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Be Inspired And Unlock Your Creative Flair At The National Franchise Exhibition

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The growth in franchising in the UK has increased by 46% over the past 10 years according to the BFA / Natwest survey. Like many others, if you are looking to take control of your working life and want to find out more about what a franchise is and how it could work for you, come along to the National Franchise Exhibition at the NEC, Birmingham. Opening times are Friday 19th February 10am – 5pm and Saturday 20th  February 10am – 4pm.

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The Creation Station at the National Franchise Exhibition

Click for directions and to download your complimentary ticket.

The UK’s leading children’s arts & crafts activity franchise, The Creation Station is running the kidszone. You are welcome to bring the children and be inspired together.

There’s lots of hands on fun to get those ideas flowing. Check out the ‘Make a Monster’ modelling competition at the kidszone. The two minute challenge involves drawing or modelling your own monster and is open to children and adults alike!

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Upload your creations to The Creation Station facebook page with #creationstation 

Children’s designs can be uploaded to The Creation Station ltd #MonsterMeHotel2 for a chance to win a ‘Hotel Tranyslvania 2’ book signed by one of the prestigious Sony animation team.

Grown up designs can be uploaded to The Creation Station ltd Facebook with #creationstation for a chance to win a £25.00 Creation Station craft hamper.

The Creation Station franchise provides hands on, educational children’s arts & crafts classes, parties and events. With the squeeze on creativity in schools, demand continues to increase for their award winning creative experiences. 97 people already run their own Creation Station franchise across the UK and in Southern Ireland. To find out if your area is available and to request an information pack click here.

Come along and chat with The Creation Station crew on stand LC50 to find out more about gaining the flexibility, success and freedom you are looking for you and for a bit of creative inspiration.
For more information about The Creation Station visit www.thecreationstation.co.uk or contact Amber on: 01395 239700 or email hello@thecreationstation.co.uk.cslogo

Winners Of The Best Creation Station Franchise Awards Announced At The 14th Annual Inspiring Imaginations Conference.

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The Creation Station Franchisees

Franchise owners from across the UK gathered at The Arden Hotel for the 14th annual Creation Station national franchise conference. The day provided all franchise owners the opportunity to network, and discover new developments, innovations and product launches from Creative Hub head quarters, at Inspiration House, Woodbury, Devon.

“Our franchise conference is by far the best day of our year” smiles Fran Long, The Creation Station dedicated franchise support manager. “Our network has a really strong family and community feel, so when we get together it’s a hugely positive and supportive day.”

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Ruth Churchill Dower Our Inspirational Guest Speaker

The conference included the inspirational guest speaker, Ruth Churchill Dower Director of Earlyarts. Ruth delivered an engaging session on the science and benefits of creativity. There were also ‘Pearls Of Wisdom’ sessions delivered by franchise owners to share their top tips with the network.

Every year franchise owners who have contributed to their community or made significant developments in their business are recognized at The Creation Station Best Franchise Awards.

“Our franchise owners make such positive contributions to their local community and really help children and families to be creative and have fun together” said Sarah Cressall, Founder and Managing Director. ”I am really proud of the differences our network are making, so judging the awards is really tough. Each year our franchise owners are becoming more and more successful and the calibre is really high.”

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Franchisees Celebrating The 14th Annual Conference

The following awards were presented;

 

  • The prestigious title of the “Best Franchisee of the Year 2016” was awarded to Penny Gilbert from Oxford for delivering the core values with such passion to her local community.
  • The prestigious title of “Best New Franchisee of the Year 2016” was awarded to Jann Thorpe from Manchester for a phenomenal first year.
  • The prestigious title of “The People’s Choice Award” chosen by the network was awarded to Kevin Kerridge from North West Leicester for the second year.
  • Additional awards were given out for outstanding actions, these included;“Best Member of Staff” was awarded to Melanie Anstee, who works for Louise Richardson in Fareham.
  • “Best Retailer” was awarded to Rebecca Dickinson from Faversham.
  • “Best Can Do Attitude” was won by Claire Darnley from Halesowen.
  • “Best  Photo” was won by Kevin Kerridge from Leicester.

 

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Jann Thorpe Wins “Best New Franchisee” Award

 

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Claire Darnley Wins “Best Can Do Attitude” Award

 

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Penny Gilbert “Best Franchisee Of The Year” Award

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional awards included the prestigious gold pin award for inspiring over 6000 children in one year, awarded to;

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Ruth Morris Wins ” Inspiring 6000 Children” Award

  • Ruth Morris from Aberdeen.

The prestigious silver awarded for inspiring over 3000 child in a year was awarded to;

  • Claire Darnley from Halesowen and Nicki Smith from Bath.

The bronze award for inspiring 1000 children ina year was awarded to;

  • Abbie Melia from Wakefield South, Alice Simpson from Devon, Anna Dickson from Cornwall, Anna Quinn from Bradford , Carol Jackson from Reading, Deepa Robinson from Bracknell, Emma White from Weybridge, Faye Williams from Cardiff West, Fiona Burn from Portsmouth, Gemma Gough, Jann Thorpe, Julia Scoble, Kevin Kerridge, Kirsty Hickson, Lisa Hagg from Bournemouth, Liz Cairns from South Ayrshire, Louise Richardson from Fareham, Melanie Dawson from Surrey, Sara le Roux from Penistone, Sarah Ekins from Spalding, Suzie Smith from Grantham, Penny Gilbert from Oxford, Nicole Norman from Stevanage and Rachel Simpson from Nottingham.

Behind the scenes photographs from the event can be seen on The Creation Station Facebook. 

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5 Year Service Award Winners

We look forward to continuing to nurture creativity and inspire children and families across the UK and in Southern Ireland.

For more information on your local Creation Station visit www.thecreationstation.co.uk

For more information on running your own successful Creation Station franchise request a free information pack. For more information contact Maggie Seager on 01395 349462 or email maggie@thecreationstation.co.uk.

 

Finalists announced for The Creation Station Franchisee of the Year 2016

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Franchise owners from across the UK are gathering in Birmingham on Saturday 6th February for the ‘Release The Creation Station Magic’ 14th annual conference in Birmingham.

The day will deliver many magical moments including an inspirational talk from a surprise guest speaker and advice on how every franchise owner can develop and grow their inspiring business. Highlights of the day include the interactive shared best practice called ‘Pearls of Wisdom’, the launch of some new and exciting initiatives and the Best Franchise Awards.

Sarah Cressall founder and Managing Director said “The number of entrants for the Best Franchise Awards has been greater than ever. We have a positive and inspiring network who are proactively helping parents and organisations to inspire children imaginations and nurture creativity.”

There are a range of award categories: Franchisee of the Year 2016, Best New Franchisee 2016 and The People’s Choice Award, Best Member of Staff, Best Can Do Attitude and Best Retailer.

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The following Creation Station franchise owners have been shortlisted for Franchisee of the Year: Sue Hammond from Bristol, Kirsty Hickson operating in Driffield, Jenny Farmer from Newton Abbot, Nicki Smith who runs the Creation Station in Bath, Melanie Dawson from Wimbledon, Penny Gilbert from Oxford, Claire Darnley operating in Halesowen and Ruth Morris from Aberdeen.

The following Creation Station franchise owners have been shortlisted for the Best New Franchisee; Alex Chaundy from Eastbourne, Jann Thorpe who inspires imaginations in Macclesfield, Rebecca Dickinson from Faversham, Kirstie Ireland who runs the Creation Station in the Orkney Islands and Rebecca Wootton from Ash.

The short list for the People’s Choice award as voted for by the Creation Station network of franchise owners are Sara le Roux, Kevin Kerridge, Emma Theunissen, Kirsty Hickson, Penny Gilbert, Sue Hammond and Nicole Norman. These member of the network have all gone above and beyond, lending valuable help and support to their fellow franchise owners.

The nominees for the Best Can Do Attitude are Jenny Farmer, Louise Richardson, Suzie Smith, Claire Darnley, Tracey Pennell and Ruth Longrigg, who have all dealt with challenges that arise in the world of business with a fantastic and inspiring attitude.

The winners of the above awards and for Best Member of Staff and Best Retailer, will be announced at the award ceremony at 3.30pm at the ‘Release The Creation Station Magic’ conference. Huge congratulations to all those shortlisted for reaching the final stage of this prestigious award.

Reviewing my priorities bought me back to my dream of working with children.

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My desire to work with children has brought me full circle, and now I have more control over my family time and working week.

Rebecca Dickinson changed the desk job to work with children as a Childminder and as her own children grew, she decided to take her passion for working with children into a new direction and run her own rewarding and successful Creation Station franchise.

“I had spent the last 10 years working behind  computer desks in a variety of customer service related roles but none of these remotely touched on my passion of working with children.

Before I went to university I had loved working with children; as a dance teacher, swimming teacher and holiday play scheme leader. I’m not sure when my career took such a dramatic and unfulfilled turn, but things changed when my husband got offered a job in Kent and we relocated. .

The ideal time to make a change

With two amazing children, my eldest’ Joseph was about to start school. Now was the ideal time to make a change, to go back to working with children and to find an opportunity to be there for my family.

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My Mum had run her own dance school and I had grown up in the privileged position of having a Mum who worked hard and was still able to attend my school plays, assemblies, sports days and to help out on school trips.

I wanted to be there for my family like my wonderful mum had been for me.

I decided to become an Ofsted Registered Childminder, I was finally back working with children!

I loved the work; nurturing and educating the children, building amazing relationships with them and their families, getting creative and inspiring the children with arts and crafts. I was even able to go to all my son’s plays, assemblies and sports days (with a buggy full of children). But the paperwork Ofsted required me to complete and the hoops they expected me to jump through as a Childminder left no time for family life. I was looking after children eleven hours a day and then once I had put my two to bed I would spend most evenings writing reports and planning.

I was constantly exhausted both mentally and physically, my home was looking more and more like a nursery filled with toys my own children had out grown and was covered in labels and posters Ofsted expected me to have displayed.

I had loved being a Childminder, but by the time my daughter started school I knew I needed to make another change. Just what that change was? I wasn’t sure.

Whilst pondering my career future I went to the Child Care Expo in London. Hoping for a ‘pick me up’ and to be re-inspired as a Childminder and I attended a number of workshops on that day. The last workshop I attended was about easy and inspiring arts and crafts for young children and I was inspired! The workshop was run by Sarah Cressall, owner and founder of The Creation Station. Afterwards I spoke to Sarah to thank her for such a great workshop, we got chatting about the classes The Creation Station run and the franchises they award. This struck a chord with me and I spent the train ride home reading everything I could find online about The Creation Station and the pros and cons of buying a franchise. The numerous awards that The Creation Station Ltd and Sarah personally had won were reassuring and reading about the experiences of the other franchise holders sealed it for me. At 9:30 am on the following Monday I was on the phone to The Creative Hub (a.k.a. the head office of The Creation Station Ltd) having a Discovery Chat and booking on to a Discovery Morning.

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At this stage it was all about finding out information; what was The Creation Station really like and about, would it suit me and would I be a good fit? I did my research and spoke to my family and then went along to the Discovery Morning with my husband, children, a close family friend and a list of questions. By this stage I was already pretty much sure that The Creation Station was what I had been looking for but the Discovery Morning was a great opportunity to meet some of the existing franchise holders, for my husband to get reassurance about how the figures worked and to see if my children could be inspired by the demonstration class. We left that morning with me convinced, my husband fully on board and to the ringing chorus of my children asking if they can go to The Creation Station every weekend!

I am now 6 months into my Creation Station journey. I attended the comprehensive training in April and launched The Creation Station Kent, Faversham in July. It has been hard work and at times I have wondered if I have done the right thing, but I have now got classes established, Family Fun sessions that are selling out, Create Club running successfully in two schools with interest from other local schools and I have also made great retail links with one of the local Universities.

I have far more support than I ever had as a Childminder

Things are starting to fall into place nicely. The support from The Creative Hub and the other franchise holders has been phenomenal, I am part of an amazingly supportive and creative ‘family’. Owning our own territories means that we are not in competition and rather than being competitors these other franchise holders are my mentors, always full of advice, support, on-line hugs and cheer.

My house is no longer full of Ofsted labels, posters and out grown toys, instead it is full of glitter, paint and paper, this is something we can definitely live with! My children’s own creativity and love of arts and crafts has flourished, my husband is still incredibly supportive and I have come full circle.

I am once again working with children and running my own successful  business but with lots of support . I am constantly stepping outside my comfort zone and with the help of my Creation Station family, I am achieving things I never thought I would even attempt.IMG_1178

I’ve grown in so many ways and feel very excited about my future

I am a successful business women, making links with the community, promoting and marketing myself and my business but most importantly I am also balancing my family life, attending school events and finding quality time for my own children”.

Rebecca Dickinson – Owner of The Creation Station Kent, Faversham

If you would like to find out about Rebecca’s classes parties and events visit here

or email rebeccadickinson@thecreationstation.co.uk.

To find out about running your own Creation Station franchise request your free info pack.

Discover how Kirsty Hickson swapped a career in teaching to fulfill a creative passion and have more time with her sons Jack and Alfie.

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Attend a free and fun Discovery Event on November 9th for your chance to meet Kirsty and find out how she found her dream job.

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Kirsty Hickson loves running Creation Station Driffield

“I have always had a dream of working for myself and being able to manage my working hours around my family life. I also wanted to still work with children in some way, as I thrive off seeing my own and other families being happy. I thought it really was all a dream until I saw The Creation Station. I shared their passion for inspiring children’s imaginations, and discovered how they ran the Kid’s Zone for the Olympics and support 75 mums and a dad to run their own rewarding children’s arts and crafts franchise. It sounded like the perfect opportunity for me.

My first few months in business have been the most hard work and fun months ever. From locating venues, to marketing classes, to finding a customer base the work has never stopped. The difference is I can plan my hours working around my children, there are no more before and after school clubs and the children are involved in the business as much as they can, from helping to prep for classes to trying out the session plans at home and even helping at sessions. A great change from before when my time was spent marking books and organising school lessons which they simply couldn’t help with and my time with them was much less.

I have always been quite a quiet person who preferred to hide away in a crowd but obviously taking on this business has pushed me out of that comfort zone and I have surprised myself at how much I have enjoyed meeting new people and putting myself out in the community as the East Yorkshire Creation Station provider. I still find myself getting nervous before every class, party, event etc. but I know each experience is building my confidence and developing my skills to have a great business.

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The Creation Station provides Baby Discover and Little Explorer sessions, Arty Parties and Event Entertainment

If I knew when my eldest son was young the sheer happiness and contentment I would get from owning my own business, especially one that actually encapsulates all my loves in life in one, and still allows me so much hands on quality time with my children, I would have done it so much sooner.”

Find out how this opportunity could work for you, request your info pack from Maggie and find out about your free Discovery Event on Saturday November 9th 9.30am – 2.30pm in York, with your chance to meet Kirsty and fellow Creation Station franchisees.

Call Tel 01395 349462 or email maggie@thecreationstation.co.uk

It could be just what you are looking for!

Hayley Sugden invested in herself and now runs her own flexible business that gives her time with her twins, Daniel and Matthew.

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Come along to a free Creation Station Discovery Event in York on November 9th for your chance to meet Hayley and discover how she achieved the success she wanted.

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Hayley Sugden runs Creation Station Leeds and loves the flexibility of her business

“It has been over four years since I decided to invest in a Creation Station franchise with a view to finding a rewarding work/life balance after the birth of my twin boys. They join in at Creation Station wherever possible and love to get involved. I still can’t quite believe that this is my job, not only working around family life but just so enjoyable.

I really wake up raving to go! It is fantastic to see the shared experience between grown up and child, helping to inspire ideas and new ways of thinking. I love to see the joy of a child making something the way they want to. There are many things that make our activities great, most notably because it suits all ages and skills, there is no right or wrong and it is driven by individual creativity. The Creation Station is passionate about inspiring children’s imaginations, they ran the Kid’s Zone for the Olympics and support 75 mums and a dad to run their own rewarding children’s arts and crafts franchise.

I joined Creation Station as the franchise support was one of the best, three years on this has grown, developed and won many awards. The Head office team are supportive and approachable, tackling any problems big or small in a way that suits your local business, I cannot recommend them in words enough.

I took the steps to invest not just in The Creation Station franchise, but also in myself – I am so proud that I did, and grateful to my lovely husband Phil for all his support too.”

Find out how this opportunity could work for you, request your info pack from Maggie and find out about your free Discovery Event on Saturday November 9th 9.30am – 2.30pm  in York. Don’t miss out on your chance to meet Hayley and find out more about the franchise.

Call Tel 01395 349462 or email maggie@thecreationstation.co.uk

It could be just what you are looking for!

Eight women change their career and run their own Creation Station franchise to achieve the flexibility they want

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Eight women who were looking for a more flexible way of working, have been awarded a Creation Station franchise, delivering award winning art and craft classes, parties and events.

Finding flexible working that enables parents to prioritise their children and family needs can be a challenge. Many parents want flexibility to have time with their pre-school aged children and also to be there to support their school aged children.

Eight mums have changed their career and been awarded a Creation Station franchise as they wanted the opportunity to run their own family friendly business that they can tailor around their own family needs.

“I have worked with children all my working life and have loved my job, however, when I had my own two girls I just felt that I wanted to be there for my own girls,” smiles Sarah Finan from Kent “I didn’t know what options there were, so I researched online and found The Creation Station franchise. It stood out from all the other franchises because as well as the flexibility of being my own boss it helps nurture children’s creativity and that’s something I’m passionate about. I now feel very privileged to be part of the Creation Station team”.

Eight women change their career and run their own Creation Station franchise to achieve the flexibility they want

Back: Carol Jackson, Sarah Finan, Lynda Titley, Jen Williams, Tracy Hull
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Sadly Gemma English was unable to be in the photo.

The eight women have a variety of backgrounds but are all mums who wanted a more flexible way of working.

Indy Dhillon from Osterley Isleworth and Sat Virdee from Kings Heath Birmingham, both have a background in a pharmacy, Tracy Hull from Basingstoke worked as a teaching assistant, Carol Jackson from Reading was a stay at home mum, Lynda Titley is a grandmother from Cheslyn Hay, Staffordshire, Jen Williams from Chester was a Personal Assistant and Gemma English from Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire worked as special needs teacher.

“I’ve been going to Creation Station with my own child and I loved it so much I wanted to run my own. The timing wasn’t right for me last year so I kept the information pack in a drawer and just kept my eye on the website hoping my area wouldn’t be awarded to someone else” explained Sat Virdee. “I am now delighted to have a wonderful opportunity to be more involved with my daughter, to help other parents inspire their child and to inspire my local community too.”

The Creation Station is the UK’s leading and fastest growing children’s creative experience franchise. With a passion for helping to inspire children’s imaginations the experiences include: Baby Discover classes, Little Explorer classes, Arty Birthday Parties and Event Entertainment.

These experiences operate in over 500 centres and are delivered by over 70 franchise owners across the UK.

“I am very proud of our team of franchise owners, as they share our passion and values about nurturing creativity and help to inspire children’s imaginations” says Sarah Cressall founder and Managing Director “Our eight new inspiring ladies are very warmly welcomed to our team and we are fully committed to support, nurture and help them to achieve the personal and financial success that they want.”

For more information about The Creation Station experience please visit www.thecreationstation.co.uk  To find out about running your own Creation Station franchise call Maggie on 01395 349 462 or visit www.thecreationstation.co.uk/become-a-franchisee

 

I’ve found a fun and rewarding business that I love and that fits in perfectly with being mum to my boys – some people call me lucky – I tend to agree!

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I wished there had been a Creation Station around when my twins were growing as it’s so fabulous on many development levels giving inspiration and structure but also allowing you to explore with materials I couldn’t use or didn’t have room for at home.

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It has been over three years since I decided to invest in a Creation Station franchise with a view to finding a rewarding work/life balance after the birth of my twin boys. They join in at Creation Station wherever possible and love to get involved.  It has been an amazing journey so far and is well into its next step since I became one of the first franchisees of the new Create Club business. Now at school, my twins come along to our Afterschool Create Club. Every morning, they ask – is it Create Club today Mummy?

I still can’t quite believe that this is my job, not only working around family life but just so enjoyable.
I really wake up raving to go! It is fantastic to see the shared experience between grown up and child, helping to inspire ideas and new ways of thinking. I love to see  the joy when a child has achieved by making something the way they want

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to. There are many things that make our activities great, most notably because it suits all ages and skills, there is no right or wrong and it is driven by individual creativity.

I started by running 2 weekly sessions and now run 4 weekly Creation Station sessions, 2 weekly Create Club and Arty Parties most weekends. These are across a range of venues from a local farm park to a soft play venue where they even bought me new tables and chairs for the kids to work on. Its fantastic to work with other positive family foucesed organisations too.

I also run an adult Create Club classes,  in partnership with the local City Council and work with 7 different Extended Services regions within the City. I have been able to work closely with local communities on fun days, summer and Christmas fairs and local events such as the Better Baby Show.

I have many loyal customers, some of who have been with me since my first session and have only stopped as their children have gone onto school and can no longer attend! I have achieved the balance I wanted in doing something creative and rewarding for a job and still get to spend quality time with my twin boys and family.

We joined Creation Station as the franchise support was one of the best, three years on this has grown, developed and won many awards. The Head office team are supportive and approachable, tackling any problems big or small in a way that suits your local business, I cannot recommend them in words enough.

I was so delighted to be shortlisted for The Best Franchise of the Year Award, we have an awesome team of other franchisees and we really support each other too. Some people say I’m very lucky to have such a rewarding business that fits so well into my family life.  I tend to agree, but I also had to take the steps to invest not just in The Creation Station  franchise, but also in myself  – I am so proud that I did  and grateful to my lovely husband Phil for all his support too.

You can find out more about my baby and toddler and family fun classes  plus arty birthday parties by clicking here:  The Creation Station Leeds.  

For information on my after school, Saturday and holiday clubs please click here: Create Club Leeds of give me a call on 0844 854 9130.

The Winners of the Best Creation Station Franchise Award Announced at the 11th Annual Inspiring Imaginations Conference.

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Franchise owners from across the UK gathered at Exeter University for the 11th Creation Station national franchise conference. The day provided all franchise owners the opportunity to network, learn and discover new developments and product launches from their central support team at Inspiration Inspiration House, Woodbury, Devon.confernce 13 franchisees

“Our franchise conference is by far the best day in our year” smiles Ian Ballinger, the dedicated franchise support manager. “There is a really strong family and community feel to our network and so when we get together it’s a hugely positive and supportive day.”

The conference included guest speaker Shaun Durham from Crisp professional development provided  an engaging and interactive session on  behaviour patterns and how to adapt in different situations within your business

Every year franchise owners who have contributed to their community or made significant developments in their business are recognised at The Creation Station Best Franchise Awards. “Our network make such positive contributions to their local community and really help children and families to be creative and have fun together” says Sarah Cressall Founder and Managing Director. ”I am very proud of all of our network, so judging the awards is really tough. Each year our franchise owners are becoming more and more successful and the calibre is really high.”

The prestigious title of “New Franchisee of the year 2013” was awarded to Roisin Egan from Mid Ulster for an outstanding first year. The prestigious title of “Best Franchisee’s Franchisee 2013” chosen by the network was awarded to Louise Platt from Mid Bedfordshire. The prestigious title of the “Best Franchisee of the Year 2013” was awarded to Aby Mason from Worthing.

Additional awards were given out for outstanding activities, this included;

“Fantastic  Facebooker” was awarded to Nicki Smith in Bath,

“Top Twitter” was awarded to Jenny Seymour from Sheffield,

” Best Retailer” was awarded to Karen Carnson  form Perthand Kinross, Scotland

“Best Competition entries” was won by Neela Jackson from Littleborough

“Best  Photo” was won by Annie Vigar from Penzance

“Best Name Badge” was won by Sue Hammond from Bristol.

Over the next week you will be able to can read their stories on “Your Creation Station blog”. For more information contact Ian Ballinger on 01395 239700 or email ian@thecreationstation.co.uk or visit http://www.thecreationstation.co.uk

I can’t believe what I said at my Interview as finalist for The Woman of the year Award Sarah

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My interview as the finalist for The Business Woman of The Year was last Friday. It’s been over 15 years since I has an interview, which I have to admit, is one of the many benefits of working for yourself! There was an amazing panel of judges from Jaguar, Barclays Wealth, BA, SCC. They asked questions about myself and my business, the good thing was that is at least I knew a lot more on those subjects than they did.

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I did start with: “If you cut me in half it would say the words ‘Creativity’ running through me like a bar of rock.” I hadn’t quite planned to say that and I did get quite a few raised eyebrows! The other 5 finalist were awesome, so I don’t believe I have won. But it’s been amazing to have got through the final 6. It felt a bit like the Xfactor, but without me having to sing – thankfully!

I find out this Friday so if you want to be kept informed please do like my facebook.

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I know the next few months are going to be busy so I wanted to let you know the exciting events I’m running where we can meet up and you can also meet at chat to some of my very inspiring franchise owners.

As part of my ‘Know Where’ Tour, I’m sharing my 7 signposts to success, the things that have really helped me achieve both personal and financial

I am a key note speaker at:

Bristol: Monday 8th Oct: The Auditorium, Arnolfini, 11.00am – FREE event organised by Women out of the Box

Doncaster: Thurdsay 18th October Doncaster Racecourse 4business 12.45pm – 1.30pm – we are running the kidszone so feel free to bring the children

Birmingham Friday 5th and Saturday 6th October We are at The Franchise Exhibition at the NEC. Please just let me know if you would like a complimentary ticket

Devon 20th October Creation Station Discovery Event 11.00am- 2.30pm Partners and children welcome, includes drinks and free lunch . (There is such think as a free lunch!)

York 3rd November SaturdayCreation Station Discovery Event  – 9.30- 1.30 Partners and children welcome, includes drinks and free lunch

So hopefully there are a few choices there for us to be able to meet.

If you want to find out more about The Creation Station Franchise, I would recommend the Discovery Events. You experience an award winning class, chat to franchise owners, have your questions answered  and I explain everything about the opportunity.

I hope you find this helpful.

For more info on our events please pop over and say Hello on our Facebook. I look forward to seeing you soon,
All the best
Sarah