Tutoring by Teens: A Unique Business Opportunity

Business Overview:

If you’re an excellent student who’s looking for a way to put your smarts to use in your very own small business, you should start a tutoring by teens business. Many parents today are vigilant about their children’s grades and hiring a teenage tutor would be a wonderful option. Your teen tutor business would cater to younger children in elementary school and middle school, helping them raise their grades in basic studies like math, history and English. Depending on your high school curriculum, you may even be able to earn course credit for tutoring children. But even if you don’t earn credit, owning and operating a tutoring business will look wonderful on your college applications and your resume. You would likely set up your tutoring appointments in the afternoons so as not to interfere with your clients’ dinner and bedtime schedule. You may have some weekend appointments as well. This business idea requires in-person communication so you’ll meet your clients either at their homes or at their schools (if their schools offer after-school programs). Therefore, you will need some form of transportation. If you’re not old enough to drive, you can always ride your bike to your appointments. As you market your business around town and your schedule fills up, you will probably need to hire teen tutors to work for you. At that point, you can either continue tutoring your clients or hand them off to one of your capable tutors and concentrate on marketing and managing your business.

A Day in the Life of a Teen Tutoring Business Owner:

Your day will begin with a check of your schedule to see what appointments you have after your school day ends. You will travel to meet your clients either at their homes or schools and tutor them in various subjects. You will also meet with parents from time to time to discuss their children’s progress. If your schedule allows, you will spend some time marketing your business around town with fliers and business cards. You will also talk to counselors at local elementary and middle schools, asking them to refer students to you. If you have a team of teen tutors working for you, you will need to coordinate assignments with them and check with them after their appointments to check the students’ progress.

About Your Customers:

Your customers will be elementary and middle school students who need help with various school subjects. You will also be working with students’ parents to discuss students’ progress and arrange payment.

What You Need to Start:

• Marketing materials
• A pricing plan
• A computer
• Transportation
• A knack for teaching young children

The Good:

• It is rewarding to help children learn.
• Owning a business looks great on college applications.
• You can easily run this business in the evenings and on weekends.
• This is a great way to stay in the loop on new curriculum in the elementary and middle schools.
• Start-up costs are minimal and you can charge top dollar for high quality tutoring services.

The Bad:

• Some students and parents will be difficult to work with.
• You must manage your time effectively to leave room for your own school work and extracurricular activities.

Resources:

• National Tutoring Association
• American Tutoring Association
• The Association for the Tutoring Profession
• Wikipedia on Tutoring

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