New Opening at Kid’s Franchise

Childrens franchise is growing, soon to open in HarrogateThe Little Gym is preparing to launch in Harrogate early next year.

The opening, which brings the total number of UK franchises to eight, follows earlier expansion in Harpenden and within the Westfield Shopping Centre in London. Despite the recession, all the kid's franchise centres are flourishing, demonstrating the huge demand for kid's gymnastics provision in the UK.

Founded in the US in 1976, The Little Gym offers a progressive gymnastics programme that evolves with each stage of a child’s motor-skills and cerebral development, taking youngsters of all abilities from 4 months to 12 years. Ranked number one in its category of Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Franchise List - for the third year running – The Little Gym currently has over 300 locations in 19 countries.

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Children’s Franchise Launches Improved Go-Kart

Go-Kart Party: children's franchiseGo-Kart Party has introduced a new and improved go-karts.

The go-karts have enhanced safety features and more cost-effective technology, meaning Go-Kart Party is safer for kids and cheaper to run for franchisees.

Thanks to the new printed circuit board, operators have more control over the speed and braking distance on the karts, creating a secure environment for the driver. New generation batteries give a run time of up to five hours and a shorter charge time, giving franchisees of the children’s franchise a greater return on investment.

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Children’s Entertainment Franchise Owner Joins Kids Party Club

A big market exists for the Kids Party product in MayoThe Kids Party Club now boasts a full score of Irish franchisees.

The children’s entertainment franchise has just recruited Geraldine McDonnell to its county Mayo territory, bringing the number of Emerald-Isle franchisees to 12.

Having grown rapidly in Ireland, Kids Party Club has now launched in the UK for the first time.

Geraldine, a part-time interior designer who also helps out in local playgroup, intends to recruit another entertainer soon.

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Child Franchise’s First Franchisee on Creation Station

Former teacher Louise Radford was the Creation Station’s first franchisee.

The mother of two has just celebrated her second anniversary and so far has inspired more than a thousand young imaginations at her sessions in South Nottinghamshire.

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Louise Radford: I have always worked in education. I was a primary school teacher and later an adult tutor.

I loved both jobs but I never achieved the balance between home and work that I was aiming for.

The session plans and structure at Creation Station are carefully thought out and have a sound education basis but there is also scope for you to inject your own personality.

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Recreation Franchise Owner on the Creation Station

“I’m quite pleased I was made redundant,” insists the Creation Station’s latest franchisee, Vicki Sofield.

Having been given the (in hindsight not so) bad news in March by her previous employers, the franchisee for Bolton quickly decided she wanted to strike out on her own.

Having received a degree in business and management studies and worked in fashion buying and nursery product development, her skills and experience could not be more suited to a recreation franchise for toddlers.

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