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families here. There really is nothing else like Ready Steady Go Kids.â€? Ready Steady Go Kids has been operating since 2004 and has more than 50 locations throughout South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. The program enhances children’s motor skills and Jesse has seen with her own son that it can make a difference. Both the mothers have undergone specialised training to run the program. It’s a franchise that gives the pair the perfect opportunity to balance their parenting roles with a focus on children leading healthy, active lives. But a franchise doesn’t need to offer a service for children to allow mums to beneďŹ t. There are other opportunities that allow them to run their own business with
Thompson enjoys being a mother of a two year old daughter and a four month old son while managing her own business. “Being a mother of such young children you need to have a business that can operate when you are tied up with the kids, and although I am in constant communication with the store, I am able to do 90 percent of my work from home. When I do visit I usually have the kids in tow. “It isn’t always easy,â€? she adds, “but if you’re good at juggling and prepared to duck the occasional curve ball then it is deďŹ nitely fulďŹ lling.â€? Inkspot’s director and strategy manager Vincent Teubler believes the success of the women franchisees in the network comes down to their individual commitment to make the business succeed. “They have been so successful
It is set up in a way that is easy to run and I only have to spend a few days a week ‘in the ofďŹ ce’ as I do most of the work from home exible hours. The shopping centre-based ink and toner cartridge franchise Inkspot, for instance, has attracted busy mums keen to join the workforce on their own terms. Weribee franchisee Louise Oakley relocated with her young family (two boys, aged ďŹ ve and seven) to Victoria’s Torquay suburb in 2009. With both parents working long and demanding hours Oakley knew there had to be a better way to get the lifework balance right. “Inkspot appeared to us as the perfect option for a business, it is set up in a way that is easy to run and I only have to spend a few days a week ‘in the ofďŹ ce’ as I do most of the work from home,â€? Oakley says. Fellow franchisee Danielle
because they are all brilliant. As a small business Inkspot is a relatively simple franchise to run and operate happily with only one staff member, but it takes passion, drive and hard work to establish and grow a small business while meeting the demands of a young family and a growing business.� Mums keen to snap up their own opportunities once the time is right should look for some of the following in a franchise: • An easy to operate system • A model that can ourish in exible and/or school hours • A business that can be managed away from the frontline • Reliable franchisor support • Accessible training F
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