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cwc · Joined: 16 Nov 2005 Posts: 372

Evenings and Saturdays after school hours. Small classes. Max. 10 to a class.

dragon450900 · Joined: 20 Oct 2005 Posts: 26

sounds pretty good are there many of them around?

dragon450900 · Joined: 20 Oct 2005 Posts: 26

surely there are some dos's out there that would have some input for me.......Please.

Samantha · Joined: 25 Oct 2003 Posts: 2038 Location: Mexican Riviera

Your best bet would be to do a market study in the area you are going to be doing business in, check out the other schools, and then the local regulations and what is involved with getting SEP accreditation.

dragon450900 · Joined: 20 Oct 2005 Posts: 26

i am in the process of locating a company to do just that plus i have famlia on the groung there as well. Just want to do this right for the teachers and the students tha's all and any input you guy's have i will gladly accept.

gordogringo · Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Posts: 159 Location: Tijuana

I operate a small school here out of necessity because local schools were not interested in hiring foriegn people to teach English.To market I went from hotel to restaurant to bar to nightclub marketing the value of English classes in increasing income and better job options.Many of my students are single moms so I arranged for a nanny during classes.I have attended a class at a competitors school as a guest.I plan on getting someone in there to videotape a lesson using a hidden cam.The guy I saw teach seemed only to be a few lessons ahead of his students.If I can get a videotape I'll carry the recording around on a few sales tours and show people how they can pay more and get less or pay less and get me.
Sounds dirty I know but business is business.

Samantha · Joined: 25 Oct 2003 Posts: 2038 Location: Mexican Riviera

It sounds as if you have the beginnings of a good little enterprise going. You might however want to check the laws on the hidden camera, hidden recording issue. I have heard people say that it isn't legal to record conversations in Mexico without both parties consenting. The way the grapevine works here, it won't take long to get back to your competitors, so I would err on the side of caution being a foreigner. Good luck and I hope your venture flourishes.

gordogringo · Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Posts: 159 Location: Tijuana

The advice is appreciated Samantha.However as long as it is not defaming
(showing pics of a guy with his novia to his espoza) the rules of this crazy frontera should allow it.The student doing the recording is by day a federale.Good friend to have in Mex,huh?