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Start a corporate training: the real numbers

Workshops delivered to companies. Below is what it actually costs, how long before money arrives, and the part most guides leave out.

Startup capital

€1,000–€8,000

Hours / week

12–35

First income

~16 wks

Net margin

85%

Saturation

medium

Realistic ceiling

€1,500–€7,000+

This ceiling is not a wall

The figure above is what this earns in the shape described — you, running it. Past that it keeps going, but by hiring people or adding units, not by you working more hours. That is a different job from the one you would be starting, and worth knowing before you start it.

What nobody usually tells you

The highest margin in this database: the materials are built once and a training day bills €900-2500. Getting through a company's door takes months and credibility you cannot buy, so the ramp is long and quiet.

The route, in five steps

  1. Sell one workshop on one problem, not a catalogue
  2. Price per day, €900-2500, never per attendee
  3. Your first three clients come from people who already know you
  4. Build the materials once and deliver them thirty times
  5. HR budgets reset in January — sell in the autumn

What you'll need to buy

These are the categories every corporate training pays for in the first month. We break down what each one actually costs at this size on the tools page.

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Does it hold up for you?

These numbers are the average case. Whether this business clears your target depends on your capital, your hours and how long you can wait — put them in and see.

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