Tutoring Franchise Offers Perfect Equation to Work/Life Balance

The $4 billion dollar tutoring industry offers appealing business opportunities that are as lucrative as they are fulfilling

LONDON - The franchise world has a secret. Owning a lucrative business does not have to come at the price of personal fulfillment. The tutoring industry in North America generates nearly $4 billion a year and offers some of the most rewarding business opportunities available today.

Tutoring businesses like Sylvan, Kumon and Oxford Learning rank as some of the top franchise opportunities in the country.

"The increased demand for supplemental learning has made tutoring franchises a hot commodity among savvy parents and aspiring entrepreneurs. In as little as three months a center can be opened and ready for business," adds Oxford COO, Lenka Whitehead.

According to Whitehead, these opportunities are appealing to everyone from teachers who want to continue working with children, to six figure executives who are in search of a career with more meaning.

Franchise expert Tom Feltenstein, also attributes the increased interest in tutoring franchises to more than just the growth of the industry.

"Business owners today want to feel good about what they do," says Feltenstein. "When you own an [a tutoring centre] you get the opportunity to genuinely improve a child's life, while enjoying the freedom and earning potential to do what matters most."

According to Oxford Learning franchise owner and former teacher, Angela Marseglia, it is possible to be your own boss, grow your income and work in a rewarding field. Angela invested in a tutoring franchise when she was just 27.

"I have spent ten very fulfilling years helping improve the confidence and learning potential of children in my community. And this spring, many of the kids I worked with in my first years are graduating from college. You can't imagine how rewarding that is," she adds.

And according to best selling author and franchise expert Tom Feltenstein, "In a world where the average time spent on the job has increased by as much as 250 hours a year, the benefits of franchise ownership are obvious: flexible work hours without sacrificing earning potential and an opportunity to have a full personal life."