15 Startup Instructing Business Success Stories [2024]

Updated: November 19th, 2023
Start A Startup Instructing Business

The startup instructing business involves providing guidance and support to individuals or small businesses that are just starting out.

This can include advice on business planning, marketing strategies, and overall direction for success.

To start this business on a budget, first, identify your areas of expertise and consider the specific industry or niche you want to focus on.

Next, create a basic website or social media profiles to showcase your services and attract potential clients.

Finally, offer your services at an affordable rate and gradually build your reputation through satisfied customers and word-of-mouth referrals.

Here are some real life success stories of starting a startup instructing business:

1. Let's Reach Success ($60K/year)

Lidiya started her blog as a hobby in 2013, combining her passion for personal development and writing. Over the years, she gained traffic, learned about SEO and monetization, and turned her blog into a 5-figure online business. Inspired by other bloggers, she created her signature course, "Financial Freedom Through Blogging," to help others achieve the same success.

How much they make: $60K/year
How much did it cost to start: $100
Current team size: 0

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How I Created A $5K/Month Online Course About Blogging

How a full-time blogger created a 5-figure online business from a hobby, and now helps people start a side hustle and earn passive income with a signature program that teaches how to start and grow a blog, reach 100K page views and $5,000/month, and live life on their own terms.

About
Lidiya started Let's Reach Success almost 11 years ago
Revenue
Lidiya grew the business to $5K/month
Costs
It cost Lidiya $100 to start the business
Read by 12,882 founders

2. Bcombinator ($1.2M/year)

Bcombinator was co-founded by an entrepreneur with 20+ years of experience and a successful track record of creating and scaling startups. The idea for Bcombinator came from the founder's experience teaching entrepreneurship and their desire to create a comprehensive startup incubation program that combines mentoring, networking, investment, and other support services. Since its launch in 2017, Bcombinator has worked with over 100 entrepreneurs and launched approximately 25 startups.

How much they make: $1.2M/year
How much did it cost to start: $3K
Current team size: 10

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How We Started A $100K/Month Startup Incubator And Investment Fund

Learn how Bcombinator, a startup incubator co-founded by a serial entrepreneur with 20+ years of experience, has launched around 25 startups and worked with over 100 entrepreneurs with their incubation, acceleration, mentoring, training, networking, and investment fund programs.

About
Erik started Bcombinator about 6 years ago
Revenue
Erik grew the business to $100K/month
Costs
It cost Erik $3000 to start the business
Read by 4,755 founders

So... can you actually make money with a startup instructing business?

Of course. There are millions to be made in this industry.

But how?

  1. Research real, profitable businesses and see exactly how much money they make.
  2. Study exactly what works, and what doesn’t.
  3. Take action, because now you have the roadmap.

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3. Startups of London ($72K/year)

Startups of London was founded by an entrepreneur who noticed a lack of rich media content about the startup scene in London. With a background in understanding human behavior and previous experience in startups, the founder launched the business in September 2019 as a documentary company profiling startups with video and rich content. The pandemic shifted their focus to SEO and discovering niche areas of need, resulting in impressive growth with over 100,000 people reached and becoming the number one organic result for key search terms in their audience.

How much they make: $72K/year
Current team size: 4

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On Creating A Media Website To Cover London's Startup Ecosystem

Startups of London is a media company profiling startups in the UK with a focus on high-value content creation that has seen over 100,000 people reached and is the number one organic result for many key search terms, since their launch in September 2019.

About
Ozan started Startups of London over 4 years ago
Revenue
Ozan grew the business to $6K/month
Read by 2,943 founders

4. Argona Partners ($120K/year)

Jeremy Imlach, CoFounder and CEO of Argona Partners, came up with the idea for the business while working alongside his brilliant CoFounder, Amadin Agho, and Argona Founder, Richard Anderson III. They noticed a problem in the higher education system, where scientists and engineers struggled to scale their impactful technologies as businesses. They received positive feedback from the market and landed deals with entrepreneurs, leading them to create Argona Partners to help early-stage impact technology companies scale and make a difference.

How much they make: $120K/year
How much did it cost to start: $200
Current team size: 3

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How We Launched A Six-Figure Startup Consulting Business With 100% YoY Growth [Since 2017]

Argona Partners, a consulting and startup development firm focused on early-stage impact technology companies, has achieved over 100% YoY revenue growth since its inception in 2017, and has been recognized as a National and Global Top Startup Consulting Firm for its targeted approach to Growth Strategy and Fundraising Readiness in the clean tech industry.

Revenue
Jeremy grew the business to $10K/month
Costs
It cost Jeremy $200 to start the business
Read by 1,910 founders

So... can you actually make money with a startup instructing business?

Of course. There are millions to be made in this industry.

But how?

  1. Research real, profitable businesses and see exactly how much money they make.
  2. Study exactly what works, and what doesn’t.
  3. Take action, because now you have the roadmap.

Join Starter Story and build your next big thing:

Start Now

5. GrowthMentor ($120K/year)

Fotis Panagiotakopoulos came up with the idea for GrowthMentor after realizing that hiring freelancers for mini-consultations on Skype calls was a more efficient and productive way to learn and get feedback. He saw the potential to create a platform where marketers and founders could easily book mentorship sessions with experienced growth practitioners, and thus, GrowthMentor was born.

How much they make: $120K/year
Current team size: 1

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How I Launched A $5K/Month Platform To Connect With Growth Mentors

GrowthMentor, a platform connecting vetted growth mentors for one-on-one calls, founded by Fotis Panagiotakopoulos, has had over 2,500 mentorship calls booked to date and has seen success in using word of mouth, content marketing, and leveraging other people's networks as the primary drivers of customer acquisition.

About
Foti started GrowthMentor over 5 years ago
Revenue
Foti grew the business to $10K/month
Read by 39,542 founders

So... can you actually make money with a startup instructing business?

Of course. There are millions to be made in this industry.

But how?

  1. Research real, profitable businesses and see exactly how much money they make.
  2. Study exactly what works, and what doesn’t.
  3. Take action, because now you have the roadmap.

Join Starter Story and build your next big thing:

Start Now

6. Zovo Team Ltd. ($240K/year)

Mahamud Hasan, the founder of Zovo Team Ltd, started his business as a freelance graphic designer in 2016. After realizing the lack of technical and business knowledge among entrepreneurs, he expanded his services and formed a team of experts to provide comprehensive solutions for startups. With an estimated revenue of 12.5k$/month and yearly 150k$+, Zovo Team Ltd has become a top branding agency in Bangladesh.

How much they make: $240K/year
How much did it cost to start: $200
Current team size: 40

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We Built A $150K/Year Portfolio Of Online Businesses [From Bangladesh]

Zovo Team Ltd, founded by Mahamud Hasan and his co-founders, is a full-stack digital marketing solutions company with an estimated revenue of $12.5k/month and yearly $150k+. They have six subsidiary brands that provide A to Z solutions for entrepreneurs, and their team is dedicated to the development of new entrepreneurs by offering effective solutions.

About
Mahamud started Zovo Team Ltd. over 4 years ago
Revenue
Mahamud grew the business to $20K/month
Costs
It cost Mahamud $200 to start the business
Read by 3,721 founders

7. No BS Startup Guide ($27K/year)

Farzad Khosravi, a 3x founder and CEO, launched the No BS Startup Guide after experiencing the frustration of sifting through generic advice on the internet. By curating a comprehensive collection of resources and action items, Khosravi aimed to provide entrepreneurs with a step-by-step guide to building successful startups. Since its launch in February 2023, the No BS Startup Guide has averaged $2k/month in revenue and gained traction through platforms like Reddit.

How much they make: $27K/year
How much did it cost to start: $115
Current team size: 1

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How I Started A $27K/Year Online Business Helping Founders Grow Their Startups

No BS Startup Guide founder's step-by-step guide with over 400+ cheat sheets, checklists, SOPs, advice, and courses for startup growth saw an average revenue of $2k per month since its launch in 2023, and "regularly" posts on social media while sending weekly newsletters to maintain sales.

About
Farzad started No BS Startup Guide about 1 year ago
Revenue
Farzad grew the business to $2.25K/month
Costs
It cost Farzad $115 to start the business
Read by 1,719 founders

8. CrowdTamers ($540K/year)

Trevor Longino, the founder and CEO of CrowdTamers, came up with the idea for his business after realizing the demand for his marketing expertise as a freelancer. He saw an opportunity to help startups successfully launch and reach $1 million in annual revenue by providing a systematic approach to go-to-market strategies. Through answering founders' questions on Facebook Groups and creating thought leadership content, he was able to attract and retain customers, growing his agency from 2 employees to 5 employees and achieving nearly $600k in annual revenue.

How much they make: $540K/year
How much did it cost to start: $0
Current team size: 4

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My Journey From A CMO To A Freelancer To An Agency Owner Aiming At $1M Annual Revenue

This case study follows the founder and CEO of CrowdTamers, Trevor Longino, and how he grew his business from $0 to $600k in annual revenue in just 2 years by answering founders' questions on social media and creating a content engine, and how he plans to scale to $1.1 million in ARR through strategic partnerships and structured growth methods.

About
Trevor started CrowdTamers about 3 years ago
Revenue
Trevor grew the business to $45K/month
Read by 1,308 founders

9. Entrepreneur Power Hour ($12K/year)

Bobby Housel, founder of Entrepreneur Power Hour, came up with the idea for his business during his sophomore year at the University of Michigan. After realizing that the world of college entrepreneurship was fragmented and lacking in community, he started hosting meetups for student entrepreneurs, which quickly grew to over 300 founders. Through word of mouth and a successful appearance on a popular entrepreneurship podcast, the business launched organically and has since been focused on building a strong community for college founders.

How much they make: $12K/year
How much did it cost to start: $0
Current team size: 4

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How We Are Changing The Way College Entrepreneurship Works Through Our Community

Learn about how Entrepreneur Power Hour grew to over 300 student founders across two college campus communities and their plan to expand nationwide and empower alumni to invest in the next generation of college founders through their syndicate fund, Founder's Cupid.

About
Bobby started Entrepreneur Power Hour over 2 years ago
Revenue
Bobby grew the business to $1K/month
Read by 928 founders

10. Napkin LLC ($96K/year)

The business started as Maura's graduation project, which was originally to make Napkin a hard cider company. Eventually, she met a woman with a farm-to-table restaurant business and helped her develop operational systems. She enjoyed this work and started acquiring more clients in the same niche.

How much they make: $96K/year
How much did it cost to start: $500
Current team size: 0

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How I Started My $8K/Month Mission-Driven Food Consulting Company

Napkin LLC is a consulting firm aimed at helping mission-driven food and farm people thrive through solutions-oriented business planning, with services including Production Capacity, System Integration, Hospitality Management, and Demand Generation, charging $50-$150 per hour based on the client.

About
Maura started Napkin LLC over 4 years ago
Revenue
Maura grew the business to $8K/month
Costs
It cost Maura $500 to start the business
Read by 1,044 founders

11. TinySeed ($1M/year)

How much they make: $1M/year
Current team size: 11

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How TinySeed Leverages Growth in 23 SaaS Investments

TinySeed is a funding and mentoring company, established by Rob Walling and Einar Vollset, that offers between $120,000 and $160,000 to participating companies, after raising a funding round of about $4M dollars.

About
Rob started TinySeed about 6 years ago
Revenue
Rob grew the business to $83.3K/month
Read by 266 founders