Our
Approach
We would like to help you start the school of your dreams. The simplest way to do this is to select one the following options and email our company at ala@alashaban.com
Free Consultation
We offer to hold a free consultation; over the phone, Zoom, or Microsoft Teams (60minute) to find out more about your project. We can help you get started in the right direction and understand where to go to first.
One Day Workshop and Follow Up Report
We hold a one-day workshop where we provide a comprehensive and detailed presentation on the steps to establishing your school and address all of your questions. We review the critical elements you need to consider in starting a sustainable school. Afterwards, we follow-up with a comprehensive Summary Report that provides details on your schools: purpose and direction, educational program, marketing and admissions, project overview, organizational structure, facility needs, fundraising, budget, and recommendations, timelines, and action plan to move forward. This is a valuable strategy in moving forward in a coordinated effort.
Feasibility Study
In order to provide you with the most suitable feasibility study, we conduct statistical driven questionnaires and surveys to enable us to gather the data required to conduct the feasibility study. Our feasibility study is so detailed and provides you with all the answers to all key questions about market demand and enrollment, including purpose and direction, educational program, marketing and admissions.
Develop your Business Plan
In many cases, founders need a detailed Business Plan to assist them with approaching investors to provide the capital needed to fund the formation of your school and cover potential shortfalls in the first few years of operation. In addition, non-profit schools need a business plan as part of their fundraising case to convince donors or lenders on the true costs of the start-up budget and the first five years within the operational budget. We can assist this with developing a comprehensive business plan that covers all the financial details needed to start and operate your school. Essentially, it is the detail of the Feasibility Study without the survey data.
Formation Contract
When you are ready, we can tailor a proposal for our services specifically for your formation project that will assist you through the entire process of starting your school, from concept to opening your doors. This includes developing, implementing, and overseeing your strategic plan, financial plan, educational plan, human resources plan, marketing and admissions plan, fundraising, infrastructure, accreditation, and much more. Please note that the fee we charge for any of the above services will be directly discounted from this contract.
Monthly Retainer/ Coach Fee
Many founding groups feel that they have the internal staff to handle the critical elements in starting their own school, but like many, they want to have a coach to go to when they have questions or have hit a wall. We can make arrangements to set aside as many days/hours per month so that you can bounce ideas and questions off of us or determine what the next step is.