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Originally Posted by Dien Rice
Hi Gordon,
Thanks for sharing this post about short classes...
I agree, I think you can make good dough doing this - though I haven't done it myself. (I know you have done it many times!)
My question is... What about the venue?
Do you have to shell out money to get a venue for your class? How can you do this cost-effectively?
I imagine the venue will differ of course depending on the class... For example, a baking class would be different from a scrapbooking class...
I'm very tempted to make a list of short courses (say, 1 to 3 hours) I could teach...! 
(Maybe, "How to Annoy Gordon 101" ?  )
More seriously, there are quite a few topics I could do... One that springs to mind is, How to write a media release. (I've written a number of successful media releases, so far they all led to published articles, usually in newspapers... So I could easily teach a short course or do a workshop on this... )
Best wishes,
Dien |
Start at local library. Then board of education, some school districts offer classrooms. Fraternal clubs, churches and even shared office spaces.
Check hotels and motels for those business centers.
And Dien, consider starting one.
http://akroncanton.craigslist.org/off/5723828546.html Here is one I have my eye on. I think it would make an excellent Mini Shared space, and with four rooms in it, could have classes running all the time.
Now, some things, like Cake Decorating and cooking classes need ovens etc. In these cases, you want to "partner" up with the owner.
And not all of these are small dollar amounts, Wall St. types are spending a couple of thousand bux for a one day training on public speaking/presentations. So, small potatoes to a new car type income can be generated from these things.
GordonJ
PS. There are a lot of after school programs too, like teaching elementary school kids golf and tennis, there is a franchise for this. Big money there.