[P2P-F] A better franchise in education?

[Michel Bauwens]

hi Maria,

on the road with little time to engage for now, but see:

please have a look at http://p2pfoundation.net/Solidarity_Franchising, but
in general, here at

http://p2pfoundation.net/Category:Open_Company_Formats

4 licenses, see http://p2pfoundation.net/Peer_Production_License with info
at http://p2pfoundation.net/Category:Licensing

On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 8:40 PM, 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
>
>
>
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