Start, Grow and Scale your Children's Activity Business with Confidence

Running a successful children's activity business can be both fulfilling and overwhelming. In this podcast, we'll dive into some tips and tools that you can use in your business to thrive. From managing your workload, through to planning out your week, so its realistic and achievable.  I will share tips and tricks to help you navigate the world of children's activities with confidence and eas...

This week on the Children's Activity Business Academy Podcast we talk to Sophi Butler from Active Totz about her business journey to date as a franchisee, the challenges she faced when she started the business and her journey with the Market Like A Pop Star Programme over the last 5 months.  For more tips and advice on How to Grow & Scale Your Children's Activity Business then join my &nb...

This week on the Children's Activity Business Academy Podcast I'm asking you if you have the right marketing mix in your business. What do I mean by this? Is the current marketing you're doing actually enabling you to achieve your goals be it a personal, business or money.  Why? because you wouldn't bake a cake without a recipe for success, so why wouldn't you have a recipe for your marketing...

This week on the Children's Activity Business Academy Podcast I talk about Why You Should be Investing in your email marketing. There is money in your list, you just need to nurture that list and let the tech do the work for you.  Right now we know its getting harder to reach your audience on social media and what's more you don't own it. You own your email list though and so many Children's...

In this weeks Podcast is all about irresistible offers and if you have any in your business right now. This is a perfect time to discuss this with Black Friday fast approaching, but instead of thinking of having a one day/ time offer, why don't you look at having a menu of offers in your business that you can use all the time. Particularly right now with current climate.  If you listened to m...

In this week's Podcast I talk about why Trial Classes are a gift for you and your business.  Right now in the industry some Children's Activity Providers are struggling to fill their classes due to current economic crisis the country is facing. I know times are hard, but people are still spending money they're just choosing where to spend it. Now is the time to show up and get more visible in...

In this episode I talk about the Marketing your Business at a Local Level aka Street Marketing.  I share a story about a business owner who I taught how to   market their business at a local level  aka Street Marketing. You see, when you’re a business owner at a local level, even if you are part of a franchise, you are   flying solo   when it comes to promoting your busine...

In this episode I talk about what I believe are the successful Characteristics of a Children's Activity Provider. On Sunday 2nd October I ran my first Marathon and the whole experience from January made me think of you.  Training for a Marathon has been very much like running a business. It has its ups and down, trials and tribulations and it tests you. In this episode I talk about that exper...

In this episode I talk about the importance of knowing the numbers in your business.  When I say numbers I mean your finances , not how many children you have in a class. I mean what does it cost you to run the business, to host those classes. There are so many costs to keep track of from insurance, venue hire, travel, fuel, marketing, payment gateway fees, subscriptions through to your manag...

In this episode I talk about to Pay as You Go or Not to pay as you - That is the question? Let me tell you a story about an independent business who operated on a Pay as You Go (PAYG) Business model when I first started working with them through my Kickstarter Mentoring package and how I supported this business to move to a block booking model. If you’re a business owner who can relate to thi...

Today on the Children's Activity Business Academy Podcast I talk about Why you need to be the Brand Ambassador of your Business.  It's your responsibility to champion your brand at a local level. No one else is going to do it for you and in this podcast I tell you why you have to take responsibility for brand building.  How are you doing this in your business? Do an audit to see how well...

Everyone loves a bit of Jackanory. This week it's all about Why You Should Tell your Story in your marketing. We know that people buy from people that they know, like and trust and if we want to build relationships with our customers then we need to let them into our lives and share our story.   For more tips and advice on How to Grow & Scale Your Children's Activity Business then join my...

This week on the Podcast I'm talking about Why You Shouldn't Try to Compete with the Big Boys! For more tips and advice on How to Grow & Scale Your Children's Activity Business then join my   FREE Facebook Group   today! Follow me at  https://www.instagram.com/kristine.monaghan/ https://www.facebook.com/KristineMonaghanCoach  

High-quality images are essential to the success of any business. They can help you stand out from your competitors, create a more lasting impression on customers and drive your sales.  For more tips and advice on How to Grow & Scale Your Children's Activity Business then join my   FREE Facebook Group   today! Follow me at  https://www.instagram.com/kristine.monaghan/ https...

Creating captivating content is a great way to engage your audience and increase sales. If you're not asking for the sale, then someone else will! This week I talk about Why you need to drive those sales. This Friday (1st July) I will be going live with the Small, but Feisty Call on Facebook at 1:00pm and Instagram at 1:30pm to talk about sales.  https://www.facebook.com/KristineMonaghanCoach...

This week's Podcast is all about Why Testimonials Are Important for Your Business: The Power of Social Proof. For more tips and advice on How to Grow & Scale Your Children's Activity Business then join my   FREE Facebook Group   today! Follow me at  https://www.instagram.com/kristine.monaghan/ https://www.facebook.com/KristineMonaghanCoach  

This week's Podcast is all about Why you need to embrace video in your marketing. Video, particularly reels is where  it's all happening at the moment. The party is in full swing and if you're not there, then you're missing out on an opportunity to be seen by your ideal customer.  For more tips and advice on How to Grow & Scale Your Children's Activity Business then join my   FR...

This week I take you behind the scenes of how I launched the Market Like A Pop Star 5 Day Challenge. It was such a fantastic experience and I learnt so much from the process that I just felt I had to share what I learned from launching my challenge with you all.  If you're in the process of launching a new business, product or you're expanding into an area, if you want it to be a success then...

This week on the Podcast it's all about the benefits of working in Partnership. My career in Athletics Development had a heavy focus on partnership working and I took what I learnt from years of working with multiple partners and implemented it into my businesses. As they say team work, makes the dream work and building those partnerships will strengthen your brand.    For more tips and...

In this episode I talk about Why you need a Email List in your Business. What you want is to be an inbox hero. When Meta faced a outage in 2021 the businesses who had an email list made sales. I know a lot of businesses made a lot of money as they were on it like rockets. Owning your own list is worth its weight in gold. Check out my 8 minute Podcast which talks about why you should have one.&nbsp...

In this episode I talk about Why you need a Marketing System if you want to build a successful Children's Activity Business. There are no quick solutions in filling your classes, you can't just post on Facebook and think my work is done.  If you want to have full classes consistently, then you need a system in place that brings customers into your business, a system that takes them on a journ...

In this week's episode I talk about how to get your business off to the best start by having a launch plan. I give away lots of free tips on how to launch successfully.  For more tips and advice on How to Grow & Scale Your Children's Activity Business then join my   FREE Facebook Group   today! Follow me at  https://www.instagram.com/kristine.monaghan/ https://www.facebook....

Last month it was Children's Activity Week across the UK. Children's activity providers from across the UK came together to raise funds for Caudwell Children  Every year the industry comes together to collaborate for this week. For all the businesses involved its a fantastic opportunity to raise funds for a charity close to their hearts but its also and opportunity to raise awareness of your...

Lights, Camera, Action!  This week I talk about video content, which should be an essential ingredient in marketing your Children's Activity Business. I also discuss how I used  video in my businesses to sell places for events and classes and how I turned my video content into digital products which I sold online. For more tips and advice on How to Grow & Scale Your Children's Activi...

Why Awards are Great for Business All you have to do is put your hat in the arena. Even if you don’t win, your business will. In this week's episode I talk about Business Awards and why they are great for your business, but I didn't always think that.  It was only when I developed a real passion for marketing to a certain extent it became my second career that I realised the real benefit...