Franchises

What do I get?

We provide you with the opportunity to work for yourself. Simply put, you get a system that works and all the support you need to work it. We have a proven track record and can point to our successes — we will help you own your own school.

Modern English franchisees take advantage of an established system that has signed up hundreds of students. For a monthly fee and commission, you get trained, professional, bilingual telephone sales and marketing support six days a week, magazine and website advertising, a proven trial lesson method, curriculum and teaching and operations training.

We talk about ‘switching on’ new schools. We do the initial groundwork — we find premises and do all the negotiations to get a school into them. Once the premises are secured and fitted out; the signs are up; you have been fully trained; the flyers are out and the adverts are in — we switch on the school and the phones start ringing. We book free trials, you do the free trials as trained, and you call us. We speak to the students and close the sales. The students sign up and you teach them. Your school has been switched on and it’s working.

How well does it work? Between 70 and 80% of students we send to your school for a free trial join up. Approximately 50% of all new enquirers that call us about your school will become your students.

The team that got you here stays with you. We support you as you grow. All enquires come to our freedial number at head office. We answer all the calls, do the all sales, prepare all the copy, do all the counselling, schedule all the classes and listen to the students’ voices so you don’t have to — you can concentrate on teaching.

We provide:

• a growing brand name
• kids and adults curricula
• teacher training
• operations training
• teaching and operations manuals
• proven methods
• business know-how
• sales and marketing
• advice and support
• visa sponsorship
• free web hosting
• a five-person bilingual team to run reception so you don’t have to
• start-up finance

Think about how much all this would cost if you had to pay for it all yourself. With a Modern English franchise, it will cost you only JPY 52,500 per month — around JPY 230 per hour for the hours we are open.