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Amesite’s Investments In Infrastructure Enable A No-Setup Fee Deal For Its Customers, Enabling Risk-Free Scale And Simplified Sales
--News Direct--By Meg Flippin, BenzingaUniversities and small businesses play a big role in reskilling workers for the jobs of tomorrow, but many are forced
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[{"type":"text","content":"--News Direct--By Meg Flippin, BenzingaUniversities and small businesses play a big role in reskilling workers for the jobs of tomorrow, but many are forced to balance that responsibility with the costs associated with offering classes and training. In lots of cases, they can only offer the bare minimum. Amesite (NASDAQ: AMST) is helping level the playing field for higher education with its technology-forward no-risk approach. Thanks to advances in technology, the Detroit-based company that provides an online learning platform is able to deliver what it believes is the best deal in edtech. Instead of charging anywhere from $250,000 to $500,000 in set-up fees to edtech customers, Amesite has a no-fee model where customers pay monthly per user. That approach expands the market for Amesite and enables companies and universities to provide professional training without big upfront investments. “Now that we moved from an executive sale with a high setup fee to one with no fees it affords us the ability to reach a broader array of higher education partners and businesses,” said Amesite founder and CEO Dr. Ann Marie Sastry during the company’s recent shareholder update. Amesite says that it also gives the company a more predictable revenue stream with users paying a fixed fee per month per course. The sales process is also made easier because of the lack of startup costs. That has created a much more efficient sales cycle for Amesite, and the company says sales-qualified leads have seen a nearly 200% increase from the first quarter of 2023 to the first quarter of 2024. “We’re extremely busy and extremely excited about our ability to execute in that segment,” said Sastry. Speed Gives Amesite An Edge All of this is made possible thanks to Amesite’s technology-first approach aimed at improving the outcomes of learners. With its platform courses can be added quickly, programs are adaptable and users stay engaged. In one example, Amesite was able to onboard 50 courses in four days for EWIE Group of Companies, a commodity management company that provides training to more than 1,000 employees located around the globe. Its old platform fell way short when it came to engagement, but that changed with Amesite. Less than a quarter after courses began, employee scores were 91%, against a target of 70% for passing.That speed is rare in the e-learni...