Starting or Expanding a Senior Downsizing Business? Make Sure You Have the Essential Tools and Protections in Place to Support Its Success.

Knowing how to provide a valuable service is one thing. Having the right business foundation to protect what you're building, support your growth, and prepare for the challenges ahead is another.

  • Know the Risks. Explore the Protections.

    Working with older adults, their belongings, and their families brings unique business risks and responsibilities. Explore the liability protections, insurance considerations, and service agreement provisions that can help protect you, your clients, and your senior downsizing business.

  • Avoid Costly Mistakes. Make Informed Decisions.

    How do you build the right team? Do you have the right tools to manage different aspects of your business? Understanding your options and the responsibilities that come with these decisions can help you avoid unnecessary and costly mistakes as your senior downsizing business develops.

  • Build the Business You Actually Want

    Are you building a business that supports your unique vision, or one that could eventually limit your options? Explore how the decisions you make today about service offerings, staffing, and business operations can influence your flexibility and ability to pursue new opportunities as your business develops.

This course is designed for aspiring and established senior downsizing professionals who...

  • Need to understand the essential business considerations involved in starting, operating, or expanding a senior downsizing business

  • Want to recognize potential liability risks associated with senior downsizing services and explore insurance options, trademarks, copyrights, and other protections that can help safeguard their business and clients

  • Need an industry-specific, customizable, and downloadable Service Agreement Template specifically designed for a senior downsizing service business

  • Are interested in understanding what makes a contract or service agreement legally enforceable and effective to maximize protection for their business

  • Are interested in understanding the differences between common legal business structures used in the senior downsizing industry and how they can affect liability, taxes, and business operations

  • Want to understand the pros and cons of hiring employees, working with independent contractors, or utilizing other labor resources

  • Are looking to recruit or strengthen their team by understanding the key characteristics of effective senior downsizing staff and where to find qualified candidates

  • Are looking for ways to evaluate their business plans, workspace, equipment, and operational resources to ensure they align with their long term business vision and personal priorities

  • Want to explore the different accounting and financial management options available to senior downsizing businesses, including the resources that can help them make informed decisions.

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Course curriculum

    1. Module One - Business Start-Up Essentials - How to use this course

    2. Before you begin....a quick survey!

    1. Lesson One - Legal Business Structures - 21:58 Mins

    2. Lesson Two - Business Liability and Insurance - 19:43 Mins

    3. Lesson Three - Contract Essentials - 10:33 Mins

    4. Lesson Four - Building a Better Service Agreement - 18:36 Mins

    5. Lesson Five - Protect What You've Built - Trademarks and Copyrights - 14:55 Mins

    6. Lesson Six - Staffing the Right Team - 19:27 Mins

    7. Lesson Seven - Do You Have The Right Financial Tools? - 11:26 Mins

    8. Lesson Eight - Is Your Business Ready For What's Next? - 20:09 Mins

    9. Module One Quiz

    10. Toolkit - Downloadable Forms, Handouts (Slides), Templates & Other Resources

    1. We'd appreciate your feedback! Help us make this program even better!

About this course

  • $198.00
  • 2.5 hours of video content

Ready to Take the Next Step?

Your Business Deserves More Than Guesswork.

What Our Students Say...

"This program is detailed and all inclusive, yet it's presented in a way that keeps it all from being overwhelming" - Sue I.

Instructor

Senior Downsizing Specialist & Transitions Life Coach

FOUNDER/DOWNSIZING SPECIALIST/COACH Deborah Moyer

Hi! I'm Deborah! I'm a Senior Downsizing Specialist and accredited Business Life Coach with a specialization in Life Transitions. For over 16 years now, I've helped seniors and their families navigate the challenges of downsizing and it's been the most rewarding experience of my life. Now, as Founder of The Downsizing Institute, my mission is to pass on all the hard-earned experience I've learned along the way to train/coach new business owners starting their own downsizing businesses, as well as teach seniors and their families practical tips & strategies for a less stressful downsizing experience.

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