Barber short-course training studio

Aspiring barbers testing the trade, hairdressers adding barbering skills, apprentices wanting extra practice, and hobbyists or career changers.

Course fees per student, with extra income from selling starter tool kits, running model nights and offering refresher or advanced workshops.

• Strong, current barbering skills with real work experience
• Patient teaching and clear demonstration
• Organising classes and bookings
• Basic marketing through social media

• Only registered training organisations (RTOs) can issue nationally recognised qualifications, so make clear your courses are not accredited and check ASQA's rules on how you can describe them
• Public liability and professional indemnity insurance, including cover for live models and students using sharp tools
• Check council and health requirements for hygiene and infection control in your state or territory
• Check Australian Consumer Law obligations on course claims, refunds and job outcome promises
• Check whether you need approval from your landlord or council to run classes at the premises

Startup costs are typically estimated at around $5,000 to $25,000, depending on studio rent, equipment, mannequin heads, insurance and marketing. Getting quotes for your location and class size will help you refine the figure.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around $2,000 to $10,000, depending on how many courses you run, class sizes and your pricing. This is revenue before costs such as rent, supplies and insurance.

Check that only registered training organisations can issue nationally recognised qualifications, so make clear your courses are not accredited, and check ASQA's rules on how you describe them. Also check insurance for live models, hygiene requirements in your state, and consumer law on refunds.