4 Tips For Starting A Successful Test Prep Business (2024)

Updated: January 19th, 2023
Start A Test Prep Business

Want to start your own test prep business? Here are some tips you should know:

Learn more about starting a test prep business:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start a test prep business?
-> Pros and cons of a test prep business

Need inspiration?

-> Other test prep business success stories
-> Examples of established test prep business
-> Marketing ideas for a test prep business

Other resources

We've interviewed thousands of successful founders at Starter Story and asked what advice they would give to entrepreneurs who are just getting started.

Here's the best advice we discovered for starting a test prep business:

#1: Tyler York, founder of Achievable:

We chatted with with Tyler, founder of Achievable ($20K/month). In our interview, Tyler says:

You can save yourself a lot of time, money, and headache by spending the extra time to really understand each market and each customer within that market to find the truly best customer to build for.

Additionally:

The entrepreneurship journey is long. You should be prepared to work in this company for 10 years. That means you’re going to be dealing with every aspect of this business for the next 10 years, so you better like what you’re getting into or be passionate about changing it.

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#2: Allen Kraiem, founder of CMA Exam Academy:

We chatted with with Nathan, founder of CMA Exam Academy ($/month). In our interview, Nathan says:

Going into business requires a lot of calculated risk-taking. Being able to assess risk and staying resilient in tough times is key.

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#3: Tyler York, founder of Achievable:

We chatted with with Tyler, founder of Achievable ($20K/month). In our interview, Tyler says:

If you’re struggling to grow your business across all of your channels or finding traction anywhere, I recommend taking a step b

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