Indoor climbing coach and skills courses

Parents of children who climb, adults wanting to improve, school groups and workplace team-building bookings.

Weekly class fees per participant, term-based kids' programs, private coaching by the hour and occasional group or corporate bookings.

• Strong technique and coaching ability
• Confidence with groups and children
• Organising bookings and payments

• Public liability and professional indemnity insurance, check whether the gym's policy covers you or you need your own
• A Working with Children Check if you coach under-18s, check your state's rules
• Gym rules and rental terms, as some gyms only allow their own staff to coach
• Registering an ABN and checking when GST applies to your income
• Reliance on one gym relationship, which can end or change

Startup costs are typically around $500 to $3,000, depending on your insurance, qualifications, equipment and marketing. These are estimates only, so check what a gym provides before you buy anything.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around $400 to $3,000, depending on how many classes you run, group sizes and your hours. Relying on one gym relationship can change this if the arrangement ends.

Check whether the gym's policy covers you or you need your own public liability and professional indemnity insurance. Also check gym rental terms, a Working with Children Check if you coach under-18s, and ABN and GST rules.