Virtual-Strategy Magazine:
Athena North America, LLC, franchisors of Athena Learning Centers of Princeton, New Jersey, launched franchising operations and will offer the industry’s most innovative solutions for students K-12. As a franchise investment opportunity, Athena Learning Centers partnered with best-in-class providers of education products and services to create the Athena Total Solutions℠package to use in each of its franchised locations nationwide. This package of instructional programs will give the Athena Learning Centers’ the competitive edge in the marketplace.
Co-Founders Mark Mele and Deven Klein, who have a combined 42 years work experience for franchise companies and a combined 24 years of which are in the supplemental education industry, launched the company. “The supplemental education industry is highly fragmented, and we saw a need to help students in a way that is more aligned to what students are learning in school today along with the expectations placed on them through testing,†says Mele, who is CEO of the company.