About Us
North Coast Education Services provides one-on-one tutoring in all subjects for grades K-12 in Northeast Ohio. NCES offers programs for Special Needs children, helps school districts achieve their educational objectives and provides adult education programs. Tutoring services are available in the day and at night.
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"A caring professional who wants the best for each child and his/her family."
"Carole Richards has created learning materials and turtored students. I highly recommend all that..."
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"Carole Richards has created learning materials and turtored students. I highly recommend all that she has creatively accomplished for her students. I hope that Carole Richards will provide a workshop on her learning materials with Alignable Networking. It was a pleasure to speak with Carole Richard's about both of our passions for tutoring students. "
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A language arts curriculum for word reading, spelling, comprehension and writing skills. It is taught systematically through multi-sensory techniq...
Learning doesn't stop when school is out! North Coast Education Services offer summer programs to keep kids active and engaged in their education. ...
North Coast Education Services offers private in-home and remote tutoring for students in seven northeast Ohio counties including Cuyahoga, Lorain,...
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"John's business concept is very unique."
"Marguerite is passionate about helping children with Autism."
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We have taken this time to produce a reading video series, titled, Sammy and the Magical Reading Chest, five-minute videos where the teacher learns the program at the same time the children learn to read. The program teachers through puppets, animation and children. We plan to launch it when...
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We have taken this time to produce a reading video series, titled, Sammy and the Magical Reading Chest, five-minute videos where the teacher learns the program at the same time the children learn to read. The program teachers through puppets, animation and children. We plan to launch it when COVID is over. This is a labor of love through our not-for-profit, the Creative Education Institute. Our Goal: To affect change through improved literacy. Illiteracy is a national crisis!
Most of our clients come from word of mouth through our clients. Our services are very sensitive to individual needs. We also receive referrals from attorneys, psychologists and schools. Networking hasn't worked as well for us.
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Most of our clients come from word of mouth through our clients. Our services are very sensitive to individual needs. We also receive referrals from attorneys, psychologists and schools. Networking hasn't worked as well for us.
A number of years ago, we were trying to drive people to a workshop at a conference. I dressed up as a gorilla (gorilla marketing) and was followed by a high school marching band around the large conference facility. I passed out flyers inviting people to attend. We had lots of attendees at...
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A number of years ago, we were trying to drive people to a workshop at a conference. I dressed up as a gorilla (gorilla marketing) and was followed by a high school marching band around the large conference facility. I passed out flyers inviting people to attend. We had lots of attendees at our event. While this isn't exactly networking, it really worked. Also, right now with COVID you couldn't do this unless you had the gorilla with a marching band playing on Zoom. Think outside the box.
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We provide the same customer service through phone, email and in person as appropriate.
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We provide the same customer service through phone, email and in person as appropriate.
It's all about relationships. Build a relationship, solve someone's problem. This doesn't change with the current crisis. I built my business with $200 in my dining room 35 years ago. I solved families education problems and they referred other families to us. Trust is the key.
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It's all about relationships. Build a relationship, solve someone's problem. This doesn't change with the current crisis. I built my business with $200 in my dining room 35 years ago. I solved families education problems and they referred other families to us. Trust is the key.
Unfortunately, everyone is inundated with emails, texts and voicemail. Many people ignore this type of communication. It is also difficult to build relationships this way. The old fashioned phone call really works best if you can reach people. And, if possible face-to-face meetings to move...
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Unfortunately, everyone is inundated with emails, texts and voicemail. Many people ignore this type of communication. It is also difficult to build relationships this way. The old fashioned phone call really works best if you can reach people. And, if possible face-to-face meetings to move relationships further. While we use social media and email, it is only a component of marketing and networking in my opinion.
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I think one of your challenges is the private pay market right now. Many people aren't working and would opt to not pay for services. Most of our business comes from the state and school districts. Private pay is pretty quiet right now. Good luck. Zoom is a good source.
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I think one of your challenges is the private pay market right now. Many people aren't working and would opt to not pay for services. Most of our business comes from the state and school districts. Private pay is pretty quiet right now. Good luck. Zoom is a good source.
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I still think our customers are our best marketers. Good customer service is the most important part of finding new customers. Word of mouth works because our business deals so personally with our clients. Social media didn't work as well for us.
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I still think our customers are our best marketers. Good customer service is the most important part of finding new customers. Word of mouth works because our business deals so personally with our clients. Social media didn't work as well for us.
We have struggled using social media in our business. We offer services to children and adolescents with disabilities. Families need to trust us and our best resource even today is word of mouth. We also referrals from school districts, doctors and psychologists. We have spent money on social...
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We have struggled using social media in our business. We offer services to children and adolescents with disabilities. Families need to trust us and our best resource even today is word of mouth. We also referrals from school districts, doctors and psychologists. We have spent money on social media and it produced little or no results in building our business.
I learned that my students want learning to be unpredictable, fun and engaging. Creativity helps a lot as well. The greatest two compliments I received from my students were, "You are weird." and "We never know what to expect from you." While some people would think weird is not a compliment,...
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I learned that my students want learning to be unpredictable, fun and engaging. Creativity helps a lot as well. The greatest two compliments I received from my students were, "You are weird." and "We never know what to expect from you." While some people would think weird is not a compliment, to me it said, I wasn't just ordinary, I was engaging my students.
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