Marketing and Business Planning for Independent Educational Consultants

Grow Your Independent College Counseling Business
Many people complete their College Counseling Certification but struggle to find clients and build their practice to the desired number of students and income level. If you are a certified independent educational consultant outside of the Portland, Oregon market I can help.

We meet via Skype and work back-and-forth via email. 
$150 per hour

Here's what I can help with:
  • Drafting a business plan and five-year financial projections
  • Finding free or low-cost small business resources
  • Walking you through the steps related to establishing an LLC, business tax ID, liability insurance, business name registry/DBA, business banking account, client contract, exchange of information release with complementary professionals (school counselors, tutors, test prep providers), student/parent intake forms
  • Competitive analysis
  • Pricing structure
  • Considerations related to buying college counseling software
  •  Trade organizations and local business networking 
  • Cross-referrals
  • How to create your own website and what content to include
  • Marketing - what works, what doesn't, how much to spend/budget

 Jodi Walder has over 30 years of advertising and marketing experience. She has been a successful independent college counselor for eleven years.
Thank you for being so generous with your time and expertise! I left feeling energized and excited about the possibilities for marketing my business. Perhaps not QUITE ready to wrap my car with my logo, but ready to reach out to people in my community and let them know what I can do!
-Peggy, independent educational consultant
Jodi, your marketing presentation was fabulous! I could identify with so much of what you were saying, and I appreciate SO MUCH your willingness to be open and share what you have done in order to help others. I hope that as I improve what I do, I can help others as you have helped me. Thank you. 
- Missy, independent educational consultant

Comprehensive college counseling  
Westside: Jodi Walder,  jodi@collegeadmissioncoach.com , (503) 720-7114,  
Eastside: Emily Standish, emily@collegeadmissioncoach.com , (503) 267-4605, 
Portland Metro: Debra Sankovitz, debra@collegeadmissioncoach.com , (503) 901-0059,
Global: Rachel Coleman, rachel@collegeadmissioncoach.com 
​Eastside: Abby McKinnon, abby@collegeadmissioncoach.com , (503) 317-8761​
Eastside: Robin Johnson, robin@collegeadmissioncoach.com​ , (503) 896-8826
College Admission Coach, LLC makes no representations, warranties or guarantees about admission to any school. 
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