Musical Minis Franchise

How Long Does It Take To Sign Up A New Franchisee?

2nd December 2011

THIS is a question I'm often asked and one there is no right answer to. It depends on the prospective franchisee's situation. Some have decided upon buying into a children's franchise and have investigated numerous options before coming across Musical Minis and know it's the right one for them. Others come across Musical Minis at the beginning of their search and then need to thoroughly investigate options.

Anyone interested in a franchise needs to first work out what franchise they're interested in. A Musical Minis franchise involves working with pre-school children and is based on child development using music. Obviously this category of franchise won't interest everyone.

Musical Minis is a part time franchise. This is ideal for people interested in flexible working and is particularly attractive for Mums, as it allows them to work around their child's nursery or school day and not work in school holidays. Anyone who wants to work full time is best suited to another franchise.

A Musical Minis franchise is relatively good value and low cost. Some prospective franchisees wish to invest tens or hundreds of thousands in a franchise, so want to find a higher costing franchise.

Musical Minis latest new franchisees in Gloucestershire and Dorset show how different the length of the journey can be from enquiry to signing the Franchise Agreement. Joanna Johnston in Gloucestershire, first enquired about the Musical Minis franchise in October 2010 when she downloaded an information pack from the Musical Minis website. At the start of 2011, Joanna downloaded the information again and requested more information.

This was followed by a visit to an existing franchise to check that she was happy with the programme and to see that Musical Minis was the right franchise for her. By Easter she had completed the application form and seen the Franchise Agreement together with our Business Plan. Joanna had decided that Musical Minis was the right franchise for her and we had decided that we were happy to offer her the franchise and were confident that we could work together. Joanna wanted to make sure her old employer wouldn't be left short of staff and wanted a successor before she could commit to Musical Minis. With this in mind training started in June, however, the commencement date for the Contract was delayed until mid September 2011. The whole process from the initial enquiry to starting classes took Joanna about a year.

In contrast, Gill Turcan our South East Dorset and New Forest franchisee first learnt about a Musical Minis franchise in July 2011 when she read an article about EWIF, Encouraging Women Into Franchising, in Making Money Magazine. The article was about Amanda Perkins, our Buckingham franchisee, winning the EWIF young franchisee of the year. Gill, like Joanna, downloaded the franchise information from the Musical Minis website and quickly applied for further information and completed an application form.

Gill visited 2 franchisees and met up with me before deciding she wanted to go ahead with the franchise. We were delighted as we knew Gill would make an ideal franchisee. Gills training started in August and by mid September she had classes running in her area. Gill had within 2 months seen the Musical Minis franchise opportunity, signed the contract, received training and had started classes.

The important thing to remember is that each franchisee is different and at a different stage in their and their families' life. It is crucial that they work to a suitable timescale for them and their situation. Musical Minis allows each potential franchisee time and fits in with their schedule, not vice versa.

At the moment we have prospective franchisees who are waiting to hear if they have been made redundant so have money to invest in a franchise, others who are pregnant and are waiting for their baby to be born before committing to the business. Whilst there are others who are just at the initial stage of applying and who knows they could be signed up and starting classes after Christmas.

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Further Information

Franchise Information

BFA Membership Status

UK Years Established
20 years

Current UK Coverage
35%

Franchisee Support Staff
4

Personal Investment Req.
£4,000

Total Startup Cost
£8,000

Home-based business location

Business to consumer services

Franchisee operates individually

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