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diddi dance Franchisees win at 2016 Conference

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This past weekend, 9 & 10 July, diddi dance held its annual Conference where all franchisees come together to network, share best practice and take part in workshops & listen to presentations to help them better their diddi dance business.

A highlight of the conference for founder Anne-Marie is the diddi dance Awards which recognise those franchisees that are excelling in certain aspects of the business. Both a winner and highly commended are given in each award and here they are:

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Anne-Marie commented on the awards:

We love doing our annual awards recognising those franchisees in our network that go above and beyond with their diddi dance. We find the motivation and inspiration our fun awards invokes is of great benefit to the all the franchisees and really helps them drive their business over the next year. We can’t wait to see who wins in 2017!

Now we are pleased to announce the 2016 winners are…

diddi dancer for the most enthusiastic and “en pointe” teacher as nominated by their   franchisee:

Winner – Lauren who teaches for Joanna from diddi dance Eastbourne, Uckfield & Hastings

diddi debutante for fastest growing franchise from a franchisee who launched in 2015 (based upon overall business growth):

Highly Commended – Natalie & Dawn from diddi dance Cannock Chase, Lichfield, Sutton Coldfield & Surrounding

Winner – Charlotte from diddi dance Colchester, Maldon, Halstead & Tendring

diddi developer for franchisee who has taken over a territory (through resale or transfer) and developed the business in all aspects:

Highly Commended – Anuschka from diddi dance Camden, Crouch End, Finchley & Surrounding

Winner – Emily from diddi dance Bristol

diddi diva for the biggest growth by a franchisee from June 2015 to May 2016:

Highly Commended – Andrea from diddi dance Reading & Wokingham

Winner – Gina from diddi dance West London

diddi discusser for franchisee fully utilising and actively using social media & online resources to their best ability:

Highly Commended – Lisa from diddi dance West Berkshire, South Oxfordshire, Tadley & Marlow

Winner – Caroline from diddi dance Swindon, Cirencester, Chippenham, Tetbury & Surrounding

diddi driver for the most motivated and driven franchisee doing their best to drive and progress their business:

Highly Commended – Lousie from diddi dance South East Hampshire & Chichester

Winner – Natalie & Dawn from diddi dance Cannock Chase, Lichfield, Sutton Coldfield & Surrounding

diddi dude for the franchisee that is most supportive and active amongst the network – as voted for by the other franchisees:

Highly Commended – Emma from diddi dance Central Warrington & Central Cheshire and North Shropshire, Telford & North West Stoke-on-Trent

Winner – Mona from diddi dance London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

diddi doer for the most innovative marketer franchisee:

Highly Commended – Suzie from diddi dance Wirral

Winner – Nicola from diddi dance Lancaster, Preston & Kendal

And lastly our biggest award each year is diddi dame which goes to a franchisee who has made an outstanding contribution to diddi dance in the last year:

Winner – Joanna from diddi dance Eastbourne, Uckfield & Hastings

diddi dame 2Joanna, who was our first franchisees to receive her Gold Accreditation through us and the Children’s Activity Association, has been working very hard to make her diddi dance business thrive, especially this last year. You can read more about her by clicking here. When asked about being chosen for this award she responded:

I’m ridiculously proud to be named diddi dame this year, it is genuinely an honour. I love my job so much that it doesn’t feel like a job – it’s a joy!  Thank you to all our wonderful diddi’s who make what we do so rewarding and so much fun!

 

We couldn’t be more proud of our award winning franchisees. To book a place in one of their classes visit our FREE trial page today!

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diddi dance Franchisees Nominated for mumandworking 2016 Award

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Our franchise mother and daughter partnership, Natalie & Dawn Edwards, have just been nominated for Franchisee of the Year at the 2016 mumandworking Awards.

Natalie & Dawn run diddi dance Cannock Chase, Lichfield, Sutton Coldfield & Surrounding. They started their diddi dance in January 2014 and over the past year and a half have grown it to be a very successful one with just the two of them running both the business and classes.

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  • Empowering parents to achieve their potential
  • Realising the enormous commercial benefits of flexible working to employers and business owners
  • Recognising the substantial contribution to the UK economy
  • Supporting modern-day, family life
  • Celebrating the importance of the UK’s parent-preners

We love these awards and having our franchisees up for ones that recoginse their work in a franchise as well as being a working mum. With much to consider for each nomination and a 25% increase in the number of nominations received this year we at diddi dance couldn’t be more proud of this franchising pair up for the award this year. mumandworking have said “the judging process thus far has already been very challenging and to be nominated is a huge accolade.”

Natalie & Dawn diddi danceWhen we asked Natalie & Dawn how they felt about the award nomination, which was sneakily submitted by Head Office on their behalf, they said:

Dawn – “I am chuffed to bits to be nominated for this award. Working with my daughter and teaching little ones to get moving is absolutely the best”.

Natalie – “I am absolutely delighted to have been nominated for the Franchisee of the Year award – let alone to be shortlisted to the top 5. I couldn’t believe my eyes when we received the news and thought it must have been a mistake. Being recognised and nominated for this award after running for only 18 months feels amazing and very exciting!”

We can’t wait to find out on 11 October whether or not this lovely pair win, but until then join us in congratulating them on their Facebook page by clicking here.

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diddi dance wins Family Friendly Franchise Award

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diddi dance Top franchise awards certificatesOn Tuesday, 17 May diddi dance was honoured to win the Family Friendly Franchise Award at the 2016 Workingmums.co.uk Top Franchise Awards. The awards celebrate the best family friendly franchisors and franchisees. Sponsored by Lawbite, they recognise franchisors both big and small who have empowered women in business – not only by providing a successful flexible business model, but by giving franchisees the advice and support they need to succeed.
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During an online ceremony diddi dance franchisees and our franchisor, Anne-Marie, listened on as we were announced the winner of such a great category described as recognising “franchisors that offer the best Family Friendly concept.”

To hear diddi dance being choosen as the winner and all the reasons why the judges thought we were deserving of the award view the video below!

When founder and franchisor Anne-Marie was asked about the win she said:

Being recognised as a flexible family business highlights the work we have put in to ensuring our franchise opportunity is not only a financially viable option but also  an perfect choice for parents wanting to return to work. As a working parent myself I understand the challenges in finding a good work/life balance, which is why I am so passionate about running a company that supports flexible working life.

For more information on the awards including the other winners and the judges please click here for award’s press release.

To be part of an award winning franchise company just click here for more information!

diddi dance Franchisee Training is Endorsed by EMD Academy

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Recently diddi dance went through the rigorous process to have their training course all franchisees go through to be able to take on their diddi dance business analysed and accessed by EMD Academy and from this process our training course has now been endorsed!

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Our pre-training, training and continued support of our franchisees were checked to be of the highest and up to date standards and this month we received our certificate of endorsement from the EMD Academy. Every year we will now go through a check-up process to make sure we are keeping up with their outlined standards, giving not only our franchisees & teachers piece of mind about the training they are receiving but also customers.

The EMD Academy says of their endorsements:

This quality stamp of approval not only gives peace of mind to your trainees knowing they’re attending a recognised course, but it also gives class participants confidence that they’re attending a session taught by an appropriately qualified instructor.”

diddi dance now has a quality stamp from the sector’s National Governing Body training provider for Exercise, Movement and Dance!

diddi dance Franchisee First to Achieve CAA Gold Accreditation

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caa goldEarly this year diddi dance was proud to announce we were the first fully accredited preschool activity of the newly established Children’s Activity Association, a national service to deliver unbiased advice to parents.

After founder Anne-Marie completed the accreditation process for diddi dance she decided to offer the same accreditation to each diddi dance Franchisee, so each of them could check their business meets the company’s now Gold level standards. This past month Anne-Marie & diddi dance were thrilled to personally accredit their first franchisee, Joanna Oastler who runs diddi dance Eastbourne, Uckfield & Hastings. Joanna launched her local diddi dance classes in January 2013 and since then has developed her business successfully in her area and continues to grow as the demand does.

050412_0038bWhen informed of her achievement, Joanna commented:

I am absolutely thrilled to have achieved this accreditation award with the CAA. With so many activities on offer aimed at preschoolers it can be daunting choosing the right one for your little one. As a mum to 2 young boys myself it is important to me that parents can be assured that the activity we offer at diddi dance has been specifically designed and tailored to support a preschoolers early years development, as well as at its core simply being FUN!

This gold accreditation also reassures parents that we have all the relevant insurance, DBS, health & safety policies and equipment checks in place as well as having undergone rigorous assessments of our teaching methods and techniques.

I love diddi dance and I want my parents to enjoy it as much as I do, safe in the knowledge that we care enough about their little ones to maintain the highest possible standards for our classes.

Anne-Marie commented on the accreditation process and Joanna’s success:

All of our franchisees are trained and monitored to our high standards, however having gone through this accreditation process ourselves we realised the benefit of asking our franchisees to check their Code of Practice, as well. We only just achieved this accreditation ourselves in February 2016, so for Joanna to be our first franchisee to reach the Gold level in May shows that she has really analysed and assessed that her business is inline with Head Office’s accreditation. We are so proud that everything from her class delivery to customer service to policies and documentations all met our highest standards.

Congratulations again to Joanna and her franchise. If you would like more information about diddi dance Eastbourne, Uckfield & Hastings visit the Facebook page here or read all about Joanna by clicking here.

diddi dance Shortlisted in Top Franchise Awards!

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Franchise-Awards-logo_RGB_shorlisteddiddi dance Franchising has been shortlisted in The 2016 Workingmums.co.uk Top Franchise Awards for the Supportive Franchisor Award and the Family Friendly Franchise Award! The awards, which are in their first year, celebrate the best family friendly franchisors and franchisees. For more information and to see who else has been shortlisted just click here.
 

Also nominated in these awards are two of our franchisees – Caroline & Jennifer who run diddi dance Essex and Emma who runs diddi dance Central Warrington & Central Cheshire and diddi dance North Shropshire, Telford & North West Stoke-on-Trent. They have both been nominated for Franchisee of the Year!
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This is a publicly voted category so feel free to lend your support to one or both of our franchises by clicking here. Voting ends 15 April.

Winners in all categories will be announced on 17th May 2016, so watch this space in May!

To be part of an already award winning dance franchise in 2015, hoping to continue that streak in 2016, get in touch today!

diddi dance Nominated in What’s On 4 Awards 2016!

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nominated in childrens awardsWe get to celebrate again because another year of the What’s On 4 Awards has come around and diddi dance is nominated again in the Best National Pre-schooler Development Activity (2 to 5 years) category!!!

Now in its 10th year, these major awards have been rewarding the very best activity providers, classes, places to go and people in the UK but they couldn’t do it without the votes and nominations from YOU – the experts! So if you would like to cast your vote click here now!

But don’t forget, some of our amazing teachers & franchisees are up for Most Outstanding Activity Leader for the Under 5s and need your votes too! So please cast your vote for your local teacher, a friend or all of them (if you can) to help make 2016 another award winning year for diddi dance!

Nominated for Most Outstanding Activity Leader for the Under 5s – SOUTH:

Nominated for Most Outstanding Activity Leader for the Under 5s – WEST & WALES:

diddi dance Franchisees receive Top Franchise award nominations

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We are pleased to announce Caroline & Jennifer who run diddi dance Essex & Emma who runs diddi dance Central Warrington & Central Cheshire and diddi dance North Shropshire, Telford & North West Stoke-on-Trent have both been nominated for Franchisee of the Year in the Top Franchise Awards!

When we ask each franchise about receiving the nomination they had this to say:

diddi dance Jennifer and CarolineCaroline & Jennifer – “We are very honoured to be nominated for this award.  Back in 2010 our lives were quite different.  With our youngest children starting school we really felt it was the right time to consider going back to work but it just seemed such a logistical nightmare to combine our previous work lifestyle, with the addition of our new family lives.  diddi dance offered us the opportunity to have the best of both worlds!  We have both worked incredibly hard and are so proud of the business we have created together, whilst still being present mums in our children’s lives.  To win this award would not only be a personal achievement but confirmation that we have created a fantastic business to be proud of.”

Emma H diddi danceEmma – “I am over the moon to have been nominated for this award.  Since joining diddi dance in 2012, not only have I had amazing fun with a fabulous business but I have truly gained a flexible new career.  I am lucky to have an amazing job that I love and that brings many rewards both financial and in terms of my lifestyle.”

 

This is a publicly voted category so feel free to lend your support to one or both of our franchises by clicking here. Voting ends 15 April with the winner being announced in May.

We will be keeping our fingers crossed for you ladies!

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diddi dance win Best Franchise Award!

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Yesterday at the Best Franchise 2015 Conference, research experts Smith and Henderson announced the winners in the 2015 Best Franchise Awards, sponsored by the Royal Bank of Scotland. diddi dance were lucky enough to walk away with a 5 Star Franchisee Satisfaction award & Best Franchise in the “Less than £25k Investment” category!

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Two of our fabulous franchisee represented diddi dance at the Conference, Suzie from diddi dance Wirral & Joanna from diddi dance Eastbourne, Uckfield & Hastings, and we are very thankful to both of them for attending.

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The awards are based on feedback from thousands of franchisees, who have completed the Franchise Satisfaction Benchmark Survey. The survey asks franchisees to anonymously rate their franchisor on everything from training and support, to shared goals and how it has compared with their expectations.

Director of Smith and Henderson, Steven Frost said:
“We are absolutely delighted to announce the winners in this year’s awards. It is a well-known fact that a good testimonial is worth its weight in gold, which makes these awards all the more special. To reach the finals of the Best Franchise awards, each of these businesses had to receive outstanding testimonials from their current franchisees; the winners were then chosen because of their ongoing commitment to help their franchisees be more successful and for constantly innovating to stay ahead of the competition. Therefore, diddi dance, ActionCOACH and TaxAssist Accountants should be incredibly proud of themselves, their teams and the franchise opportunity they offer because they truly are, the best of the best in the UK and anyone looking to buy into a franchise, would be well advised to give these a closer look.”

David Williams, director of Franchise Business Development at the Royal Bank of Scotland, sponsor of the awards, commented:
“The calibre of entries this year has once again exceeded expectations and we are proud to celebrate the success of the franchise industry. Everyone involved in the awards has demonstrated their commitment and drive and are great ambassadors for this thriving industry. diddi dance, ActionCOACH and TaxAssist Accountants are worthy winners of the award and we congratulate them.”

Learn more about our award winning franchise opportunity today!

diddi dance Finalist in Best Franchise Awards 2015

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Research experts Smith & Henderson have today announced the finalists in the 2015 Best Franchise Awards sponsored by the Royal Bank of Scotland.

The awards are based on feedback from thousands of franchisees that have completed the Franchise Satisfaction Benchmark. The survey asks franchisees to anonymously rate their franchisor on everything from training and support to shared goals and how it has compared with their expectations.

We at diddi dance are luck enough to be a finalist based on our fantastic satisfaction survey results 95% which also resulted in us being awarded  5 Star Franchisee Satisfaction Award – Click here to see the report summary.

The other 2015 finalists are:

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  • diddi dance
  • Music Bugs
  • The Best Of

£25k – £75k Investment:

  • ActionCOACH
  • Coversure
  • EweMove Sales and Lettings

£75k+ Investment:

  • Home Instead Senior Care
  • Right At Home
  • TaxAssist Accountants

 

Director of Smith and Henderson, Steven frost said,

Many congratulations to all our finalists; because of the unique way our awards work, based on testimonial from their own franchisees, these finalists should be congratulated for already being amongst the best of the best in British franchising. All our finalists will be attending the Best Franchise Conference and awards final on 26 November 2015, a day not only to find out if they are overall winners in their categories but also to hear from industry experts on issues that directly affect them from, ‘Profiling, recruiting and structuring master franchises’, to ‘Increasing your franchisees’ financial knowledge’. If you run a franchised business and would like to meet and learn from these successful business owners and our industry experts, please do come along, you would be very welcome. Tickets are on sale via our website.’

David Williams director, business development, Franchise at Royal Bank of Scotland and sponsor of the awards said,

The standard of entries has once again been very high and demonstrates the strength of the franchise industry and its contribution to the growth of the economy. We are delighted to be sponsoring the awards for a second year and wish all the finalists the very best of luck. All are deserving winners and we are pleased to see some new names being recognised for their success.”

 

The finalists of the 2015 Best Franchise Awards will be announced during the Best Franchise Conference to be held in Milton Keynes on Thursday 26 November 2015. More information and tickets are available from www.smithhenderson.com

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