And so much more!
After our conversation, we also opened it up for a live Q+A with designers.
If you’re an interior designer who is considering opening a retail showroom, be sure to add your name below to be a part of the conversation and to hear Heather’s advice and lessons learned.
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