Achievement Accord

Dance Instructor
Dance instructors run classes varying in size from 10 – 30 people on all forms of dance including ballet, salsa, tango, modern ballroom and more.
Starting as a dance instructor or a dance academy is relatively straightforward, you’ll need a background in a specific type of popular dance, to create a range of dance programmes for different levels of skill, then find a space you can rent out as needed (local community centres are a regular hub for dance classes). To market this business, you can advertise in the local paper, local magazines or through community groups.
It’s worth noting that dance classes are extremely popular among elderly couples (high level of expendable income and available time). To reach this group, you should look into partnering with nursing homes and your local church.

Martial Arts Instructor
Self-defence and martial arts courses are always popular. Martial arts instructors provide expert instruction in one or several martial arts such as Karate, Kung Fu or Krav Maga.
To start martial arts instructing, you’ll need a high level of skill in a particular martial art, find a flexible space to rent and have the training pads/flooring necessary to martial arts training. You’ll also need to make sure you’re fully insured (high risk of injury/accident) and are certified to teach a martial art.
Marketing should be locally focused via newspapers, newsletters or by partnering with local schools, universities and colleges to teach students. It’s worth targeting a niche to set yourself apart; female defence training would be a particularly popular niche at the moment.

Pilates/Yoga Instructor
Pilates and Yoga are a form of exercise and meditation that many people actively practise across the world. Both disciplines often require holding various positions for lengthy periods and often focus on stretching and own body resistance.
To start your Yoga/Pilates business, you can rent out space from a local gym or hotel and offer classes or one-to-one sessions with your clients. You’ll need to be certified and understand how to teach a class (generally 5 – 15 in size). You’ll also need mats (unless clients bring their own).
To market this business, you should work with the space your renting to reach their existing client base (via commission structure) and particularly target the 25+ year old female demographic who make up the majority of the people who practice Pilates and Yoga.

Motivational Speaker
If you have a particularly inspiring story or are just amazing on stage, you can make a lot of money touring the speaker circuit. Conferences shell out thousands of pounds for 1-hour long sessions.
Motivational speakers come in all shapes and sizes but typically focus on areas including business, lifestyle and fitness. To get started as a motivational speaker you’ll need to decide on the niche you wish to speak about and build up base topics, speeches and presentations (that can be amended to event/client’s specific needs).
Next, you’ll want to build up a portfolio of public speaking work, ideally which includes professional photography and videography of speaking at events (you can build up this portfolio by offering your services for free initially).
You’ll also want to set up a professional website and list yourself with speaker agencies (such as the JLA). The motivational and public speaking circuit is competitive; it’s all about connections and exposure, networking and getting good visibility through speaker platforms to drive business.

Tattoo Artist
The cool thing about this industry is you can generally rent a space in a tattoo parlour, meaning you don’t need to shell out £££ for your own site and you can make use of their brand.
Tattooing is an art form, to get started you’ll require many years of education or tutoring and a good setup of tattoo machine (ink pen) and inks. You’ll also need to have a good understanding of the health and safety involved and make sure relevant insurance is in place.
Marketing a tattooing business largely relies on word of mouth marketing from previous clients but you can also use visual platforms like Instagram to build a following and gain more clients.