Mobile pottery workshops for groups and events

Workplaces for team events, parents booking kids' parties, schools and community groups, and venues or cafes hosting creative nights.

Fixed fee per group or per-person price, often with a minimum. Add a fee for firing and glazing, and sell take-home kits.

• Hand-building teaching for beginners
• Running groups of mixed ages
• Packing and transporting materials
• Simple marketing to local groups

• Public liability insurance that covers working at other people's venues
• Venue permission and any hire conditions, including cleaning up clay
• Working with Children Check requirements for sessions with under-18s, check your state's rules
• Fragile unfired work: plan safe transport and drying time
• Business registration: you will need an ABN, check GST rules as you grow

Estimates suggest startup costs are typically around $800 to $4,000, depending on clay, tools, tables, transport and insurance. Costs vary with what you already own and how you arrange firing.

Check public liability cover for other people's venues, venue permission and clean-up conditions, Working with Children Check rules for under-18s, safe transport of fragile unfired work, and ABN and GST rules as you grow.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around $500 to $3,000, depending on how many bookings you take and your group sizes. It can start at around 5 hours a week.