Samba performance and workshop troupe

Event organisers, councils running festivals, businesses planning team events, schools and private clients booking entertainment.

Performance fees per booking, workshop fees per session, and membership or rehearsal fees from troupe members.

• Strong samba technique and choreography
• Leading and organising a group
• Marketing and pitching to event organisers
• Costume and show planning

• Public liability insurance, since events and venues often ask for proof of cover
• Check how you will pay troupe members: contractors versus employees, and workers compensation rules in your state if you hire
• Check council permits for street parades or outdoor performances
• Costumes and travel add cost, so price bookings to cover them
• Working with Children Check may be needed for school workshops, check your state or territory

Startup costs are estimated at typically around $1,000 to $6,000, depending on your costumes, travel and the size of your group. Costumes and travel add cost, so it helps to price bookings to cover them.

Monthly revenue is estimated at typically around $500 to $4,000, depending on how many bookings and workshops you win and what you charge. These are revenue figures, so costumes, travel and any pay for troupe members come out of them.

Check public liability insurance, since events and venues often ask for proof of cover. Also check how you will pay members (contractors versus employees) and your state's workers compensation rules, council permits for street parades, and Working with Children Checks for school workshops.