Professional bodies and institutions are a great resource for stagers, providing knowledge, education and professional networking. This is particularly important for a new stager, because at an early stage in their career, they would be looking to learn more about the industry.

The HSA provides a number of educational courses, covering everything from colour, positioning of furniture, buying inventory and marketing, right through to how to run a staging business. Some are short courses and some offer a more in-depth education about how to run a staging business.

As stagers become more experienced, the programme allows them to gain professional accreditation that gives their business more credibility. In addition to the education programmes, the professional bodies have events both online and in person, including conferences, which are great opportunities for networking and bouncing ideas around with other stagers. The stagers’ community under the umbrella of the professional bodies is very supportive, ensuring there is always a place to ask questions and to get answers from members who have more experience.

Joining a professional body is a great decision when navigating your staging business. Join to meet lots of like-minded friends in the industry.

About the Author

I am Elaine Penhaul, founder of the award-winning home staging business Lemon and Lime Interiors who specialises in staging premium properties for sale. I am a professional coach and the best-selling author of Sell High, Sell Fast. I also created the first app in the world to evidence the ROI for staging, Stageflow.