Start Your Own College Planning Consultant Business: Your Step-By-Step Guide to Success - Paperback

by Eileen Figure Sandlin (Author), Entrepreneur Magazine (Author)

A record 21.6 million students attended American colleges and universities in the fall of 2012. Of those students, the U.S. Census Bureau says, more than 4.4 million were in the 15-19 age bracket, the market primed and ready for the advice dispensed by college consultants. The experts at Entrepreneur zero in on this growing marketing and show education enthusiasts how to turn their passion into profits with a college planning and consultant business.

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Cash-in on Your Higher Calling

Thanks to today's busy lifestyles, nearly 4,500 institutions of higher learning, and millions of college-bound students, the demand for college admissions consulting services is skyrocketing. Using counseling skills you may have already honed in a secondary education setting, or knowledge you've gained from other relevant sources, you can benefit from this booming opportunity--starting a viable business and helping your people achieve their personal potential.

Coached by our experts, learn how to identify your specialty or services--from steering high school students towards acceptance, to assisting in filing admission and financial applications, and other market needs. Moreover, master business basics such as establishing your company as a legal entity, outfitting a home office, managing finances, promoting your services, and more. Plus, access contact and resource lists, sample documents, and expert interviews from practicing college planning consultants.

Includes:
- Statistics relevant to the academic community
- Tips for establishing a home office
- Market research to help you reach your target audience
- Business professionals who can help you do business better
- Naming ideas
- Professional resources
- Cyber techniques (including websites and social media)
- Advertising and public relations tactics
- Financial strategies
- And much more

Consider this your lesson plan for success--start your business now!

Author Biography

Eileen Figure Sandlin runs a professional freelance writing business and is the author of 22 nonfiction books. Her company, EFS Communications, is based in the Metro Detroit area.

For more than four decades, Entrepreneur Media has been setting the course for small business success. From startup to retirement, millions of entrepreneurs and small business owners trust the Entrepreneur Media family; Entrepreneur magazine, Entrepreneur.com, Entrepreneur Press, and our industry partners to point them in the right direction. The Entrepreneur Media family is regarded as a beacon within the small to midsized business community, providing outstanding content, fresh opportunities, and innovative ways to push publishing, small business, and entrepreneurship forward. Entrepreneur Media, Inc. is based in Irvine, CA and New York City.