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title: "Sylvan Learning featured in The Brookings Register"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/8826fea9-3dae-41c6-a940-25e7377c4fa9
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/sylvan-learning-featured-in-the-brookings-register-2709188
category: "Tutoring"
industry: "Education & Childcare"
segment: "Tutoring"
published: 2019-02-19T00:19:52.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:34:14.760Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/ba5929d4dc72f717e9e6369cad52094e572.jpg
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# Sylvan Learning featured in The Brookings Register

**TL;DR:** Michelle McGuckin and Colleen Halbur, mothers of six and 10, have become first-time business owners with Sylvan Learning. They own the main Sylvan Learning in Sioux Falls and two satellite locations in Brookings and Mitchell, SD.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2019-02-19. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/sylvan-learning-featured-in-the-brookings-register-2709188).*

## Story

Mother of six Michelle McGuckin and mother of 10 Colleen Halbur have their hands full when it comes to juggling all of their children's activities. However, the two sisters have not let that stop them from becoming first-time business owners. Inspired by their children, McGuckin and Halbur share their path to business ownership with Sylvan Learning as the new owners of the main Sylvan Learning in Sioux Falls and two satellite locations in Brookings and Mitchell, SD. To read the full article, click here.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Education & Childcare (sector)
- franchise ownership (topic)
- Sylvan Learning (company)
- business expansion (topic)
- education industry (topic)
- sioux falls (location)
- Brookings (location)
- Mitchell (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/sylvan-learning-featured-in-the-brookings-register-2709188). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/8826fea9-3dae-41c6-a940-25e7377c4fa9).