As we usher in the new year, it's the perfect time for independent educational consultants to reflect on their professional journey and set meaningful resolutions for the upcoming year. Whether you're looking to expand your client base, enhance your services, or improve your overall business operations, setting clear goals can pave the way for success. In this blog post, we'll explore five essential tips to help independent educational consultants achieve their business resolutions in 2024 ..read more

As an independent college consultant, a well-crafted logo can speak volumes about your services, values, and approach. Fortunately, you don't need to break the bank to have a professional-looking logo. With free tools like Canva, you can design a unique and compelling logo for your college consulting business. In this guide, we'll walk you through the steps to create a logo that perfectly represents your brand ..read more

As an independent college consultant, it's crucial to stand out and differentiate your business from the competition. In this blog post, we will explore effective strategies to help you navigate the competitive landscape and establish a unique position for your college consulting business ..read more

Starting your own independent college consulting business can be an exciting and fulfilling venture. With the increasing demand for personalized guidance in the college admissions process, there is a growing market for professional consultants. However, launching a successful college consulting business requires careful planning and execution. In this blog, we will outline the essential steps to help you establish your independent college consulting business and set yourself up for long-term success ..read more

Are you an educator or an entrepreneur? As IECs, we face this question daily. While most of us enter the field of college counseling because we want to make an impact, we still need to make enough money to live and achieve our personal goals (like sending our own children to college). So how do you balance being a "do-gooder" with making a profit?  ..read more

Does the idea of talking to your families about how they are going to pay for college scare you or intrigue you ..read more

One of the biggest misconceptions about independent college counselors is that their work is all about getting students into the most prestigious colleges and universities. Indeed, many students and parents approach the admissions process as a game where getting into highly ranked, brand name schools qualifies as winning, regardless of whether that school is a good fit.    ..read more

As independent educational consultants, it's important to continually strive for improvement in order to provide the best possible services to your clients. One way to do this is by setting new year's resolutions for your small business. It's not always easy to stick to these resolutions, especially as the year goes on and other priorities start to take over. Here are a few tips for seeing through your IEC practice new year's resolutions in 2023 ..read more

"Educators often forget that they have a right to be compensated for their expertise and should not be made to feel badly about that." In all the years that I have taught and mentored both new consultants and school-based counselors, the one issue that has not changed is their perception that we are somehow not allowed to value our own time or experience. This is probably a result of education having been a primarily female occupation for so many years. We are taught that we must be nurturers and that what we do is more ministry than work. Hogwash!! What we must do is value ourselves and what ..read more

Choosing where to go to college is one of the biggest decisions students and their families will make. While many factors are at play–from tuition to school size and location–certainly one of the most important is the academic reputation of the schools and programs that correspond with a student’s interests.  Many of the most prestigious universities have become so through their emphasis on research, which is considered the pinnacle of academic achievement. Large research universities often make important new discoveries and invent technologies that affect our lives. As a result, they att ..read more