THE VALUE OF A FRANCHISE

It has been a while since this page was updated. It has come to my attention that many could benefit from a discussion about the KUMON business. How is the value of a franchise business established? There are some accounting formulas to determine the valuation of a business. Your accountant will certainly be able to

Changing Global Times need New Business Strategies

NOBUO TAKASHITA, KUMON PIONEER, (1932-2010) Nobuo Takashita, of Japanese heritage, was born in Taichu, Taiwan. He emigrated to Canada and settled in Montreal during his late teens and with limited English, managed to earn his Bachelor of Science degree from what is now known as Concordia University. Nobby, as he is fondly called by friends

PLAN FOR SUCCESS – What Educators are Afraid to talk about

    While enjoying my Hong Kong style coffee and breakfast of corned beef omelet and baked beans for $3.25 at my favorite café in a packed food court at a mall, I was browsing through the web site of a Canadian newspaper on my laptop. A headline caught my attention:         “We have created a

PLAN FOR SUCCESS – The parent interview

Mrs. Johnstone made an appointment to bring her son to Kumon. Upon arrival at the centre, she said, “I’d like to enroll my son at your centre!”   “Sure”, said the instructor who pulled out an enrollment form and gave it to Mrs. Johnstone, “Please fill this up.” She then gathered some brochures, Tables of

PLANNING FOR SUCCESS – Overcoming contingencies

Working with children and seeing them develop physically and intellectually has great rewards. Those days of pulling worksheets, assigning homework, and planning future strategies seem to be all worth it. It keeps us going week after week. That is all fine if you happen to be one of the X-men with super-hero attributes. They could