Setting Up A Holistic Business - Hucknall Library - Adult Learning

Setting up a holistic or wellbeing business is an exciting step — and this course guides you through the essential foundations so you can begin with confidence. You’ll explore how to shape your brand, understand your ideal clients, and navigate the practical responsibilities of working in the wellbeing sector.

You’ll build the skills to communicate professionally, plan your services, and present yourself with clarity and confidence. Whether you dream of becoming a sole trader, offering mobile treatments, or running a small wellbeing practice, this course supports you to take your next steps with purpose and direction.

By the end of the course you will be able to:

Identify the core components required to set up a small wellbeing business, including purpose, values, and service scope.

Describe how branding, messaging, and target audience profiling influence your business identity.

Develop a simple pricing structure and outline treatment or service packages suitable for your chosen modality.

Explain the legal, ethical, and safeguarding responsibilities required to operate safely within the wellbeing sector.

Demonstrate effective client communication techniques to support professional, ethical, and welcoming customer experiences.

Funding and Fees

If you receive certain benefits, you may be able to take the course for free.
If money is stopping you from enrolling, please visit our funding page to see what help is available.

Living in England

To book and join one of our courses, you must live in England permanently and either:

• Live outside the devolved areas listed below, or

Live inside the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) area (Nottinghamshire or Derbyshire).

You cannot enrol if you live in these devolved areas:

• Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)

• Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

• North East Combined Authority

• South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority

• Tees Valley Combined Authority

• West Midlands Combined Authority

• West of England Combined Authority

• West Yorkshire Combined Authority

• Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority

• York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority

• Hull and East Yorkshire

• Greater Lincolnshire

• Devon and Torbay Combined County Authority

• Cornwall Council

• Lancashire Combined County Authority

• Buckinghamshire Council

Residency Requirements (Additional Information)

If you live in the UK on a visa, we’ll need evidence of your visa to confirm funding. You can upload this when applying, and you’ll need to complete a short questionnaire.

Some exceptions include:

• Your visa must last until after your course ends.

• Asylum seekers must have lived in the UK for at least 6 months while their claim is being processed.

• You are supported by your local authority under Section 23C or 23CA of the Children Act 1989, or under the Care Act 2014.

Anyone who does not meet the funding criteria would need to pay full course fees.