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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

diddi dance Founder is a Finalist in Best Business Women Awards

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AM diddi danceCongratulations are in order for diddi dance and Founder Anne-Marie Martin who a is a finalist in the Best Business Women Awards 2015. Anne-Marie is a finalist in two categories for these awards: Best Business Woman Working with Children & Families and Best Business Woman in Franchising.

The Best Business Women Awards were created by Debbie Gilbert, a multi award winning Mumpreneur who has been running small businesses since 1999. She knows first-hand the huge impact of winning a business award and believes that women running small businesses should be truly recognised for their achievements.  These new awards are specifically for women who are making a real difference not only in their own lives but in their local community.

About the categories Anne-Marie is a finalist for:

Best Business Woman Working with Children & Families – This award will be presented to the best business that supports children or families. They must prove the impact they make in their field and how their business provides support that makes a clear difference.

Best Business Woman in Franchising – This award will be presented to a woman who is performing brilliantly in a franchise business or who has franchised their business. Open to any type of business and to both franchisees and franchisors.

BBWA 2015 finalistThe Best Business Women Awards final will be held on 15th October 2015 at Batchwood Hall. For further information about the awards click here.

 

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diddi dance at mumandworking awards 2015

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diddi dance would like to congratulate our franchisee Emma Hayward of diddi dance North Shropshire, Central Cheshire & North West Staffordshire who received Highly Commended at the mumandworking Awards 2015 in her category – Franchisee of the Year!

She was up against some very stiff competition and founder Anne-Marie Martin could not have been more proud of her.

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To hear direct from Emma how she feels about receiving Highly Commended see the video below:

To see a list of all winners please visit mumandworking’s Facebook page.

diddi dance award nominations keep coming in!

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Over the past two months several award nominations have come through for diddi dance as a company and for some of our franchisees. See what we are currently up for below and if your local diddi dance has been nominated be sure to show your support by voting for them, if you can, and saying “Congrats” next time you are in class!

diddi dance EmmaFirst up is Emma Hayward of diddi dance North Shropshire, Central Cheshire & North West Staffordshire. She was shortlisted for the mumandworking award – Franchisee of the Year earlier this summer and just this past week it was announced she is now a finalist for the award! Congratulations Emma!mumandworking finalist

The awards will be announced on 22 September, so we will keep you updated if she wins!

Founder Anne-Marie will also be at the awards, but for a different reason. She is a VIP judge for the Start-Up Business of the Year. To see who she chose as her finalist and to see everyone else up for an award this year click here.

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KalliKids nomineeNext we have multiple nominees in the KalliKids Awards 2015 for UK’s Best Preschool Dance Class 2015!

We would like to congratulate:

All three have been recognised for their hard work and dedication and now it is up to you to help one of them bring home the award. To vote for either one of these fantastic franchisees please click here and select their diddi dance location to bring them one step closer to winning!

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Last, but certainly not least, we have a new award recognising both diddi dance and a franchisee – the INSPIRES! Awards. The purpose of these awards, as described by the organisers, is:

There are many individuals in the dance industry working passionately to support and inspire the next generation of dance. Their hard work and contribution often goes unrecognised and we think it’s time to acknowledge their impact. They are the future.

Organisation Impact Awarddiddi dance is up for the Organisation Impact Award – An organisation or company with a mission to positively impact the dance industry through their services and opportunities.

Inspirational Teacher AwardAnd our franchisee Gina Kane (nee Field) of diddi dance West London is up for the Inspiration Teacher Award. This award is voted for by the general public so please show your support not just for Gina but for all diddi dance teachers and vote for her by going here and clicking on her name/photo! Voting closes 4th October, so don’t miss your chance!

The nominees will be shortlisted by 16th October with winners being announced 24th November.

We would like to wish everyone up for an award good luck and to see if any of them win their award watch this space over the next few months!

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