IAKF Conference 2012
This year our conference is in Las Vegas! We are having our sessions at Harrah's Las Vegas.
We heavily subsidise this event to keep the fee down to only $50 per person and we have recommended several convenient and reasonably-priced hotels for your stay on the Wednesday night, July 11th, 2012.
Registration
Our conference is mainly members only but members may bring paying guests. If you are a Kumon franchise owner and you wish to attend, why not join the IAKF by clicking here!
Agenda
Thursday, July 12th, 2012
Morning
- 8:15am – Continental Breakfast
- 9am - 9:30am – Introduction, Agenda – President's Message/financials/overview of IAKF progress
- 9:30am – 10:45am Excellence in Business Practices: Time Management, Delegation, Back up plans – Brief talks plus Panel Discussion and Q/ A
- 10:45am - break
- 11am – 12noon Andy's presentation on Franchise Agreement Analysis and Negotiation with KNA plus Q and A
- 12noon – 1pm – Lunch and networking
Afternoon
- 1pm – 1:45pm – "TCA" Electronic Check-in/Check-out System – Demo plus Q&A with Rich and Janet Kennedy
- 1:45 – 3:15pm - Improving Your Bottom Line
- 3:15pm - break
- 3:30pm – 4:15pm – Reading Task Force Recommendations
- 4:15pm – 5pm – Debrief/extra questions
See you in Las Vegas! If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail info@kumonfranchisee.com and we will get back to you promptly. Members may find additional details on the conference page of the website. Please log in to find this information.
WHO ARE WE? SMART. ORGANIZED. FRANCHISEES.
The International Association of Kumon Franchisees (IAKF) is an independent organization of Kumon franchisees which works collectively to strengthen the Kumon franchise system. The benefits of membership include full access to the resources of the IAKF website, an annual conference, regular updates, and discussion forums and blogs.
Mission
- to establish and maintain a healthy business partnership with Kumon
- to work towards a fair franchise agreement
- to promote professionalism in our business
- to facilitate members attaining professional income and building equity with our businesses
Accomplishments
- steadily growing membership over 400, representing over 35% of NA total student numbers
- affiliated with UK and Australia franchisee groups; working with Japan and Mexico associations
- many ongoing regional meetings in raising IAKF awareness; members' forums/teleconferences
- speaking on behalf of franchisees and resolving issues with management
- meetings with top KNA management
- continual guidance and advice from well respected franchise lawyer Andrew Selden
What Needs to be Done
- grow membership beyond 50% - as membership grows, influence grows exponentially
- support more and more networking and solidarity among franchisees
- develop and facilitate implementation of successful business models
- develop a real business partnership with Kumon
- negotiate a fair franchise agreement
Disclaimer
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