Daily Archives: September 1, 2007

What’s it Like to Buy and Grow a Smith’s School?

September 1, 2007 – 7:38 pm

Initial Investment Payback in less than 13 months!
So I have now had my Smith’s school for 14 months after purchasing it for 2.7 million Yen in 2006. After starting with only 15 students I now have 49 but 7 are Man-to-Man (Private) which is like having 56 students. The clear earnings [...]

By Al Bartle | Posted in English School Articles, Franchise Owners' Speak, Living in Japan, New start up or franchise?, SSE Okamoto Corner, a reward in itself, franchise v. small business, rewarding job change | Comments (0)

Using the Smith’s curriculum and “loop” at Smith’s Tsukaguchi school

September 1, 2007 – 12:05 pm

I believe we have an excellent English school curriculum at Smith’s that focuses on things students need work on. I always try to use the “loop”, which is the overriding format for every lesson. It works very well and I use it at Smith’s Tsukaguchi school http://www.smithweb.co.jp/school/tsukaguchi.shtml . I was taught the loop at [...]

By Derek | Posted in English Lesson Plans, English School Articles, SSE Tsukaguchi Corner | Comments (0)