SoFlo Tutors

How I Started A $15K/Month SAT Tutoring Business While In College

January 8th, 2020
Adam Shlomi
Founder, SoFlo Tutors
$100K
revenue/mo
1
Founders
2
Employees
SoFlo Tutors
from Miami, FL, USA
started March 2019
$100,000
revenue/mo
1
Founders
2
Employees
market size
$279B
avg revenue (monthly)
$207K
starting costs
$11.7K
gross margin
90%
time to build
210 days
growth channels
Word of mouth
business model
content-library
best tools
Google Drive, Moz, Upwork
time investment
Full time
pros & cons
39 Pros & Cons
tips
4 Tips
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Hello! Who are you and what business did you start?

Hey everyone! My name is Adam Shlomi and I am a 22-year-old senior at Georgetown University from South Florida. I am the founder of SoFlo SAT Tutoring, an online SAT/ACT tutoring company that provides exceptional test prep to students across the country. I started this business in my bedroom almost a year ago while I was recovering from ankle surgery. I couldn’t walk for 6 months and SoFlo gave me the motivation to get up in the morning.

SoFlo currently brings in average revenue of $15,000 a month and has seen a linear increase in student sign-ups each month since its official inception in March 2019. Since our customer lifetime is short –our students study for and take the SAT, get the score they want, and then no longer require our services– we invest in and rely heavily on the quality of the service we provide to attract future customers. Happy customers and significant score increases have helped spread the word and grow the brand.

What's your backstory and how did you come up with the idea?

I come from an entrepreneurial family. My father works for himself and my maternal...

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