Is tutoring a good business?
Obviously, that depends on what you need/expect from your business. Here are a few pros and cons to help you answer that question for yourself. A tutoring business can have incredibly low start-up costs, and requires very few cash investments to build. Tutoring doesnt require much in the way of material resources, and to a certain extent, you get to set your own schedule. Also, the job can be challenging and rewarding as you help students and watch them improve. On the other hand, having regular tutoring commitments can take flexibility out of your weekly schedule. Obviously, there is no paid leave or other types of benefits. While landing your first tutoring client may not be very difficult, it may take a while to build up a steady clientele that can provide a steady income. Last, of course, you run the risk of having to work with kids who present such challenges that the reward does not seem to outweigh the agony. The legalities of running a business are another group of issues that
Tutoring can be a very good, lucrative business if you treat it seriously as a way to earn income while helping students achieve their goals. It is however, a time consuming commitment and good tutors perform research and work outside of their tutoring sessions that they are not compensated for. An example of this would be reading the same literature books assigned to students for their summer reading requirements; making up study guides during the school year to help students review for tests and coordinating services and communication with their teachers. These are all timely requirements for which a good tutor is not compensated for, but will do voluntarily as part of their job. You must love working one-on-one with students, learn how to establish emotional connections with each invidual, understand differentiated teaching strategies and remain non-judgemental. If you can take the time to do all of these things, than tutoring can be a financially as well as emotionally rewarding endeavor.
Obviously, that depends on what you need/expect from your business. Here are a few pros and cons to help you answer that question for yourself. A tutoring business can have incredibly low start-up costs, and requires very few cash investments to build. Tutoring doesn’t require much in the way of material resources, and to a certain extent, you get to set your own schedule. Also, the job can be challenging and rewarding as you help students and watch them improve. On the other hand, having regular tutoring commitments can take flexibility out of your weekly schedule. Obviously, there is no paid leave or other types of benefits. While landing your first tutoring client may not be very difficult, it may take a while to build up a steady clientele that can provide a steady income. Last, of course, you run the risk of having to work with kids who present such challenges that the reward does not seem to outweigh the agony. The legalities of running a business are another group of issues that
