Daily Archives: May 28, 2007

Multiple Business Ownership - A First Comment

May 28, 2007 – 11:34 pm

It took me a long time and a lot of experience in business to realize the profit and lifestyle potential in multiple school ownership within the Smith’s School of English franchise system. For many years I ran just the one franchise and that was Smith’s School Koshien however I sold that school on to a [...]

By Martin | Posted in SSE Fukushima Corner | Comments (0)

Smith’s School of English Lesson for One Student at Kyobashi, 5-26-07 Wendy

May 28, 2007 – 8:18 pm

This 2pm student is a Pink student. Most of the time, I like working with pink students because they have a lot of potentials, and it is nice to see their happy faces when you teach them something new. But this one is a bit of an exception. He is shy, gets nervous very easily, [...]

By Wendy | Posted in SSE Lesson Plans in Action | Comments (0)

Fun to be an English Teacher in Japan

May 28, 2007 – 8:12 pm

I wake up everyday and think about my decision to become an English teacher in Japan. Even though there were hard times in the beginning, I will never regret the decision to make this move. Other than the financial rewards which come with having a large school, there is the satisfaction of knowing [...]

By Al Bartle | Posted in English School Articles, SSE Okamoto Corner | Comments (0)

A Pleasant Surprise

May 28, 2007 – 8:10 pm

Last night I got a very pleasant surprise. It was a fax from head-office informing me that one of my new students had just called the staff to request that her lesson be changed from Powerful to Man-to-Man from next month. “Powerful” refers to those students who, due to their job etc., [...]

By Al Bartle | Posted in English School Articles, Franchise Owners' Speak, New start up or franchise?, SSE Okamoto Corner, franchise v. small business | Comments (0)