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title: "The Boston Business Journal: Sylvan Learning Targets Boston for Expansion"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/1f0e9b3f-de54-48f7-bc85-aa9fadd913ae
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/the-boston-business-journal-sylvan-learning-targets-boston-for-expansion-6978
category: "Tutoring"
industry: "Education & Childcare"
segment: "Tutoring"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2016-10-28T22:17:39.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:14:34.150Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/f11ebff24d5962038a46ee6ce235c9821180.jpg
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# The Boston Business Journal: Sylvan Learning Targets Boston for Expansion

**TL;DR:** Sylvan Learning plans to expand its reach in the Greater Boston area with eight new brick-and-mortar locations and 24 satellite locations by 2017. The brand is eyeing several territories for growth, including Boston proper and surrounding areas.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-10-28. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/the-boston-business-journal-sylvan-learning-targets-boston-for-expansion-6978).*

## Story

Sylvan Learning is looking to expand its reach, with plans to add an additional eight brick-and-mortar locations and 24 satellite locations in the Greater Boston area by 2017.

In particular, Sylvan is eyeing Boston proper, Arlington, Wellesley, Malden, Acton, Framingham and Norwood for growth. Each of those territories could support up to three satellite locations.

“We have a number of available territories in the area that are really poised for development in terms of demographic and attention to education within the communities, said Georgia Chasen, the brand’s director of franchise development.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchise development (topic)
- Education & Childcare (sector)
- Sylvan Learning (company)
- education (topic)
- Greater Boston (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/the-boston-business-journal-sylvan-learning-targets-boston-for-expansion-6978). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/1f0e9b3f-de54-48f7-bc85-aa9fadd913ae).