About - Club Z! In-Home Tutoring

For over 20 years, Club Z!

has had the privilege of providing high quality in-home tutoring and test prep services to nearly 300,000 students.Club Z! is an academic solutions provider offering a customized learning program for each and every student. We have learning programs to fit any family's needs and preferences - whether it's in-home, on school campus, or even at the library in a small group!

No experience necessary
Our owners don't tutor or teach. They manage a staff of tutors that provide one-on-one instruction for students in the comfort and convenience of the student's home at an extremely competitive rate. If you have a desire to start a business of your own, follow a proven plan and want to team up with industry leaders, then Club Z! could be for you.

The opportunity
The private tutoring market continues to boom, even in a soft economy. The tutoring market in the United States is estimated at over $9 billion per year. Worldwide, the tutoring market is projected to be $100 billion by the year 2017. The main reason for growth is colleges and universities becoming increasingly selective in who they will admit.

This is and will continue to be a key market driver for years to come.

3 growing profit centers

1. K-12 1 to 1 tutoring - Our tutoring is conducted in the home of the student or another mutually agreed location. Club Z!s program is extremely effective; our average student improves two letter grades in just 60 days.
2. Test Prep - We offer proprietary programs for the PSAT, SAT, ACT and Study Skills. Our average student improves 240 points on the SAT and 3-4 points on the ACT. Club Z! also offers test prep programs for the SSAT, ISEE, GMAT, GRE, LSAT and MCAT.
   
   These Programs may be offered online, 1-to-1, or in small groups.
3. Online Tutoring - Club Z! franchise owners can offer online test prep, subject tutoring and our ON-Demand homework help program to capture additional revenue.

Club Z! has made Entrepreneur Magazine's Annual Top 500 Franchise List for the last 7 years

• Low-Cost - #19 (2014), #23 (2013), #41 (2012)
• Top Home-Based - #24 (2014), #35 (2013), #68 (2012)
• America's Top Global - #165 (2014), #149 (2013), #184 (2012)
• Franchise 500 - #116 (2015), #114 (2014), #173 (2013), #236 (2012)

The Club Z! advantage
We have designed the cost of a Club Z! franchise to be among the most reasonable in the tutoring industry. Our franchise package is currently $27,250.

An additional $10,000 is needed for start-up expenses and advertising. Some highlights of your investment are:

• Home-Based/Low overhead - No storefront needed. Work out of your home! By eliminating the high overhead associated with a storefront or learning center, Club Z! owners can focus their resources on advertising, marketing and management.
• We furnish qualified tutors - We provide franchisees with pre-screened tutors; all with certifications and/or degrees with 2+ years of proven tutoring experience.
• All Subjects/Grade levels - Club Z! also has proprietary curriculum such as SAT, ACT and Study Skills programs so that franchises can offer top quality programs to its students and schools.
• National Advertising/Marketing support - Club Z! spends hundreds of thousands of dollars on national advertising programs each year for our franchisees.
• Our call center, your competitive advantage - Our call center can answer all incoming calls for our franchise owners during business hours. This one-of-a-kind service "sells" your potential clients on using our service, and even schedules your enrollment meetings using a web-based calendar.
• Government contracts - Franchisees, if qualified, may have the ability to provide tutoring services to students and/or school districts through Federal, State and Local government-funded contracts that are already secured by the corporate office and neighboring franchisees.
• Corporate Training - Club Z! provides intensive training at our corporate location in Tampa, Florida. For your convenience, on-line training (with an instructor) is also available for franchisees that wish to begin operations within a quicker time-frame, or need more time to complete our training program. Franchise owners that elect to receive online training are also welcome to participate in our in-person training program in Tampa at a future time.
• Unparalleled ongoing support - You will have unlimited access to our staff during business hours and 24/7 access to our Club Z! intranet; including databases, documents, conferences, conference calls, real-time forums and many other tools to assist with the growth of your franchise.

If you have the motivation and desire to make a difference in your life, as well as the lives of others, and would like to own a business of your own, consider joining Club Z!