Franchises from £20,000 to £50,000
ComputerXplorers
77
Investment level:
£24,500 plus VAT
Website:
www.computerxplorers.co.uk
Email:
Isankey@computerxplorers.co.uk
Phone:
01530 513 308
franchise focus
classification:
Children’s computer tuition
ComputerXplorers are well planned out
with timings and costings and leave little
for the school to actually do for the club to
work successfully.”
Managing Director Nigel Toplis
introduced ComputerXplorers to the UK
from the US. With more than 15 years of
franchising experience to his credit, Nigel
is also Managing Director of Recognition
Express, an award-winning franchise of
some 30 years and is a past Chairman of
the British Franchise Association.
“ComputerXplorers is a major initiative
for the UK,” says Nigel. “Not only being
a highly successful home-based franchise,
but also in the products and services
it provides for its market, and in the
marketing systems and programmes we’ve
developed to help our franchisees access
Computer club
the market”
The potential market in the UK
Looking for a rewarding career? ComputerXplorers
is huge. There are:
● More than 11 million children
provides fun computer education for kids
● At least 34,000 nurseries and
pre-school groups
● More than 24,000 primary schools
C
OMPUTERXPLORERS is part creativity while extending their knowledge
“The
● Numerous after-school clubs and
of the world’s largest education and use of ICT. Problem solving, critical
franchise
holiday schemes
franchise network providing high thinking and team working skills are very
quality IT education for children. useful by-products of participation.
offers weekly
ComputerXplorers now has franchises in
The franchise offers weekly classes For parents, a ComputerXplorers after-
classes to
Berkshire, Norfolk, South Midlands, Cotswolds,
to children from the ages of three to school technology club provides a safe
children from
Sussex, Thames Valley, Portsmouth, south
13, in settings such as nursery schools, place for their children to enjoy themselves west Wales, south east Wales, south west
playgroups, schools and holiday clubs. For while learning new skills and making new
the ages of
Scotland and are looking for ambitious and
younger ages, classes aim to help build friends. For schools, a technology club
three to 13...”
enthusiastic people who want to make a
children’s academic readiness skills in makes a welcome contribution to the difference by owning their own business and
language, literacy, mathematics, science, art menu of activities and enhances a school’s are prepared to work hard to achieve success,
and music. At the same time, it introduces existing extended hour’s provision. independence and security.
them to problem-solving initiatives and Jane Newman, ICT coordinator at a Franchisees need to be articulate,
computer operations. primary school in Solihull, Birmingham, good communicators, interested in
Older students use the computer says: “The Children have loved going to education and/or children and who are
to improve learning, productivity and the ComputerXplorers club at our school. not afraid of technology. They need to
performance while developing a range of It has provided opportunities for the be serious about running a business
technology skills. children to use computer technology that but keen to have a work-life balance,
ComputerXplorers shows children a we do not currently have, so therefore enabling them to work at home and take
different side to technology – that it’s fun the children are widening their skills and advantage of the fl exible working hours.
when you know how! In small groups of knowledge. Successful franchisees will almost
10-12, children learn that computers are “The fact the children have been able certainly have high energy, passion
exciting learning tools, empowering them to take evidence of this home with them and ambition, take pride in their
to make fi lms, create animated slideshows, too, for example a DVD of their movie, involvement in education and are keen
design their own video game or produce a has been an added plus for parents and to deliver a high value product to the
comic, activities which satisfy and develop pupils. The programmes provided by marketplace. ■
www.businessfranchise.com November 2009
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