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[matthews_world]

I need a break from teaching students abroad so just wondering who here has set up their own academy in their country for kids.

I'm American and this would be a part-time thing on top of regular full-time work so I doubt I'd need a business license. Perhaps a location connected to a university might be a good place to start from (kids and adults).

I've seen several tutoring websites set-up already.

Probably would need wheels to teach in their homes or a library as most American parents want to stay home and relax in the evening if they work during the day.

[Sector7G]

Not trying to knock your idea, but you ask about starting an academy, and then go on to describe part-time tutoring jobs, either at the students' homes or in libraries, which is completely different.

Both things are do-able, but I would imagine starting a true academy in a brick and mortar building would take some bucks, not only to start but to withstand the first year or so until you get established.

[young_clinton]

Brick and morter schools are going to be heavily regulated. Nobody starts a K-12 school for profit, not even private schools. You could try putting ads in the paper for tutoring, but people are already doing this. Community Colleges already provide a lot of what you are probably thinking about anyway.

[EZE]

There are so many regulations in our "free country," the USA would probably be among the most difficult countries for an American citizen to open such a school.

[young_clinton]

[EZE]