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I have done quite a bit of tutoring myself in academic settings and briefly on the side for finance professionals, but I have never thought too much about the business end of things. Your list of prospective "offerings" seems like you have a full service type of model in mind. I think an instructive excercise would be to inventory all other forms of competition in your "area" and position yourself accordingly. The full service model might be difficult to pull off initially, particularly on the college counseling end of things. This business week article I read recently will give you a good look at what the high-end of that market looks like.

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_43/b4055063. htm?chan=search

 

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Jeremy Cote
Owner
Covered Bridge Cellars, LLC

blog.coveredbridgecellars.com

Hi Copeland,

Here are some suggestions.  First, the link below will take you to the home page of a company that has franchise tutoring centers.  You might get some ideas from them.  You can also see if you can contact a Project literacy rep in your area.  My wife use to be an adult literacy tutor tor them.  They might have some ideas you could use.  Also, contact your local library and community college to see if you could lease a small space to conduct your tutoring.

Finally, there is a great need for tutors.  Many adults are functionally illiterate and need help with their reading and writing skills  This is the area my wife worked in.  Many school districts are also paying high dollars to tutor students so the schools can meet the "No Child Left Behind"standards.  There's currently millions of federal dollars available to meet this standard.

Hope this helps.

http://kumonfranchisee.com/.

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