The Business of Educational Consulting

EDUC X 414.96

Discover how to create a successful educational consulting practice using basic business principles and entrepreneurship skills.

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Fall
Winter
Spring
Summer
Online
Starting at $835.00
As few as 10 weeks
4.5
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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.

Fall 2023 Schedule

Date & Time
Details
Format
 
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This section has no set meeting times.
Available
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Instructor: Katherine Price
394340
Fee:
$835.00
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Notes

Internet access required. Materials required.

 

HECA: Higher Education Consultants Association

Promo code: HECA23-24

 

IECA: Independent Educational Consultants Association

Promo code: IECA23-24

Refund Deadline
No refunds after September 29, 2023
Course Requirements
Book: The New Consultants Quick Start Guide by Elaine Biech
Wiley & Sons
ISBN 9781119556930
Book: Good to Great by Jim Collins
Harper Collins Publishers
ISBN 9780066620992
Book: Consultants Manual by Thomas Greenbaum
Wiley & Sons
ISBN 9780471008798
-
This section has no set meeting times.
Available
See Details
Instructor: Gena Lester
394342
Fee:
$835.00
Onlineformat icon
Updating...
Still accepting enrollments
See Details
Notes

Internet access required. Materials required.

 

HECA: Higher Education Consultants Association

Promo code: HECA23-24

 

IECA: Independent Educational Consultants Association

Promo code: IECA23-24

Refund Deadline
No refunds after September 29, 2023
Course Requirements
Book: The New Consultants Quick Start Guide by Elaine Biech
Wiley & Sons
ISBN 9781119556930
Book: Good to Great by Jim Collins
Harper Collins Publishers
ISBN 9780066620992
Book: Consultants Manual by Thomas Greenbaum
Wiley & Sons
ISBN 9780471008798

Winter 2024 Schedule

Date & Time
Details
Format
 
-
This section has no set meeting times.
Future Offering (Opens November 06, 2023 12:00:00 AM)
See Details
Instructor: Gena Lester
395123
Fee:
$835.00
Onlineformat icon
Updating...
See Details
Notes

Internet access required. Materials required.

HECA: Higher Education Consultants Association

Promo code: HECA23-24

IECA: Independent Educational Consultants Association

Promo code: IECA23-24

Refund Deadline
No refunds after January 12, 2024
Course Requirements
Book: The New Consultants Quick Start Guide by Elaine Biech
Wiley & Sons
ISBN 9781119556930
Book: Good to Great by Jim Collins
Harper Collins Publishers
ISBN 9780066620992
Book: Consultants Manual by Thomas Greenbaum
Wiley & Sons
ISBN 9780471008798
-
This section has no set meeting times.
Future Offering (Opens November 06, 2023 12:00:00 AM)
See Details
Instructor: Katherine Price
395125
Fee:
$835.00
Onlineformat icon
Updating...
See Details
Notes

Internet access required. Materials required.

HECA: Higher Education Consultants Association

Promo code: HECA23-24

IECA: Independent Educational Consultants Association

Promo code: IECA23-24

Refund Deadline
No refunds after January 12, 2024
Course Requirements
Book: The New Consultants Quick Start Guide by Elaine Biech
Wiley & Sons
ISBN 9781119556930
Book: Good to Great by Jim Collins
Harper Collins Publishers
ISBN 9780066620992
Book: Consultants Manual by Thomas Greenbaum
Wiley & Sons
ISBN 9780471008798

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