Music Bugs, a company that runs fun, lively music and singing classes for pre-schoolers, is bucking the recessionary trend. The franchise has added five new franchisees in the last six months and has more than doubled the number of children attending its classes during this time.
“While many businesses are taking a knock, the current economic climate seems to be helping our business to thrive,†says Claire Bennett, the mum of four who founded the company in 2004. “January 2009 was our busiest month ever for franchisee requests, with more prospectuses being sent out than at any time since our launch.â€
Claire believes there are several reasons for the increase in business. “With the growing number of redundancies and with jobs hanging in the balance, more people are looking for a new way to make a living or to supplement household income. By buying a franchise, they’re getting a far safer entry into self employment than if they set up on their own.â€
She continues: “Our franchise opportunity offers a huge amount of flexibility so it suits those mums who still have family commitments but who now need to also add to the family coffers. And we are doing all we can to help them get set up quickly like offering them £500 in free advertising.â€
