THE BUSINESS FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITY

Jo Jingles provides an exciting opportunity to run your own business, offering interactive music and singing classes for children aged 6 months - 5 years in your local area. (Some of our franchise areas also offer classes for children aged up to 7 or 8 years of age).

The Jo Jingles franchise was launched in 1995 and has now grown to a network of over 100 franchisees running classes throughout the UK and in Ireland. Jo Jingles is now firmly established as the UK's leading provider of pre-school music and singing classes for pre-school age children and our aim is for further expansion in the UK and oversees.

You can read about Jo Jingles founder and MD by clicking here.

Gill also featured in the Sunday Times Business section on 2nd March 2008 – Musical franchise hit the right note – How I Made It – by Rachel Bridge.  Click on the link to read the full article.

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/entrepreneur/article3465322.ece

RUNNING A JO JINGLES FRANCHISE OFFERS

• An exciting opportunity to run your own business, offering music and singing classes for children aged 6 months - 5 years in your local area
  
• Flexible working hours to fit around your own home life
  
• Low start-up costs, good return on investment
  
• Comprehensive on-going training
  
• Advertising and promotional support.
  
• Equipment and class programmes provided
  
• On-going support with developing the business

(Franchise details are applicable to the UK and Ireland only at present)

TRAINING AND SUPPORT

Continous promotional support is provided and all franchisees are regularly updated on promotions and advertising both regional and national organised by Head Office.

Jo Jingles provides comprehensive and on-going training in all areas of the business. This includes in-class training and a one-to-one business advisory day prior to launch.

All new franchisees also receive at least one week's training at Head Office before starting Jo Jingles classes and this includes:

• Everything you need to know about Jo Jingles
  
• Managing your own business
  
• Accounts and promotional materials
  
• Advertising and PR
  
• Class Programmes
  
• Detailed training manuals are supplied to each franchisee

The initial training is followed-up with regular training meetings and local mentor support providing on-going support and business solutions and ideas for franchisees.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

A Jo Jingles franchise costs from £7,000 - £9,000 + VAT (plus a minimum spend of £1,000 on advertising and PR in the first year).

The franchise package includes an exclusive territory and initial/on-going training to an operations manual, class programmes and equipment such as percussion instruments, music books and CD's recorded exclusively for Jo Jingles by well-known presenters and music writers from BBC's children's programmes. A local website is also included in the fee.

A TYPICAL JO JINGLES FRANCHISEE

Typically, our franchisees have experience of very young children and may have dealt with the pressures of “juggling” a career and home. Applicants do not need to have had any musical training, but ideally should have a good singing voice, a musical background, and a genuine interest in music. They should be bright, energetic, have endless patience, be well organised and have good presentation skills. Above all they need to relate to small children and take pride in being involved in the entertainment and education of pre-school children. A business/sales or marketing background is useful.

Our franchisees have included an ex-paediatric nurse, a former nursery supervisor, a former OFSTED Inspector for nurseries and playgroups, two semi-professional singers, two dance teachers (already running their own dance schools), a former City solicitor, an MBA qualified ex-IT Consultant, ex-college lecturer, a music agent and a number of ex-school teachers. Jo Jingles appeals to a wide variety of people!

As a Jo Jingles franchisee you will enjoy the backing and security of a well-established organisation with a registered trademark that has now been in operation for more than 10 years.

Franchise Areas currently available

Jo Jingles classes are now available in many parts of the country where they are well received by parents and children alike as a fun approach to pre-school education.

Key areas where we do not yet have franchisees but we do have demand for classes are:

THE WORLD OF FRANCHISING

Jo Jingles is credited with Full Membership status of the British and Irish Franchise Associations recognising we are an ethical and professional franchise.

2005 & 2006 “ bfa Franchisee of the Year Awards”

Jo Jingles franchisees Karen Welsh (Lisburn) and Claire Lambert (Tunbridge Wells) were finalists in the 2005 and 2006 “ bfa Franchisee of the Year Awards”, sponsored by HSBC and Express Newspapers.

In both years there were 9 finalists in the competition - a great result considering there are currently over 30,000 individual franchisees in the UK.

Jo Jingles in Ireland too!

We are now FULL MEMBERS of the Irish Franchise Association and are actively recruiting new franchisees throughout Northern and Southern Ireland.

http://www.jojingles.ie/

At Your Service

Are you currently working in a public sector service job and looking for your own business opportunity?  If so, in May 2007 Business Franchise magazine published a special feature on the benefits of franchising when you have experience in special service jobs such as the army, the NHS or the police force.

http://www.businessfranchise.com/

Jo Jingles Franchisees, Claire Lambert and Emma Davis who both had considerable experience in nursing and social services explain why they made the career change.

Click on the image to download and read the full article.

JO JINGLES BUSINESS NEWS

CLICK HERE to read:

The Sunday Times article about "How I Made it: Gill Thomas, Founder of Jo Jingles"

Jenny Blazey, Jo Jingles Hertford who was invited by 'Nursery World' to write a profile on running her Jo Jingles music, singing and movement franchise for pre-school children.

2007 Jo Jingles Annual Business Conference Awards.