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Three Steps That Must Be Done Before Opening a Home-Based Tutoring Business

1. Legalizing the Business: A home-based tutoring business must be registered with the county's office for proper licensing. Once the business license has been obtained, it is very important to open a business checking account and take payments using one's "Doing Business As" (DBA) name. At this point in one's business, it is very important to accept cash, money orders, or checks. This will help with saving costs at the beginning and eventually saving to use credit card machines. With technology being a supertrend, there's a new way to accept credit cards from clients without the hassle of paying ridiculous fees. The mobile credit card processors are great to use, but one must invest in a Smartphone such as an iPhone or Smartphone that is compatible with Android. Another way that business owners may take credit cards using mobile credit card processors is by using an iPad. In any event, one must choose how he or she desires to accept payments from clients.

2. Finding a Space for Tutoring: There should be a designed room dedicated to tutoring one's clients. Depending on one's specialty (subject area), there are some instructional resources that will need to stay out and it will get harder to try to prep for every tutoring session once business is booming. The goal is to minimize repetitive tasks and maximize instruction. Family members must understand that when tutoring sessions are being conducted that they may not interrupt tutoring sessions unless there is an emergency.

3. Deciding on Your Niche: Individuals need to think about their skills. What is he or she good at? A home-based tutoring business should be designed based upon one's gifts of knowledge. True success will come if individuals stay within their niche. Once the clientele is up, then focus on expanding. A great way to expand one's knowledge base is to take additional classes or workshops.

These are the most important decisions that must be made before opening one's tutoring business. By starting one's tutoring business at home, he or she has many opportunities to work out the kinks and build a strong tutoring brand.

About the Author

Alicia Holland-Johnson, EdD, is a proud mother of two beautiful daughters and an educator with ten years of teaching experience at all levels, including university teaching. She also works as a professional tutor at Realistic Measures & Consulting ( http://www.rmctutoring.org ) and a consultant in the education industry. Her passion is helping individuals believe in themselves and go far. To receive a free special report, join the blog at [http://www.becomingabettertutor.blogspot.com]http://www.becomingabettertutor.blogspot.com.

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