How Can You Become a Professional Organizer?
There’s plenty of opportunity. You can choose the business model that is right for you. Some
NAPO members work for organizing companies or as independent contractors. Others choose to operate their own business.
A small business owner wears many hats: marketer, accountant, bookkeeper and more. To run your own company, you need business skills and organizing skills! It is important to keep this in mind. If you choose to run your own organizing business, the NAPO professional organizer curriculum is geared toward helping you.
Before you choose to become a professional organizer, analyze your financial needs. Start-ups often spend 80
percent of the first year’s income on marketing. Financial resources such as credit lines and savings can help.
Determine whether this career meets your financial needs. Start by figuring what you need to earn (net) per year,
and work backward. For example, if you need to bring home $26,000 per year, you’ll need to make $500 per week coming in after all expenses and taxes are paid. Remember that figure does not factor in vacation time, sick days, and cancellations.
Becoming a member in the Seattle NAPO Chapter is the next step to opening your business. Come together with collogues and potential partners to learn from their experiences and the educational monthly meetings that focus on helping you grow your business.
NAPO members work for organizing companies or as independent contractors. Others choose to operate their own business.
A small business owner wears many hats: marketer, accountant, bookkeeper and more. To run your own company, you need business skills and organizing skills! It is important to keep this in mind. If you choose to run your own organizing business, the NAPO professional organizer curriculum is geared toward helping you.
Before you choose to become a professional organizer, analyze your financial needs. Start-ups often spend 80
percent of the first year’s income on marketing. Financial resources such as credit lines and savings can help.
Determine whether this career meets your financial needs. Start by figuring what you need to earn (net) per year,
and work backward. For example, if you need to bring home $26,000 per year, you’ll need to make $500 per week coming in after all expenses and taxes are paid. Remember that figure does not factor in vacation time, sick days, and cancellations.
Becoming a member in the Seattle NAPO Chapter is the next step to opening your business. Come together with collogues and potential partners to learn from their experiences and the educational monthly meetings that focus on helping you grow your business.
