Evening accounting and bookkeeping classroom courses

Adult learners and newcomers building Canadian credentials, college students needing extra help, and local employers paying for staff training.

Course fees per learner for multi-week courses, plus mock-exam sessions, weekend intensives and employer group bookings.

• Strong accounting or bookkeeping knowledge
• Teaching and managing a classroom
• Marketing and organizing schedules

• Private career training is regulated in many provinces, so check with your provincial regulator before advertising paid courses
• Check municipal rules for business use of the space and any signage permits
• Commercial general liability insurance, and check the venue's insurance requirements
• Classes may be cancelled if too few learners enrol, so set a minimum before booking space
• Winter weather can affect evening attendance, so consider a online backup session
• In Quebec, check language requirements for course materials and advertising

Estimates typically put startup costs around $3,000 to $12,000, depending on room hire, printed notes, practice papers and mock exams, and your marketing. Set a minimum enrolment before booking space.

Estimated monthly revenue is typically around $2,000 to $9,000, depending on class sizes, how many courses you run and your prices. Revenue is not profit, as room hire, materials and marketing come out of it.

Private career training is regulated in many provinces, so check with your provincial regulator before advertising paid courses. Also check municipal rules for the space and signage, liability insurance and the venue's insurance requirements, plus Quebec language rules if relevant.