Ahmed El Daly, Founder & CEO of Engineeius™ is
an entrepreneur with a passion for starting and growing
companies to become market leaders. Ahmed launched
several successful start-ups in the human development / education
domain that became market leaders in few years.
Ahmed enjoys supporting and coaching entrepreneurs in their
pursue of success through being an active contributor in several
organizations that support entrepreneurship and youth empowerment,
including Enactus, Endeavor, AmCham Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Committee, AUC Entrepreneurship & Innovation Program, and Angel
Groups.
Ahmed sits on several boards and advisory boards.
Franchise Expo: What is Engineeius franchise
opportunity all about?
Ahmed El Daly: After-school
programs and camps in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and
Math) for kids and teens (Grades K to 12) in a unique highly
engaging and fun environment. We offer our programs under the
following themes: Engineering, Game and App Programming,
Digital Media, Robotics, and Math.
FE: Who is your ideal candidate for an Engineeius
franchise?
AE: The ideal candidate for Engineeius
is an energetic entrepreneur with passion
for kids’ development and with sales experience and
some management experience, willing to work long hours and weekends
to build the business and with a good network in the community
specially with schools.
FE: What type of training and support do you
offer Engineeius franchisees?
AE: We offer our franchisees a unique
support system in marketing, sales, customer service, management
training and instructor training and certification – we want our
franchisees to focus on what matters most, serving the clients and
assuring they get an unmatched experience and achieve their
objectives
FE: What are some of the advantages in being a
Engineeius franchisee?
AE: Although the concept is new, we
build on more than 20 years of experience in developing learning
centers of famous concepts and on supporting entrepreneurs in many
countries to launch and grow their learning centers. We offer
our franchisees a variety of programs to offer to their
clients; our programs cover different age groups from Grades K to
12; they can be delivered in different short and long formats to
meet different needs (after-school programs, curriculum
supplements, science clubs, weekend programs, winter, spring and
summer camps, birthday and special events) and cover different
disciplines (Engineering Themed Programs (covering relevant science
and technology concepts), Game and App Programming, Robotics
Programs, and Math Programs) matching different interests.
Such variety will help franchisees get repeat business and
tailor to different client needs.
FE: Are you a member of any
associations?
AE: Yes on international basis not in
the US.
FE: Tell us a little about the children
educational market?
AE: The kids’ education industry is a
multi billion industry, and although it’s a very competitive
industry we believe Engineeius programs and methodology stands out
and have great potential.
FE: What are your franchisees saying about the
business?
AE: We have been in business for a
little over one year, one of our affiliates already sold two
franchises last year and one of their franchisees is already
negotiating opening a second location, so I think they are pretty
happy with what they got so far.
FE: What advice do you have for someone looking
to acquire a franchise?
AE: This is an extremely important
decision, you need to make sure that you have a passion for the
business, that the franchisor can deliver on his promises and you
need to understand that your success depends on yourself 50% and on
the franchisor 50%.
FE: In your opinion, why do you think that Engineeius
would be a great opportunity for someone?
AE: Engineeius would be a great
franchise opportunity for serious entrepreneurs because they
can capitalize on our know-how and variety of programs and support
systems and make it work for them.
