SEEDS – Social Education Economic Development System
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The Impact Story

Seeds planted in Lowell now grow in 15 states.

For ten years, SEEDS students have turned what they learned into careers, businesses, and franchises of their own.

15states where SEEDS students now live and work
19franchise owners built through SEEDS
10years of growing leaders

Impact you can see

Real SEEDS leaders, families, and milestones. Over two million families and counting.

SEEDS leaders receiving awards
SEEDS leader at the 30 by 30 Financial Literacy Campaign
SEEDS leader in the National Financial Literacy Campaign
Two SEEDS leaders at the holiday gala
Award winner at the SEEDS holiday gala
A SEEDS family at the holiday gala

Leaders honored for their success

Photo: SEEDS

The SEEDS learning process

Every student follows the same five steps

Whether they come to learn English or to build a franchise, every SEEDS student grows the same way.

  1. Learn to Know
    1

    Learn to Know

    Understand the ideas: listen, read, and ask questions.

  2. Learn to Do
    2

    Learn to Do

    Practice with a guide until the skill is your own.

  3. Learn to Make
    3

    Learn to Make

    Create real results: a project, a product, a paycheck.

  4. Learn to Duplicate
    4

    Learn to Duplicate

    Teach someone else to do what you can do.

  5. Learn to Multiply
    5

    Learn to Multiply

    Build teams and franchises that grow without limits.

Photos on Unsplash: Ahmadreza Rezaie, Victoria Nazaruk, Herlambang Tinasih Gusti, Yegor Makarenko, Clarence Pasion.

The career path for adults

From agent to franchise builder

Every adult student follows the same five learning steps on the way from agent to franchise builder.

  1. An agent reviewing a financial plan with clients
    Stage 1

    Agent

    Learn to KnowLearn to Do

    Get licensed, learn the business, and serve your first clients.

  2. A team leader presenting to his team
    Stage 2

    Team Leader

    Learn to Make

    Produce real results and lead a team that learns from you.

  3. A franchise owner in a suit, ready for business
    Stage 3

    Franchise Owner

    Learn to Duplicate

    Duplicate the proven system in a franchise of your own.

  4. A franchise builder meeting with a large team
    Stage 4

    Franchise Builder

    Learn to Multiply

    Help new owners open franchises and multiply across the country.

Photos on Unsplash: Vitaly Gariev, Campaign Creators, Hunters Race, Christina @ wocintechchat.com.

Learning in action

Adults learning, planning, and leading

Workshops, team projects, and business planning prepare our students to own and grow their businesses.

Adult students in a class with an instructor at the whiteboard
Training day
A student explaining an idea at the table
Sharing ideas
A team planning a new business together
Planning a business
A team working on strategy at a whiteboard
Team strategy

Photos on Unsplash: Christina @ wocintechchat.com, Headway, Redd Francisco, Memento Media, Sean Pollock.

From Massachusetts to California

Our students started in Lowell and Manchester. Today they are building lives and businesses across the country, including:

  • Massachusetts
  • New Hampshire
  • Maine
  • Rhode Island
  • Maryland
  • Ohio
  • Texas
  • California

and 7 more states

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19 franchise owners and counting

Every franchise owner started as a seed.

They came to SEEDS for a class in English, citizenship, technology, or finance. They grew through economic development and business ownership, and today they lead franchises of their own, creating jobs and prosperity for the next generation.

Start your path

From seed to harvest

Success stories

SEEDS leaders who started as students and grew into Franchise Builders. Each has developed more than three Senior Marketing Directors on their team, and they are on their way to becoming CEOs in the financial industry.

Kannika, Executive Marketing DirectorEMD

Kannika

Executive Marketing Director

500Kmilestone
Roger, Executive Marketing DirectorEMD

Roger

Executive Marketing Director

450Kmilestone
Michael, Executive Marketing DirectorEMD

Michael

Executive Marketing Director

250Kmilestone
Mose, Senior Marketing DirectorSMD

Mose

Senior Marketing Director

200Kmilestone

Milestones shown are individual results and are not typical. Results depend on each person's effort, skills, and market conditions; there is no guarantee of income or success.

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