From $250 Investment to 100-Location Global Franchise | Michael Black

From $250 Investment to 100-Location Global Franchise | Michael Black

August 30, 2026 · 35 min

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Michael Black shares his journey from a $250 investment to building a global tutoring franchise.

Send us Fan Mail He started with a $250 car magnet and a spare room in his parents' house. At just 17 years old, while still studying commerce and law at the University of Sydney, he began tutoring high school students on the side. He had no business background, no family mentors in entrepreneurship, and no plan to build anything beyond a bit of extra income. Ten years later, that side hustle has grown into an international tutoring franchise expanding across Australia, New Zealand, Canada, t...

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