Hired-Hall kids' gymnastics classes

Parents paying term fees or casual session fees for children, and sometimes schools or after-school care providers.

Term or weekly fees per child, with extra income from school holiday clinics and birthday party sessions. Hall hire and coach wages are the main costs.

• Gymnastics coaching knowledge
• Confident with children and parents
• Organising timetables, bookings and payments

• Public liability and accident insurance, and check whether the hall's own insurance covers you
• Working with Children Checks and child safety rules, which differ by state and territory
• Check whether affiliating with your state gymnastics body is needed for insurance or competitions
• Injury risk and safe equipment setup, including floor and ceiling height of the hall
• Register for an ABN and check when GST registration applies

Startup costs are typically around $3,000 to $15,000, depending on how much portable equipment you buy, such as mats and beams, plus insurance and marketing. These are estimates, and hall hire fees will vary.

Monthly revenue is typically around $1,500 to $7,000, depending on how many sessions you run, class sizes and your fees. The estimate starts at about 8 hours a week. Treat these figures as estimates only.

Check public liability and accident insurance, and whether the hall's insurance covers you. Check Working with Children Check and child safety rules in your state, whether affiliating with your state gymnastics body is needed, safe equipment setup and ABN or GST rules.