[P2P-F] A better franchise in education?

[ideasinc at ee.net]

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 <droujkova at gmail.com>  
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
>
> Make math your own, to make your own math