Hi, I have just skimmed through this whole thread, and first off have to say that I know nothing of either of you.
Business wise, and reading comments in this thread, you need to totally revise your attitude. Starting a sentence with 'So' will result in you not being taken seriously. Also answering a comment with 'I am first aid trained mate
' is a bit childish, and bearing in mind some of your potential clients will be reading your reply, it was fool hardy too.
What first aid qualification do you have, and is it even appropriate for the venture you wish to start? Do, some research on first aid courses, as ones such as 'first aid at work' will not cover you, neither will St Johns certs.
Something more relevant would be a first aid (incident management) course, which is a NVQ 2 outdoor first aid course.
Are you both CRB enhanced checked? You will need to be to carry on at all.
Do you have 'female cover' so that your kids courses can be run?
I can see no reason to join the TA, as this will not teach you any bushcraft, and the advice to join the scouts will be much more fruitful.
I also don't know of the bushcraft course some posters are asking you take to get ideas, but do know that this site looks in on itself very often......There are hundreds of courses out there, and to be honest, taking good as well as bad ones is not too bad an idea, so you could see what works and what doesn't.
There are many pitfalls in starting a new bushcraft business, and I have seen many of them first hand, as I was involved in the concept and then start up of a bushcraft company. many bushcraft instructors have no teaching qualifications at all, but do have the ability to teach or impart knowledge...Do you have this quality?
IF you wanted me to part with hard earned money to go on one of your courses, or invest in your venture, and assuming I was not put off by a ludicrous avatar (with 'death' in), would I be inspired by your videos that other posters have seen?
If we looked at a very basis lecture such as using a bow drill, and I was a curious student who asked you to make one there and then, could you do it?
Could you make one without using a knife or commercial string/cordage?
You do seem young, and should ideally spend some more time perfecting skills, so that your future students have total belief in you. I remember attending a 'wild food' lecture from a young 'expert' who obviously knew very little on his subject. He was teaching some army cadets about hawthorn trees, and pointed out that you could eat the trees berries when they were in season....As the cadets would be needing to find their own food, I did have to add that they could also eat the leaves too (a 1000% increase in edible food). At this point the instructor lost the confidence of the cadets.
This site is a very easy going one, and lots of poor knowledge can be forgiven, but you will not find this in the business world, and so even the basics, such as starting a sentence with 'So' need to be looked at. Sorry to repeat that, but if you don't get past that level, you will have no chance at all!
Edited to add:
If I can just quote Robin:
To continue with the positive turn in the thread what attributes do folk look for in their bushcraft instructors? If you are one of those folk that spend your hard won cash on courses how do you choose? Do you look for a nice location somewhere you haven't been before? Are you looking to hone a particular skill and look for someone who is a specialist at that skill? Do folk go on a general introductory course and then keep going back for more from the same folk because you like them? Do you choose on the basis of website? How do you judge and what do you look for? Is cost a factor or class size? Do you want to see military training or many years experience and how do you tell folk are not stretching the truth with their claimed credentials?
And back to the original question, forgetting for now about whether or not you think the guys are up to it yet do you think there are any niches in the market that have not been filled yet? Particular skills or groups of people that could benefit from them.
All or some of this may be true for adults, but does not apply to schools or kids courses, but the points on professionalism and attitude will make all the difference. Schools and organised groups deal with professional instructors/teachers all the time, and will not be fooled by amateurs.