LONDON, ON, - Over the past decade, escalating
competition,
crowded classrooms, and busy extracurricular schedules have become
top
concerns for North American parents. So, it is logical that with
the pressures
facing children today, the market for learning centers has grown
into a
$4 billion a year industry.
Learning Centers, like Sylvan and Kumon, rank as some of the
top
franchise opportunities in North America. And according to Oxford
Learning,
Canada's largest supplemental education system, that growth will
only continue
to increase in Western Canada.
"We see tremendous potential for expansion in the West," adds
Oxford's
Chief Operating Officer, Lenka Whitehead. "With the current demand
for our
programs, we anticipate opening an additional 20 western franchise
locations
by the end of 2009."
These franchise opportunities are now being filled by a younger
set of
community-minded entrepreneurs with a shared desire for building a
fulfilling
career working with children. Within three months, Oxford's
franchise owners
have gone from the monotony of a day job, to the daily adventure of
running a
growing business.
In it's expansion plans, Oxford Learning identified several
thriving
cities as the most promising markets for franchise development.
Cities topping
the list include: Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, West
Vancouver and
White Rock.
About Oxford Learning
Oxford Learning began in the mid-1980s when a team of education
experts
came together to create an unique learning program based on
research into how
children actually learn. Oxford Learning is now Canada's number
one
supplemental education system and has grown to include more than
120 franchise
locations across Canada and the United States. Dedication and
continuing
research have earned Oxford an international reputation for quality
and
success. Our proprietary curriculum and teaching methods are
created by some
of the world's leading experts in education. At Oxford, it is our
mission to
equip students with a new way of thinking and the skills and
confidence to
overcome obstacles and reach their goals.
