by Simon Moran | Jul 15, 2019 | Personal
Quite frankly, we’re exhausted with all that hard work going through systems. So, we’re taking a break this week, and we’re off to Shanghai to see Newcastle United. In the meantime, I’ll leave you with this video, a follow-up to the interview with Tokyo Real, which...
by Simon Moran | Jul 8, 2019 | English Schools
This is the end of the series of articles on systems, but it really should just be the beginning of you systemising your business. As you can see from the brief inclusion from a very small part of our operations, there is a lot to do. As a TOO, it may be possible for...
by Simon Moran | Jul 1, 2019 | English Schools
Your strategic objective should have indicated how you will be doing business. Let’s assume you are the foreign, native-English-speaking teacher-owner-operator (TOO) of the aforementioned English school, teaching general English and test prep to adults and children....
by Simon Moran | Jun 24, 2019 | English Schools
You now have your organisation chart and strategic objectives. You should know what business you’re in, what your company will look like when it’s finished, what your product it is (and it ISN’T English lessons), who your customer is and you should know how much money...
by Simon Moran | Jun 17, 2019 | English Schools
Your business is not your product. Your business is the business itself. You do not, should not or will not work in your business. You own the business. You are the shareholders. You may be the single shareholder, owning all the shares. Even if you are not an...
