Hi there,

I'm looking to start up a holistic massage business soon, I'll probably start with on-site chair massage treatments, and later this year (when I qualify) I will focus more on table massage. Renting a room in an existing practice would be one of the options.

As a second source of income, I would also like to try to make some money via my website: via affiliate programs (massage products etc).

The (perhaps somewhat ambitious) objective is to make up for the loss of income I have incurred by going part-time in my current job, within a year. This loss of income is ~ 16k (per year, before tax)

On the longer term, if all goes well, I may start my own practice and employ (or form a partnership?) with other practioners/staff, and maybe even sell my very own holistic products online one day.

My question is: if all or part of this works out, I guess before long I would be better off having a limited company. So would it be advisable in my case, to already start a limited company straight away? Or should I start as a sole trader and see how things pan out first, and convert later?

Thanks in advance for any advise!