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. 2022 Aug 26;19(17):10658. doi: 10.3390/ijerph191710658

Table 5.

Annual costs to deliver the EMD programme.

Cost Category Face-To-Face EMD Programme Online EMD Programme
Product development costs
  • 150 h writing and editing 31-unit programme

  • 62 h updating 31 units of online programme

  • Online personality profiling training

GBP 488 with 180-month amortisation
GBP 458 with 180-month amortisation
n/a

GBP 30 with 180-month amortisation
GBP 677 with 180-month amortisation
GBP 458 with 180-month amortisation
GBP 189 with 180-month amortisation
GBP 30 with 180-month amortisation
Consultancy costs
  • Business development consultant

  • Licensing development consultant

  • Public speaking consultant

  • Marketing and sales consultants

GBP 1179 with 180-month amortisation
GBP 617 with 180-month amortisation
GBP 33 with 180-month amortisation
GBP 240 with 180-month amortisation
GBP 289 with 180-month amortisation
GBP 1179 with 180-month amortisation
GBP 617 with 180-month amortisation
GBP 33 with 180-month amortisation
GBP 240 with 180-month amortisation
GBP 289 with 180-month amortisation
Website costs
  • Website programmer

  • Website domain name

  • Website content editor

GBP 5736
GBP 4080
GBP 256
GBP 1400
GBP 5736
GBP 4080
GBP 256
GBP 1400
Equipment and software costs
  • Cost of a laptop

  • Mobile phone

  • Internet

  • Cloud storage

  • Video-conferencing license

  • Online booking platform license

GBP 904
GBP 300
GBP 192
GBP 120
GBP 30
GBP 117
GBP 145
GBP 904
GBP 300
GBP 192
GBP 120
GBP 30
GBP 117
GBP 145
Overhead costs
  • Insurance costs

  • Accounting costs

  • Cost of EMD office

GBP 1477
GBP 84
GBP 1158
GBP 235
GBP 1477
GBP 84
GBP 1158
GBP 235
Staffing costs
  • (1) 

    EMD practitioner costs

  • 1:1 contact programme delivery

  • Life reflection sessions (online)

  • Group sessions (online)

  • (2) 

    Part-time admin assistant

GBP 23,944
GBP 12,361
n/a
n/a
GBP 11,583
GBP 14,330
GBP 2335
GBP 183
GBP 229
GBP 11,583
Total annual cost with 180-month amortisation for start-up product development costs and consultancy costs GBP 33,728 GBP 24,303
Total cost per client per year GBP 2248 (n = 15) GBP 1430 (n = 17)