Nine things you must do before starting your own training business

Heather Townsend shares her top tips for those preparing to take the plunge into freelance training.

One of the well-trodden paths for a recently made redundant trainer is to go freelance, and set up a training or coaching business. There is nothing quite like the feeling of being your own boss and being able to focus on exactly what you want from your work life. However, turning freelance is not the easy option. It’s a sad fact of life that two out of three new businesses fail in their first year.