Full-time taekwondo school with its own dojang

Local families paying memberships for children, plus adult students and sometimes school holiday programs.

Ongoing memberships, grading fees, uniform and gear sales, holiday programs and parties, with extra instructors as numbers grow.

• High-level taekwondo and coaching experience
• Running a small business and managing a lease
• Marketing to local families
• Leading and training assistant instructors

• Commercial lease commitments and fit-out costs, get advice before signing
• Council approval for the premises use, check zoning and any fit-out requirements
• Public liability insurance, and workers compensation once you employ staff
• Working with children checks for you and any instructors
• Membership income can drop in school holidays, keep a cash buffer
• Check how direct debit membership contracts must be written under consumer law

Startup costs are typically around $10,000 to $50,000, depending on your lease, bond, fit-out, mats and equipment. Get advice on commercial lease commitments and fit-out costs before signing anything.

Monthly revenue is typically around $4,000 to $20,000, depending on membership numbers and your weekly timetable. Membership income can drop in school holidays, so a cash buffer is worth keeping. These are revenue estimates, not profit.

Check commercial lease commitments and fit-out costs, council approval and zoning for the premises, and working with children checks for you and any instructors. Also check how direct debit membership contracts must be written under consumer law.