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Starwood Studios would offer place for musical recitals, academic <b>tutoring</b>

Posted: 10 Apr 2010 10:33 PM PDT

Bill Conrad, bconrad@acnpapers.com

Starwood Studios, located at the Offices at Byron Nelson, may soon be open to the public if a zoning change request is approved by planning and zoning and the Southlake City Council.

The offices, located at 630 E. Southlake Blvd, mainly consist of office suites, according to Debra Edmondson, general counsel for the buildings owners, Thomas Steven and Company, who spoke at a SPIN No. 7 meeting March 22.

Starwood Studios was formed when a former tenant, the Southlake Training Center, moved out last summer. The 4,300-square-foot space was converted to Starwood Studios and is currently used by the buildings tenants for parties and recitals. If the zoning change is approved, the studio could be rented to the general public.

Edmondson was clear that the only changes to the building would be in its usage.

No changes will be made to the outside of the building or to the building's parking, said Edmondson. The only changes will be made to what is going on inside.

Starwood Studios would only operate after regular business hours and would have several uses such as after-school tutoring, seminars, office parties and receptions. The room features couches, big screen televisions and a DJ booth.

This would be a unique little space that Southlake really doesn't have, said Edmondson. We have been using this for our tenants, but this will allow us to offer it during the evening and weekend hours to the general public.

Edmondson said she believes the studios would have a capacity of 100-125 people, but that number could be adjusted in order to keep within the parking regulations.

Another tenant already in the building, Hall Music Productions, would also put the studio to good use.

David Hall, a Carroll High School graduate and owner of Hall Music Productions, said the studios would be a great addition to Southlake.

There are so many kids in Southlake that write songs and create music and they don't have any outlet for that whatsoever, said Hall. Having a night each week where the kids can get together and perform for the public would be really great for the community. The only outlet they have now is all the way in Dallas in places such as Deep Ellum. We need to give them a venue for their creativity.

Hall has been teaching music lessons for 10 years in Southlake and said he offers lessons in all musical areas, including guitar, drums, singing and songwriting.

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Posted: 10 Apr 2010 01:41 PM PDT

: For the about 4.72 lakh students competing for the approximately 10,000 seats in 15 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), today is Judgment Day. No surprise, therefore, that the preparation regime is marked by extremes of discipline, dedication and direction, as students try to find a balance between their school curriculum and the joint entrance examination (JEE) syllabus. With the examination aiming to select the brightest minds, it has been widely believed and proven that sticking to school syllabus is not enough. And, this has fuelled the growth of a parallel system of education—the coaching institutes. The entire coaching industry is pegged at Rs 10,000 crore by Assocham, while just the IIT-JEE and AIEEE market size is estimated at Rs 2,500 crore. The average coaching spend of each student ranges between Rs 30,000 and Rs 50,000 annually.

Ajay Anthony, vice-president, IIT-JEE, T.I.M.E, a coaching institute, sees a lot of potential for growth in this segment, as "students have started taking entrance exams more seriously". Despite carrying the impression of a tough nut to crack, the number of applicants for the entrance exam has been rising at a steady pace of 15-20% every year. This has created an enormous business opportunity for entrepreneurs such as FIITJEE's DK Goel, who started in 1992 from just one centre and today has 46 in 25 cities across the country. And how lucrative the industry is can be gauged by the fact that education content and service provider Educomp Solutions Ltd plans to open 75 IIT coaching centres in this fiscal on a franchisee basis. Clearly, this is a golden formula that has made many millionaires.

And it is this coaching industry that has been running the economy of Kota, 256 km south of Jaipur. Approximately 50,000 students come to the city to get coached. The growing popularity of this industry can be gauged from the fact that a number of popular institutes have their base in Kota, with branches across the country. So tough is the competition among the institutes like Resonance, Career Point and Bansal Classes Pvt Ltd that each has an entrance test to get students on board for its programmes—touted as a tough nut to crack, surpassing the difficulty levels set by the IIT-JEE exam as well. There are even dedicated teachers who prepare students for these entrance exams as well.

With turnovers running into crores, coaching centres are raking in the...

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