Turnkey startups · Across Canada
Shaped JT helps you start a business in Canada, from the business plan and funding prep to studio renovation, equipment, training and launch. Based in North Vancouver, we specialize in beauty businesses and support founders across the country.
Beauty studio, café, pottery guild or Pilates: tell us the dream and we will open it with you, from the first relaxed planning call to the grand opening.
The plan, the paperwork, the funding prep, the space, the training and the launch, with the same person beside you the whole way.
Set your own hours, build around your family and grow at your own pace. The mentorship doesn’t stop when the doors open.
One studio, three ways in
Made for the women who do it all
A studio down the hall instead of across town. Set your hours around school pickup, and be there for the moments that matter most.
Never run a business before? That’s exactly who we built this for. We explain every step, from registering your name to welcoming your first client.
Burned out, undervalued, waiting on a raise? Trade the commute for a career you love, with your own schedule and your own growth.
The Shaped Engine
Beauty studio, café, pottery guild or Pilates: the industry changes, the engine doesn’t. These are the foundations under every launch.
Business plans, CSBF loan guidance, financial projections, loan application prep, tax education and bookkeeping basics.
Custom websites, software development, social media management, content creation and a strategy that sounds like you.
Explore Shaped SI
Full studio renovations, commercial space-finding and design consultation, finished with a surprise reveal you’ll never forget.
Business coaching, client retention, marketing guidance and a community of owners through the Shaped Lounge.
Seven phases, one day
Phase 01First light
No pitch, no pressure. A relaxed planning call to hear your goals, your timeline, your budget and your space.
Phase 02Morning
We turn your dream into a plan, find a name that is truly yours and build a brand around it.
Phase 03Late morning
Realistic projections and loan-application prep, with Canada Small Business Financing explained in plain language.
Phase 04High noon
Sole proprietor, partnership or corporation? We explain each, handle the paperwork and teach you the tax and bookkeeping basics.
Phase 05Afternoon
Pen-and-paper sketches become your renovated studio, usually with a surprise element just for you.
Phase 06Evening glow
Hands-on training for you or your whole team. Certify in one 8-hour day or two 10-hour days, and have fun doing it.
Phase 07Dusk
Open your doors and keep them open, with marketing guidance, a website and social media, and ongoing mentorship.
Why beauty?
“We build all businesses, but we specialize in beauty startups right now because it offers the fastest ROI with low overhead.”
Treatments like body contouring, hydradermabrasion and microneedling need very little space, run beautifully from a spare room, and bring happy clients back again and again. That makes beauty the quickest way we know to turn a first-time owner into a profitable one.
Have a spare bedroom?
Is there a room in your house that has quietly become storage? Imagine it as a warm, welcoming studio where clients come for the trust they’ve built with you. No commute, more time with your family, and the potential tax benefits of a home-based business.
We proved what’s possible in the smallest of spaces: our own North Vancouver studio opened in a compact two-bedroom condo and grew into a six-figure income stream.
The Shaped JT storyIncorporated in Canada
Certification in a single day
Close-knit team, one point of contact
Phases from idea to open doors
Success stories
Press play and hear it from the owners themselves: basements turned beauty bars, a home bought in two years, and 9-to-5s left behind.
Shanna · Sculpted Beauty Bar
She turned her basement into a beauty bar and now lives life on her terms.
Sunni Yaremchuk · Shaped JT startup
From first appointment to front door keys in two years.
Trisha · Bliss Body Boutique
How Bliss Body Boutique became a new beginning.
Madison Louck · Okanagan Shaped
Building a brand the Okanagan now knows by name.
Jaina Narrow · Shaped JT startup
She left the 9-to-5 and built the freedom she wanted.
Just this month alone I made $15,000! This is huge for me. It’s been less than a year since I started my business, and I’m already achieving my financial goals I’ve always dreamt of… Your company didn’t only certify me, you also renovated my whole space and taught me everything about owning a business and making it a success!
I don’t know anyone else who would have taken as much time as you guys to help me register my business name, walk me through what the paperwork meant… help me choose the right loan… In every step, I truly feel, and my husband feels, that you’ve been in our corner. I can’t wait until you host a retreat, my sis and I will be there!
My room looks so great!!! … Being a mom comes first… so thank you SO much. You and your entire company are seriously a blessing to this earth, let alone to me.
I tried the method you explained where I ask the client if they would like to book more sessions after showing them their before and after results… and this lady booked 7 more sessions!! You’re going to be the reason I make an extra 3k this month, so really, thank you!
Shaped is the reason I’m where I was always meant to be. You are an amazing coach and teacher… Anytime we’re on a call I can’t write notes fast enough!
Shape it
Tell us what you would love to open. Type it below, or draw it right here with your finger or mouse. The tide will take it, and we will help you keep it.
We will reply personally, usually within a day. No pushy sales calls, ever.
A members’ terrace for Shaped owners: resources, training, community and mentorship, all in one sunlit place. Imagine an evening on a Santorini terrace, but for your business.
Coast to coast to coast
Proudly Canadian, with our studio in North Vancouver, BC. We plan, fund and launch businesses across the country and in select U.S. states, with the same person guiding you from start to finish.
Your next chapter
Choose your door and tell us about your dream. There are no pushy sales calls here: when you’re ready, we’ll schedule a planning call to listen to your goals and map out a business that fits your life.
Good questions
It means we build the whole business with you: the business plan, name search and branding, registration or incorporation, financial projections and loan application prep, space-finding and renovation, equipment and training, and the launch itself. You arrive with a dream and leave with open doors, and we keep mentoring you after that.
No. We build all kinds of businesses, from cafés, yoga and Pilates studios to retail shops, book stores, floral boutiques and pottery guilds. We specialize in beauty startups right now because they offer the fastest return on investment with low overhead.
Yes. Many of our owners turn a spare bedroom or basement into a beautiful, professional studio. Our own North Vancouver studio started in a compact two-bedroom condo. We also help you find a commercial space if you’d rather work outside the home.
Yes. We help you build realistic financial projections and a strong business plan, prepare your loan applications, and understand options like Canada Small Business Financing (CSBF) loans through your bank. We also teach tax basics and bookkeeping so you stay organized from day one.
Starting a business should come from your vision, not from pressure. We’d rather say: here’s what we offer, and when you’re ready, come get it. When you fill out our form, we schedule a planning call to listen to your goals and walk you through the process.
The Shaped letter
Retreats, opportunities, business tips and new ideas you might want to hear about, every few months. We won’t spam you.
Watch your inbox for the next Shaped letter. Something beautiful is on its way.
