Full-Time fencing club with its own salle

Families with children, teens training to compete, college-age and adult fencers, and parents booking camps and parties.

Recurring membership fees and class packages, private lessons, competitive team fees, summer camps, gear sales and hosting tournaments.

• Experienced fencing coaching and a good competitive background
• Managing a small team of coaches
• Budgeting and lease management
• Marketing to local families and schools

• Zoning, occupancy and fire code rules for a sports use; check with your city or county before signing
• Rent is a fixed cost every month whether or not members turn up, so don't over-size the space
• General liability, property and (once you hire) workers' compensation insurance; check state rules for employees versus contractors
• Background checks and SafeSport requirements for coaches who work with minors; check with USA Fencing
• Sales tax registration if you sell gear; check your state's rules

Startup costs are typically around $25,000 to $100,000, depending on your lease and deposit, strips, equipment and fit-out. These are estimates, and rent is a fixed monthly cost, so avoid over-sizing the space.

Monthly revenue is typically around $5,000 to $20,000, depending on membership numbers, class prices, camps and tournaments. This is revenue before rent, coach pay and other costs, and the figures are estimates only.

Check zoning, occupancy and fire code rules for sports use with your city or county before signing a lease. Also check background checks and SafeSport requirements for coaches working with minors, insurance, employee versus contractor rules, and sales tax registration if selling gear.