Starting a dojo

[JowGaWolf]

The day I call teaching karate "daycare" I will slit my belly.

ha ha ha you would slit your belly twice.

 

[HighKick]

Thanks for this. Some good insights here for me to think on.

This is one of a few viable models. But this is the Least viable long-term. Think of it as the "rent to own" model. We all know rent-to-own final ownership cost is exponentially higher.
Initially, it is viable for a school/business owner who just want to put their toes in the water. But in the long term, it is a Very expensive startup model when everything (especially your time value) is considered. Usually, this model is a very, very protracted timeline and often times ends up being discouraging with little to no return on investment (again, time is a Big quotient).
I don't know if you have access to my posts from my previous username, but I have covered school startups at length. If you cannot feel free to DM me.