Mobile Bartending Classes

Adults wanting a first bar job or a better one, career changers, and people who want to bartend at private events.

A flat fee per student per course, often with a small extra for a certificate, a kit or a private group class. Group bookings such as bachelorette parties or team events can add extra income.

• Real bartending experience
• Clear, patient teaching
• Organizing classes and venues
• Local marketing

• Check your state and city rules on alcohol in a classroom, since many schools use water or colored mixers instead of real alcohol
• Check whether your state regulates vocational or private career schools, which may require approval or registration, especially if you promise job placement
• General liability insurance, and check whether your venue requires its own cover too
• Do not guarantee jobs or pay levels, and check any state rules on advertising and refunds
• Check whether your state has an official alcohol server training or license that students need, and whether you can teach it

Startup costs are typically around $1,500 to $6,000, depending on how much portable bar equipment, supplies and marketing you buy. Renting venues in off-hours instead of a permanent classroom keeps fixed costs lower.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around $800 to $4,000, depending on class size, pricing and how many classes you run. Treat these as estimates, not guarantees, and avoid promising students jobs or pay levels.

Check your state and city rules on alcohol in a classroom, and whether your state regulates private career schools. Also check what insurance your venue requires, any alcohol server license students need, and state rules on advertising and refunds.