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Start a career coach business

AI intake, follow-up, scheduling, and delivery support. Here is what it costs to start, what you could charge, and what it might earn.

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The numbers

Startup cost

£150 to £700

Typical price

£88 per session

Could earn

£3,520/month

Time to first revenue

Medium

Difficulty to set up

Low

Repeat customers

Medium

Premises

Not needed

Can start solo

Yes

Can start part-time

Yes

What it could earn

Three ways to run the same business. Illustrative scenarios built from the assumptions shown, not earnings you should expect.

starter

£1,056/mo

£88 × 1 session × 12 days = £1,056/month

Part-time while still employed, three days a week

established

£3,520/mo

£88 × 2 sessions × 20 days = £3,520/month

Full-time solo, a settled round of repeat customers

scaled

£7,744/mo

£88 × 4 sessions × 22 days = £7,744/month

A second pair of hands, or a denser round with less travel

Ways to run it

The same trade, priced and staffed differently. Which one you pick sets the ceiling.

Single session

One conversation, one plan

Six-week programme

Sold as a package, paid up front

Who pays for this

People changing careerGraduatesEmployees facing redundancy

Why this works

Demand is strong, and the work is largely repeat customers. Setting up is straightforward, and you could be paid for your first job within a few weeks.

Where the first customers come from

  1. LinkedIn
  2. University careers services
  3. Outplacement firms
  4. Referrals
  5. WhatsApp Business
  6. Local Facebook groups

Before you take on work

  • Public liability insurance
  • Professional indemnity cover

How WenBuidl helps

Tell Buidlr what you want to build and it sets up the business: your own page, quoting and booking, a CRM that remembers every customer, invoicing, and an assistant that answers and follows up while you are on a job.

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