Can I take a training course without owning a business?

Yes. You can follow training without owning a business at X-treme Smile. You do not need to be registered with the Chamber of Commerce or already have your own salon before starting a course.

Our training courses are also suitable for people who want to retrain, explore a new professional direction or gain knowledge and experience before starting their own business.

Learn first, start later

Many students complete a course first and decide afterwards how they want to continue.

For example, you may choose to:

• start your own salon or business later;
• add the treatment to your existing work;
• work for another salon;
• continue developing your skills before starting professionally.

For beginner courses, we therefore do not expect you to already own a business or have years of experience.

Our training courses are VAT-exempt

X-treme Smile is registered with the CRKBO (Central Register for Short Vocational Education in the Netherlands). Our qualifying vocational training courses are therefore offered VAT-exempt.

This is particularly convenient if you do not yet have your own business, as you do not pay 21% Dutch VAT on the course fee that you would otherwise not be able to reclaim as a private individual.

The course price is therefore the amount you pay for the training, without an additional 21% VAT being added.

Ordering professional products after your training

If you do not yet have a VAT number but have successfully completed a relevant X-treme Smile training course, your certificate can be used to demonstrate your professional background when a professional account needs to be reviewed manually.

Additional legal requirements may apply to certain products. A training certificate does not replace a BIG registration or another professional qualification where this is legally required for a specific product or treatment.

In short

No business yet? No problem.

You can complete your training first and then decide whether and how you want to start working professionally.

Thanks to our CRKBO registration, our qualifying vocational training courses are VAT-exempt, so you do not pay 21% Dutch VAT on the course even if you do not yet own a business.