The Business of Educational Consulting
This course focuses on how to create a successful educational consulting practice using basic business principles and entrepreneurship skills.
What you can learn.
- Create a business plan for your practice
- Research business structures that work for you
- Prepare a marketing plan
- Create a schedule of services and fees
- Articulate a vision for your consulting practice
- Use social media for marketing
About this course:
Educational consultants are unique among business professionals because their goal is not just to have a profitable practice but also to truly make a difference in the lives of their clients. This course focuses on how to create a successful practice using basic business principles and entrepreneurship skills. Topics covered include steps needed to begin the process: early decisions, formulating the business plan, business structures, fee setting, contracts, creating a marketing plan, and social media. The material in this course is intended to help you create your personal business template, so you can launch a successful educational consulting business.Winter 2020 Schedule
Available Format(s):
These courses are fully online, and there are no in-person classroom meetings.
Internet access required. Materials required.
Please note that while late enrollment into a course is acceptable up to four days after the course start date, it is the responsibility of each student to acquire all required books and course materials by the time they are needed in the course.
Available Format(s):
These courses are fully online, and there are no in-person classroom meetings.
Internet access required. Materials required.
Internet access required. Materials required.
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