Starting A Tutoring Business – The Importance of a Systematic Process
If you are thinking about starting at tutoring business, you can improve your rate of success by using a blueprint that has been successful for many others. That’s what we decided was important when we started a search that led to us starting our tutoring business in 2004.Your decision is bigger than deciding what materials you will use.Based on previous small business experience, we realized that our decision was bigger than just deciding what materials we should use. We wanted to hit the road running strong, so we looked beyond the need to find good materials. We knew we needed to learn how to become a tutor, and we needed to learn how to build a successful tutoring business. You will want to do the same thing, so you can become an effective tutor and maximize how much you earn at the same time.You need a proven blueprint.To be a successful tutor and a successful business owner, you should look for a blueprint for a complete tutoring business system that you can easily use to take your students through the entire learning sequence, from beginning to end. A blueprint is a plan that shows you how to select a combination of proven and effective materials, a well-organized process for teaching, and the steps you should take to organize the financial part of your business as well. A good blueprint will tell you exactly what to do each step along a path that leads to success.The major points in your blueprint for success.Some of the areas that should be included in your blueprint for success are:
Materials: By looking through the materials you should be able to see that they provide a logical learning process. They should take a student from little knowledge to the desired proficiency endpoint, with no gaps in the process.
Training: The thoroughness of the training you receive is critically important! You should be careful to not underestimate its importance. It should provide what you need to become a recognized expert in the subject area you have chosen, even if you do not have a degree in the subject.
Teaching Environment: Look for guidance from someone with current experience running a tutoring business from their home or business office environment, whichever you prefer. If you run your business from your home, you can be confident it can be done inexpensively.
Teaching Practices: Ask an experienced and successful tutor for advice on how to pace the teaching process and how to insure the student has mastered each area. Parents will want to know how many hours will be needed, so ask the experienced tutor/trainer about the typical times needed to complete the tutoring/teaching plan.
Advertising: Look for several different types of advertising methods that others have found successful for recruitment of students. If possible, obtain copies of flyers, brochures and other pieces of advertising, and learn how to use each one effectively.
Business practices: You will need to learn how to organize and easily track income transactions and a large variety of expense categories, so you can maximize your net earnings. You’ll want easy-to-understand directions that you can confidently use to take advantage of the many tax laws designed for a home business.
