Mark Sibert was the perfect candidate for a Tutor Doctor Franchise. The leading education franchise has a rigorous candidate selection procedure where prospective tutoring business owners are screened to ensure that they have the right stuff. Sibert is a new breed of businessman; the social entrepreneur, someone who wants to run a profitable franchise while working to bolster the community in which he lives.

“I wanted to help, and looked to help in several ways,” says Sibert of his search to find a profitable franchise that suited both is business acumen and desire to help. Sibert had been an officer in the District of Columbia jail system where he experienced firsthand the importance of education in helping inmates to make better life choices.

Sibert knows the importance that education plays as well as the confidence that comes from achieving academically. He was struck by one little boy who really wanted to become a scientist, but was struggling with his grades: ““Like the young man whose zest was to become a scientist.  If he continues to be disappointed with the next grade level… his zeal may not be as strong, he may lack verve, and may lose ambition because he has no anticipation of how good it feels reaching that goal - to become that scientist he dreamt of, to hope to make some discovery or an achievement, or be a contributor to that discovery or achievement.  It just won't be there.”

It’s stories like these that make a great Tutor Doctor Franchisee. You see, Tutor Doctor’s values state that it’s not enough to just own an education franchise; you have to really want to help the families in your care. It’s this culture of caring that sets them apart from other tutoring businesses.

About 450 Tutor Doctor franchise owners in 15 countries are working within this culture of care to build the communities they live and work in, to make up for the short-comings of their education systems and help kids fulfill their dreams.