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title: "Indianapolis Business Journal: Sylvan Learning Franchisee Updates Local Centers"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/5702efb9-13da-45ed-94c1-6b70e154c017
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/indianapolis-business-journal-sylvan-learning-franchisee-updates-local-centers-10171
category: "Tutoring"
industry: "Education & Childcare"
segment: "Tutoring"
published: 2017-02-10T16:11:50.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:00:43.076Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/26a10dfd6601e2fed79c5cba91e504d3665.jpg
---

# Indianapolis Business Journal: Sylvan Learning Franchisee Updates Local Centers

**TL;DR:** Kent Kolbow, a successful Sylvan Learning franchisee, is expanding his operations in Indianapolis and plans to relocate and rejuvenate three local centers. He now owns 10 of Indiana's 18 Sylvan Learning centers.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-02-10. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/indianapolis-business-journal-sylvan-learning-franchisee-updates-local-centers-10171).*

## Story

Kent Kolbow, one of Sylvan Learning's most successful franchise operators, is expanding once again. This time, Kolbow takes over three Indianapolis-based centers with the intentions of relocating and rejuvenating them.

With the acquisition, Kolbow now owns 10 of Indiana's 18 Sylvan Learning centers. He'll begin to roll out the three new-look centers over the course of the next few months.

“These have, in my opinion, the most potential in Indiana,” he told the Indianapolis Business Journal.

While few Sylvan owners still teach, Kolbow is one of the exceptions. He began his career with the supplemental education franchise as a tutor in Fort Wayne before becoming a franchisee within the system, and still tutors to this day.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- franchise expansion (topic)
- Education & Childcare (sector)
- Sylvan Learning (company)
- education (topic)
- Indianapolis (location)
- relocation (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/indianapolis-business-journal-sylvan-learning-franchisee-updates-local-centers-10171). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/5702efb9-13da-45ed-94c1-6b70e154c017).