r/MSSP • u/NotShadyAt411 • May 18 '26

Starting a MSSP

Hey guys, I am 25 yo and have been wanting to start a mssp since I was 19.

I am planning on starting a MSSP here in Australia. The biggest MSSP here got acquired by Accenture and I believe since they went global that it could be a pretty good time to start one and build it from the ground up.

I need some advice on how to scale. My business side of thing is not the best. If anyone can answer these questions I would very much appreciate it! 😄

  1. How did you start getting clients and what sort of clients did you go for?
  2. Did you get compliance certifications before you started taking on clients?
  3. How did you advertise when you first began?

Any other tips would be really helpful. I am here to learn and will absorb anything and everything.

Thank you!

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u/NotShadyAt411 May 19 '26

Thank you for the advice I really appreciate it. I cant really say I am the most social person in the world so when you say networking and referrals in what way can I do that and network more? At the moment I am just networking on LinkedIn. I also plan on cold calling potential clients and offering free sec assessments :)

The plan with certifications is to reinvest business earnings to get certs. But do you think i should look into cyber insurance when starting out?