19
Feb
2008
Want to branch out? Purchase a franchise
The Independent – 19th February 2008 You don’t have to come up with a new business idea to run your own business. Franchise businesses offer access to a proven business model and the purchased package usually includes training and ongoing support; an ideal compromise between the uncertainty of a new business venture and the dead [...]
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30
Jan
2008
Groovy Tots
Generation One – January/February 2008 MAD Academy brings high spirited dance and movement to Hull. As the mother of a little boy who will never sit still, I know first hand how embarrassing it is trying to ensure that he quietly partakes in toddler classes. All the other children sit there behaving beautifully, whilst my [...]
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6
Nov
2007
Cracking The Preschool Market
The Independent (6 November 2007) Kate Hilpern meets the mother with a franchise that helps kids let off steam through music. Pop into a music class for young children and the chances are you’ll find them sitting in a circle singing songs. When Helen Harrington’s son was young and boisterous, this was less than ideal. [...]
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7
Apr
2007
I Changed My Career!
Eve Magazine – April 2007 Helen Harrington, 37, from Reading, discovered she was pregnant – and never looked back. ‘I’m living in the same house and with the same man, but my life looks nothing like it did six years ago. In September 2001, I was a busy marketing exec at the BBC, commuting at [...]
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22
Feb
2007
Musical and energetic fun
Bracknell Standard – 22 February 2007 Free-spirited: Bracknell Forest’s MAD Academy host interactive and educational workshops for young tots. Participants at dance and music sessions for young children in the Bracknell Forest area have welcomed a new branch leader this month. Helen Clark took over the role of running the Bracknell Forest franchise of the [...]
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10
Jul
2005
Child’s Play Can Pay Off
Daily Mail – 10 July 2005 You need more than a love of children to make a success of a child-centred business. You will need to follow strict rules and have a keen business-brain. Jan Thomas, co-founder of the Kids Club franchise, which involves going into nurseries and pre-schools to make films of children against [...]
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2
Mar
2005
MAD About Music And Dance
Reading Evening Post – 2 March 2005 It has been a voyage of discovery for one Reading mum who has gone from IT manager to children’s musical maestro – in a leap of faith that has turned her into a budding businesswoman. But though Trish Nawacki’s business is dubbed MAD, she clearly has a long [...]
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