Without a doubt, finding a business educator that fits your vision can be a challenging experience. Speakers bureaus traditionally focus only on high-profile individuals with varying claims to fame. Although name recognition might allow you to fill seats, it does not mean you will get a competent educator with a track record of teaching success. What’s more, you must take into account the fees charged by speakers bureaus, which are above and beyond the cost of the educator.

The major online search engines give you another possibility for finding a business educator. However, it may be quite tedious to sort through the thousands of potential candidates you find on Google and Yahoo listings.

Going straight to a top business—yet another option in searching for an Miami accountant—will assure you of finding a world-class workers, but corporations with leaner budgets might not be able to afford to engage directly with these elite institutions. Others simply must find ways to reduce their expenses.

If you’re finding your business educator search to be time-consuming and frustrating, consider a Web-based service that specializes in investing in Latin America and in helping professionals connect with the best educators in the country—without breaking their budget. This resource should feature:

• An expansive database of quality business educators, including professors, trainers, speakers and consultants with knowledge on a diversity of topics.
• A rigorous screening process that evaluates educators’ areas of expertise, business school affiliation, and other important details before allowing them to be part of the site’s network. This kind of exclusivity will assure you of finding a person that brings substantial value to your education efforts.
• Flexible online searches that allow you to specify the qualities of your preferred educator, including business school affiliation, industry, location, topic, and target audience.
• The option to access educators directly. This will allow you to eliminate the “middleman” and work one-on-one with your ideal educator. It is more cost-effective to pay the educator directly for their services, because you bypass the extra fees that are charged by speakers bureaus and corporate training agencies.
• A selection of excellent education programs that have already been developed and deployed in the real world. This is a good choice if you are interested in a ready-made education solution.
• An assisted search feature that allows you to enlist the help of a seasoned advisor who can help you identify the right business educator for your needs.
• Convenient support services. The resource you use should be able to manage the details of realizing your education program, including contract execution and payments.

A good business educator is not defined by best-selling books. Rather, what makes an educator exceptional is their ability to inspire an audience, explain difficult concepts, and provide meaningful, hands-on instruction. By allowing the tips above to guide your search, you will be sure to find an education professional who exceeds your every expectation.

About Dan Hoeyer – the author of the article

Dan Hoeyer is founder of , the first and only resource that connects professionals with top business educators and education programs across the United States. Dan, an accomplished entrepreneur and business developer in the areas of executive education and networking, is also co-founder and Chairman of the Board of, a privately-owned American Executive MBA business school located in Copenhagen, Denmark.