These bootcamps can pretty much fund themselves if put together properly. Putting together a curriculum, finding a space, in a nutshell just putting together a

These bootcamps can pretty much fund themselves if put together properly. Putting together a curriculum, finding a space, in a nutshell just putting together a business plan. From there I would set a price for the class and start doing pre-registration, do a limited 10 seat first class and have people sign up if interested. An instructor you can bring on board for a contract price for the duration of the bootcamp. I have seen this work out successful many times in the recent 6 months. Also if your looking for something that is more for the community and less for the profit, take a look at http://www.meetup.com/codecrewny/ http://www.meetup.com/codecrewny/. These guys do meetups to go through the JS in 6-8 weeks curriculum (http://javascriptissexy.com/how-to-learn-javascript-properly http://javascriptissexy.com/how-to-learn-javascript-properly) Since Rails is not prevalent, it's a great time to seize the opportunity of building that following.