Education & Instruction

Stunt School

Sick of putting your neck on the line? Make a business out of teaching others to.

Published

9 years ago

Nov 25, 2009

Entrepreneur

Business At A Glance

Stunt School

Startup Costs: $10,000 – $50,000
Home Based: Can be operated from home.
Part Time: Can be operated part-time.
Online Operation? No

Business Overview

Like a buskers school, a stunt school isalso a very interesting business opportunity to start. However, unlikea buskers school, the market for this type of specialized training isvery limited and would only include students that are truly seeking totrain for a career as a professional stunt person.

Ideally, a stuntschool should be formed as a joint venture with professionals withinthe stunt industry or with a production company within the filmproduction industry. Gaining clients for a stunt school should notprove to be difficult, even though the potential market is limited, asthe TV film and movie industry as a whole is presently riding a wave ofpopularity not seen since the heyday of Hollywood in the 1920s and’30s. Additional considerations in terms of establishing the businesswill include liability insurance, operating location, training staffand course curriculum.

Education & Instruction

Employee Training

Combine good teaching and management skills for a career in employee training.

Published

9 years ago

Nov 25, 2009

Entrepreneur

Business At A Glance

Employee Training

Startup Costs: $50,000 – $100,000
Home Based: Can be operated from home.
Part Time: Can be operated part-time.
Online Operation? No

Business Overview

The demand from employers for specializedemployee training is enormous, and starting a home basedemployee-training service is a terrific new business venture to set inmotion.

The key to success in this business is specialization, and yourservice should focus on one particular training style or method thatyou have mastered or can quickly master. Popular employee trainingcourse topics include customer service, working without direction,money handling, making the workplace a safe and secure environment, andcoping with stress. The training courses can be conducted on theclient’s site. Marketing the service can be accomplished by attendingbusiness networking meetings to promote your service or designing amarketing brochure explaining the service and course curriculum anddistributing the brochures to potential clients.

Education & Instruction

Factory Tours

Are there lots of factories in your town? If so, you may be sitting on a tour business goldmine.

Published

9 years ago

Nov 25, 2009

Entrepreneur

Business At A Glance

Factory Tours

Startup Costs: $10,000 – $50,000
Home Based: Can be operated from home.
Part Time: Can be operated part-time.
Online Operation? No

Business Overview

Do you live in a highly industrialized city or region of the countrythat has many factories? If so, you could be sitting on a tour businessgoldmine and not even realize it. Factory tours have become extremelypopular in the past decade, as more and more people are seekingdifferent and interesting ways to spend their hard-earned vacationdollars. The first step in establishing a factory tour business is tofind companies that’ll permit tours of their factories. This isn’t hardto accomplish as the companies can be compensated by way of shared tourrevenues. Often factories will sell their manufactured goods to thetourists at wholesale or factory-direct prices.

The Market

Tourists

Education & Instruction

Self Defense Training

Empower women and men alike with self defense training.

Published

9 years ago

Nov 25, 2009

Entrepreneur

Business At A Glance

Self Defense Training

Startup Costs: Under $2,000
Home Based: Can be operated from home.
Part Time: Can be operated part-time.
Online Operation? No

Business Overview

Self-defense training is big business’kids, students, single mothers,housewives, executives traveling overseas, government employees,celebrities, sports figures, politicians, school teachers, securityguards, and just about anyone who wants and needs to feel safe andsecure are potential customers.

This opportunity will really appeal topeople with a martial arts, military, or law enforcement background’themore qualified and the better your credentials, the more your trainingservices will be in demand. Training can be conducted in a group formator on a one-on-one basis at your school location or the clientslocations, including their homes, businesses, or offices. Never beforehas self-defense training been as popular as it is right now. Literallyhundreds of thousands of people sign up for new classes every month andare prepared to shell out big bucks to learn the skills they need tokeep themselves and family members safe. Rates vary from a few dollarsper hour, per student, when training a group, to as much as $200 perhour when training one-on-one.