The Tutor Collective is a not-for-profit networking and mastermind group based in Elstree, Hertfordshire; the only one of its kind just for tutors, music tutors, club leaders and other child-focused business owners. Having attended business networking events for years, I've always really enjoyed and believed in the principle of it; meeting interesting, like-minded people and forming business and personal relationships that were mutually beneficial. However, as the director of Guitar Teacher Bushey, I would find that whilst I would meet a lot of interesting people (accountants, lawyers, plumbers etc.), I'd rarely meet people whose businesses had synergy with mine. I have often been asked to recommend piano teachers and maths tutors for my students but never insurance loss assessors.. Because of this, in April 2023 I decided to reach out to a few local child-focused business owners and invited them to meet up with the aim of exchanging ideas and eventually to refer and recommend each other, once we had get to know, like and trust one another. Our first meeting was in my house on the 11th of April 2023 and had an impressive turnout of.. 5 of us. Unfortunately, there are no pictures of the meeting (you can see some later meetings on the left), though I assure you, we had some excellent coffee! Over the following few months, we'd meet up intermittently, roughly once per half-term, and it was reassuring to see the same happy faces looking forward to and continuing to attend the meetings. Slowly, the group started to grow and I decided to establish the group more formally as our community continued to flourish. We found a home at The Hertsmere in Borehamwood in January 2024 and moved to The Aerodrome Café in Elstree in October 2024 where we have been there ever since. We now have roughly 15 members who regularly attend our meetings and hopefully, we'll see you there soon too!
