I recently had coffee with fellow franchisee Peter from Yamashina school on the eastern edge of Kyoto. Our school, SSE Ohtsu, is only 1 stop away on the JR Biwako Line on the western edge of Shiga prefecture. So Otsu and Yamashina are neighbours. How does this affect our business? Peter and I compared notes […]
How to Make a 1 Room School into a 2 Room School
When we bought our school in December of last year, it was being run by 1 teacher as a 1 room school. At that time, the school was divided in half by the white boards and their were tables and chairs on both sides, however for practical use it was not set-up properly. In particular, […]
How to improve your visibility in the community
Our school is located on the top floor of a tall skinny building, thus we dont get a lot of walk in business. We have 2 flags at ground level and our school name is on the building’s signs, but nothing BIG to tell people “Here we are”. So last month we budgeted for a […]
