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JP8991
Kudo Commander
7 years ago

Power Bi for a small Business Model

Hello,   I am thinking of setting up my own analytics business and doing some work on the side for small companies using Power Bi.   The idea being each company I do work for I would create a wor...
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Greg_Deckler
Community Champion
6 years ago
With what you are describing you would need a Pro license for each customer unless you get a Premium instance, which is probably a little steep starting out. Ideally data would be in the cloud, then your customers wouldn't need gateways.

Good luck, a buddy of mine just sold his Power BI based business, Construction BI.
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    JP8991
    Kudo Commander
    6 years ago

    Thanks so much Greg_Deckler.

     

    Yes, I would certainly only want to go Pro at this stage.

     

    Just so I am clear:

     

    • I would setup a Pro license for myself.
    • Setup an Office 365 Premium Account with Sharepoint.
    • Create a Workspace for each Client/Business.
    • I am guessing this will create a Sharepoint Workspace too.
    • Ensure they setup a Power BI Pro license.
    • Grant each Client/Business access to their corresponding Workspace.
    • All Databases/Excel files for each Client/Business stored in Sharepoint.

    Thanks,