Turner Test Prep Company Case Study

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Turner Test Prep Company Case Study Introduction In the spring of 2003, Jessica Turner felt that she had come to a crossroads with her business. As the founder and CEO of Turner Test Prep, a company specializing in preparing people of the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam, she felt that she was not achieving market share and growing in the right direction. After 3 years of providing prep classes to both students and professionals, Turner had about 10% of the market and was facing fierce competition from her primary rival, National Testing Services. Uncertain with which growth direction to take, Jessica contemplated several options. Background Jessica Turner started Turner Test Prep in the summer of 1997 after graduating from Case Western Reserve University with a master’s degree in Accounting. She passed the CPA exam and began applying to Big Six accounting firms. Frustrated after receiving several rejections, Jessica began to consider other employment options. Her undergraduate degree was in business, and after graduation, Jessica worked for several years in the business office of a small test prep company based in San Francisco. The company prepared students who wanted to take primarily the SAT, GRE, GMAT, MCAT and LSAT. Although her job was to manage the company’s business affairs, she also began teaching math to students several nights a week. Jessica received training from the company in teaching basic testing skills, and she applied those skills toward teaching the math portion of the exams. She received positive feedback from her students as a conscious and innovative teacher. Jessica felt her teaching experience helped her as she began to prepare for the CPA exam herself. She knew how to study efficiently, how to organize her notes, and how to practice for the various sections of the exam. Jessica was one of the 25% of the students

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