Affiliate & Ownership Disclosure

Last updated: July 2026

We believe in being straightforward about how the businesses behind this site are related, because it affects how you should read our recommendations.

Who runs this site

How To Open A Driving School is published by the team behind Champion City Driver's Ed and Drivers Ed Partners, and is part of the same family as Driving School Founders and the book Nobody Dreams of Owning a Driving School. In other words, several of the services we mention are our own.

What that means for you

• Drivers Ed Partners is an affiliated business that provides paid startup and training-manager services. When our cost calculator shows the Drivers Ed Partners training-manager option ($20/student), that is one real, available planning scenario — and it is our service. We show it because it's genuinely how many lean schools keep the training-manager cost low, but you should weigh it knowing we offer it.
• Driving School Founders is our paid system and certification for building and running a school.
• The Startup Kit is our paid digital product.
• The free tools, articles, and state guidance are free and require no purchase.

Our commitment

We'd rather earn your trust than push a sale. The free tools are built to give you an honest read — including telling you when opening a school may not be right for you. When we recommend a paid option, it's because we believe it genuinely helps, and we disclose that it's ours so you can judge for yourself.

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