Executive Summary
Bryan's Tutoring Service is an Oregon-based company that offers tutoring services for a wide variety of subjects. The company is currently a sole proprietorship; however the business plans to change its organizational form to an Oregon-based LLC within the next year or two.
Bryan's Tutoring Service was founded by Bryan Thomas while Bryan was attending Atkinson Graduate School of Management. Although the company has informally existed for the last two years, operations have been informal, picking up students here and there. While it has filled some of Bryan's spare time, he is now ready to concentrate on developing this business into a more efficient source of revenue while retaining the joy of teaching that attracted Bryan to the business. The first step of this transformation is the writing of a business plan. This plan is being used as an internal document to assist in the development of the business. Bryan's Tutoring Service operates with very low overhead, therefore Bryan's Tutoring Service will not be seeking capital for operations.
The Market
Bryan's Tutoring Service has identified several target market segments that will be pursued. The largest segment is the Willamette business students. Bryan has close relationships with most of the professors of the business program, allowing Bryan to tailor the tutoring to the specific course material as well as receive referrals from said professors. Within this market segment there will be three subgroups: quantitative clients, non-quantitative clients, and international students. Bryan's Tutoring Service will also serve undergraduate students from Willamette and the surrounding colleges.
The Services
Bryan's Tutoring Service offers a wide range of academic subjects. Sessions can be set up as private or students may form groups for tutoring. Private sessions offer intense individual assistance, but groups sessions can also be beneficial with decreased economic costs and the use of team-based