A Special Offer from Takumi Associates

Please welcome our newest associate member Takumi Associates. They have a great offer for TAIP member schools, so please get in touch with them if interested. Welcome aboard Takumi Associates!

View their offer here: TAIP Special Offer (pdf)

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From Takumi Associates:

Hello TAIP Members!

Takumi Associates is a consulting and school services company founded in Tokyo in 2018 dedicated to making International Schools as successful as they can be through the smooth functioning of business functions. Matt McGuire, Ayako Sugaya and Tim Thornton, all with deep connections to Japan, founded Takumi to focus on providing non-profit schools with support in finances, facilities, human resources, operations and procurement.  

Tim's career spans 40 years in Japan where he was a senior leader at both Canadian Academy and ASIJ. Ayako and Matt worked together at Bank of America Merrill Lynch for a long career, but both ended up working in international schools, at UWC Singapore. Matt was also a Board Member and Treasurer at ASIJ. Tim, Ayako and Matt all have children who have gone through the international school system.

Takumi recognizes that schools are very focused, as they should be, on hiring and retaining the best teaching staff possible. Teachers are the heart of the school and at the same time are your single largest expense. Maintaining a balance between good staff and financial sustainability is not easy, and often schools need a bit of support in making decisions that impact financial health. For example, lease renewals, staff pay rises, tuition and fee setting, or other capital expenditures. Takumi can advise you on long term financial planning and operational improvements to help you achieve your greatest goals.

For TAIP members we know that Tokyo is a very competitive preschool market and admire the strength of the leaders of each school for making it happen every day. Your jobs are not easy, juggling a diverse set of challenges, while caring so deeply for the wellbeing of your students. So, we are here to assist if you need us. Matt is based in Tokyo and would welcome the opportunity to sit down with you, at no obligation, to discuss what keeps you up at night. Utilizing our expertise in financial planning and strategy, facilities development, personnel management, etc. might be on the way to improving the business performance of your school.

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