I recommend the LLC format as the corporate vessel and then you can structure and restructure to focus more tightly upon the group's objectives. It would be a way of establishing an organizational sovereignty apart from its member associations, and simplify the taxation process, while retaining membership "capital" and sharing common resources. There are cooperatives I am aware of that use the LLC form to support a cooperative process. Think in terms of an educational cooperative, which allows the association to levy fees for services and for membership, and to shift credits and member "capital" within the association. It is has an economy by organizing within a different format and "math.". Tadit On Sun, 23 Oct 2011 09:40:25 -0400, Maria Droujkova <[email protected]> wrote:
Hello,
I am closely involved with a start-up that wants to be structured as a somewhat hierarchical endeavor, with local groups receiving support from The Center. It is in the field of education. Which means - a franchise. Like Kumon... eh.
All the franchise models we have seen seem to be heavy on intellectual property. Are there some hybrid models that work with partially open licenses for content? We do not want to depend on grants, so it will have to be a self-sustaining system, most likely a for-profit, legally.
In general, what models should I check out for such an education endeavor? We need a network of local "cells" that use common materials and receive common support, but I'd like to look beyond Kumon and such. Way beyond.
Cheers, Maria Droujkova 919-388-1721
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