One of the challenges for veterans is to retool and find a niche for their unique skills. Education franchises are a popular choice because they operate from home, which means that initial investment costs and running costs are low and tutoring business owners are able to effect a healthy work/life balance. Kelly Hudson has wielded her extensive expertise gained in US Navy Intelligence to run her Tutor Doctor Franchise.

After completing her doctoral program at Brandman University, she needed a new challenge and Tutor Doctor was the perfect fit: “I’ve grown so much in my doctorate program, that I needed a new challenge,” said Hudson. “I searched around for the next position, but didn’t see anything that lit me up until I came across a business with a service model to help tutor students. That was it.”

One of the aspects that drew Hudson to the Tutor Doctor Franchise brand is that they focus on much more than the bottom line. Their education franchise owners are vetted to ensure that they have the kind of caring approach and commitment to community that resonate with the Tutor Doctor Franchise values. Hudson’s commitment to really helping the families in her community is the perfect example of these values: “I want to help students build strong academic foundations now so they can go as far as they want with their educations in the future,” said Hudson.

Another advantage of purchasing a tutoring business is that Hudson got extensive training on all aspects of the business from the Tutor Doctor home office in Toronto. Once her training was complete, she was able to draw on the established processes, software, marketing and branding of the Tutor Doctor Franchise to establish her tutoring business. Ongoing support and mentoring means that she has support every step of the way.

“There’s a lot to starting a business,” she said. “It’s not easy. But it is very rewarding to be investing in yourself and doing something you feel good about,” Hudson said.