Offer Elite White-Label Tutoring Under Your Brand
Ivy Bound tutors. Your name. Zero overhead. Our private label tutoring services put you in control.
Support Your Families with a Tutoring Partnership—Without Growing a Team
As an educational consultant, you're trusted to guide families through academic decisions. Now, you can offer them world-class tutoring—without hiring tutors or building new infrastructure.
Ivy Bound's white-label tutoring program for independent educational consultants puts our expert educators behind your brand. You stay the face of your business while we handle the tutoring. This is how to add tutoring services to your consulting practice seamlessly.
The IEC Business Challenge Today
In today's competitive college admissions landscape, Independent Educational Consultants face mounting pressure to deliver comprehensive support. Families increasingly expect their IEC to provide or coordinate not just strategic guidance, but also tactical academic support including test preparation, subject tutoring, and executive function coaching.
Key Operational Hurdles
- Recruitment Burden: Finding a qualified SAT tutor requires an average of 20+ hours of screening, interviewing, and vetting.
- Quality Control: Ensuring consistent instructional quality across multiple tutors demands ongoing oversight and professional development.
- Administrative Overhead: Managing schedules, tracking student progress, and communicating with families for in-house tutoring pulls time and attention away from your core consulting work. Even though you retain full control over billing and client relationships, the day-to-day coordination required to run tutoring services creates a significant operational burden.
- Retention Challenges: The education sector faces ongoing tutor retention challenges, creating constant recruitment cycles and disrupting service continuity.
- Liability and Compliance: Hiring tutors introduces employment law considerations, background check requirements, and insurance implications.
The result: Many IECs either decline to offer tutoring (leaving revenue on the table) or struggle with the operational complexity of building an in-house tutoring team.
The White-Label Solution
Ivy Bound's white-label tutoring partnership allows you to deliver world-class test prep and academic tutoring services to your clients under your own brand, with zero infrastructure investment. You remain the primary point of contact and trusted advisor, while we handle all tutoring operations behind the scenes.
How It Works
When a client needs tutoring, you refer them to Ivy Bound through our partner portal.
Our team matches the student with a 99th-percentile tutor based on subject, learning style, and schedule.
Tutors provide instruction via our proven online platform, with all sessions recorded for quality assurance.
You receive detailed progress reports featuring your branding, which you can share with families.
You bill your client at your retail rate; we invoice you at the wholesale rate.
Your Role
Strategic Advisor & Primary Relationship Manager
Our Role
Tutoring Operations, Quality Control & Instructional Delivery
Comprehensive Service Portfolio
Our white-label partnership gives you access to Ivy Bound's complete tutoring catalog, allowing you to position yourself as a one-stop solution for academic support.
Test Preparation
- SAT: Comprehensive prep for all sections (Evidence-Based Reading & Writing, Math) with focus on score improvement strategies
- ACT: Full curriculum covering English, Math, Reading, Science, and optional Writing
- PSAT/NMSQT: Targeted preparation for National Merit Scholarship qualification
- SSAT & ISEE: Private school entrance exam preparation for middle and high school applicants
- AP Exams: Subject-specific tutoring for 20+ Advanced Placement exams
Academic Tutoring
- Core Subjects: Math (Algebra through Calculus), English/Writing, Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Physics), History, Foreign Languages
- AP & Honors Courses: Advanced curriculum support with exam preparation
- Grade Levels: Middle school through undergraduate
Enrichment & Executive Function
- Study Skills: Note-taking strategies, time management, organization systems
- Executive Function Coaching: Planning, prioritization, task initiation, and self-monitoring
- Academic Confidence Building: Growth mindset development and test anxiety management
Graduate Exam Preparation
- GRE: Comprehensive graduate school entrance prep
- GMAT: Business school entrance exam preparation
- LSAT: Law school admission test strategies
Pricing Structure & Revenue Potential
Our pricing model is straightforward: you receive exclusive wholesale rates on all services, and you set your own retail pricing based on your market and positioning. This gives you complete control over your margins and allows you to structure packages that align with your consulting fees.
Sample Pricing & Margins
| Service | Ivy Bound Wholesale | Your Retail Price (Example) | Your Profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAT Premier (26–28 hrs) | $950 | $1500 | $550 |
| SAT/ACT with Private Tutoring — 20 Hours | $1000 | $1500 | $500 |
| Private Tutoring | $35/hour | $65/hour | $30/hour |
| STEM Genius (Monthly) | $1350/month | $2000/month | $650 |
*Retail prices are examples only; you set your own rates based on your market positioning.
Revenue Impact
- Average IEC Client: If 60% of your clients utilize tutoring services, and each generates $500 in tutoring profit, a practice with 30 annual clients could add $15,000+ in annual revenue with zero additional overhead.
- Premium Positioning: Offering integrated tutoring allows you to command higher consulting fees by positioning yourself as a comprehensive solution provider.
- Recurring Revenue: Academic tutoring creates ongoing monthly revenue streams beyond one-time consulting engagements.
Billing Process
1. We Invoice You
Ivy Bound invoices your practice at wholesale rates (net 30 terms available for established partners).
2. You Invoice Client
You bill your client at your retail rate. You maintain the direct financial relationship with families, reinforcing your role as their primary advisor.
Proof in Practice: A Partnership Case Study
A mid-sized Independent Educational Consulting practice in the Northeast integrated Ivy Bound's white-label SAT preparation into their service offering in 2023. The practice had previously referred families to local tutoring centers, which often resulted in inconsistent quality and occasional loss of clients to the tutoring provider.
Practice Profile
- Size: Solo practitioner with 25-30 annual clients
- Market: Suburban Northeast, competitive public high schools
- Average Client Value (Pre-Partnership): $4,500 in consulting fees
Partnership Implementation
- Began offering white-label SAT prep as an integrated component of junior-year planning
- Positioned tutoring as "part of our comprehensive college readiness program"
- Priced SAT packages at $2,000-$3000 depending on hours and customization
Results After Year One
From $4,500 to $6,075 average
Eliminated vetting & coordination
- Higher Client Retention: Families stayed engaged longer due to integrated service model
- Improved Market Positioning: Practice differentiated itself from consultants who only provide referrals
- Client Satisfaction: Families appreciated the seamless experience and single point of contact
Key Success Factor
The consultant positioned tutoring not as an add-on, but as a strategic component of the college preparation timeline, which increased uptake and reinforced the value of the consulting relationship.
The Top 1% of Educators—Because Your Reputation Depends On It
Your brand's credibility is built on the quality of every interaction your clients have. That's why Ivy Bound maintains the most rigorous tutor selection and training process in the industry. Only the top 1% of academic applicants are admitted into our tutoring team.
Our Three-Pillar Quality Framework
1. 99th Percentile Performance Standard
- Every tutor must have scored in the 99th percentile on the standardized test(s) they teach
- Verified through official score reports—no exceptions
- For academic tutoring, tutors hold degrees from top-tier universities with demonstrated subject mastery
2. Multi-Stage Vetting Process
- Application Screening: Review of academic credentials, teaching experience, and references
- Subject Assessment: Tutors complete a comprehensive exam in their subject area to verify current mastery
- Mock Tutoring Session: Candidates teach a sample lesson to our training team, evaluated on pedagogy, engagement, and adaptability
- Background Check: Comprehensive criminal background screening for all tutors
- Interview: Final interview assessing cultural fit, communication skills, and commitment to student success
3. Ongoing Professional Development
- Curriculum Training: All tutors complete Ivy Bound's proprietary curriculum training, covering our proven methodologies and materials
- Pedagogical Coaching: Regular coaching sessions on instructional techniques, student motivation, and online engagement strategies
- Quality Assurance: All sessions are recorded and reviewed; tutors receive feedback and targeted development
- Continuing Education: Quarterly workshops on updated test formats, new teaching strategies, and student psychology
The Result
Families receive instruction from educators who combine elite subject mastery with proven teaching ability—delivered seamlessly under your brand.
White-Label Client Experience
The power of a white-label partnership is that your clients experience Ivy Bound's quality through your brand identity. From the first introduction to the final progress report, families see you as the provider of these services.
Materials You Receive
- Welcome Packets: Customized orientation materials featuring your logo and contact information
- Progress Reports: Detailed academic reports with your branding, showing session summaries, skill development, and recommendations
- Parent Communication: All family updates and check-ins come from you
- Certificates of Completion: Branded certificates for students who complete programs
- Marketing Collateral: Customizable one-pagers and service descriptions you can share with prospective clients
The Client Journey
You introduce the tutoring service as part of your comprehensive offering.
Client enrolls through you; you handle all client-facing communication.
Student receives welcome materials with your branding.
Tutoring sessions are delivered by Ivy Bound tutors via our platform.
You receive regular reports to share with families, reinforcing your oversight role.
Final reports and certificates feature your brand.
Key Principle
Families understand they're receiving tutoring through your practice. Ivy Bound operates as your behind-the-scenes partner, never competing for the client relationship.
Getting Started: Launch in Three Simple Steps
Implementing a white-label tutoring partnership with Ivy Bound is designed to be seamless, with minimal setup time and no upfront investment.
Step 1: Partnership Agreement Week 1
- Initial Consultation: 30-minute call to discuss your practice, client base, and goals
- Agreement Signing: Review and sign our standard partnership agreement (no exclusivity required)
- Pricing Setup: Establish your wholesale rates and discuss retail pricing strategies
- Timeline: Completed in 3-5 business days
Step 2: Onboarding & Training Week 2
- Platform Orientation: Learn how to access our partner portal for client referrals and progress tracking
- Branding Setup: Provide your logo and brand guidelines; we create your co-branded materials
- Service Overview: Detailed walkthrough of all available tutoring services and how to position them
- Sample Materials: Receive templates for introducing tutoring to your clients
- Timeline: 1-2 hours of training, completed in one week
Step 3: Launch & First Client Week 3+
- Soft Launch: Begin offering tutoring to select clients or as opportunities arise
- First Referral: Submit your first client through the partner portal
- Student Matching: We match the student with an ideal tutor within 48 hours
- Kickoff: First tutoring session scheduled; you receive confirmation and session details
- Ongoing Support: Dedicated partner success manager available for questions and optimization
Timeline to Revenue
Most partners enroll their first tutoring client within 2-4 weeks of signing the partnership agreement.
No Minimums, No Commitments: There are no minimum client requirements or volume commitments. Refer clients as opportunities arise, and scale at your own pace.
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