A franchise with MagiKats Tuition Centres offers you the chance to build a substantial business whilst giving back to the community by educating the next generation in maths, English and reasoning.
If you are in education but want to regain control of your “free” time then MagiKats could be for you.
If you simply feel you need to be your own boss, but with the support of a proven system that has been successfully operating for over 15 years, then MagiKats could be for you.
What Is MagiKats?
MagiKats Tuition Centres are unique – they each follow the same system but also reflect the personality of the person in charge.
Every MagiKats Tuition Centre offers out of school tutoring in maths, English and reasoning, for children from pre-school to GCSE (National 5 in Scotland).
Every MagiKats Tuition Centre offers an individual programme for each of its students, ensuring they get the support they need, no matter their situation.
Every MagiKats Tuition Centre is run to certain standards and uses our bespoke, KATS online system to prepare and manage work for every individual.
Every MagiKats Tuition Centre fits into its community – tailoring its provision to the demands of local families.
What Are The Benefits of Joining the MagiKats Network?
Support. Pure and simple.
As a family business, we know how important it is that your business works for you and your family – whatever shape or form that takes. We provide a proven system and training methods to ensure you know how to deliver effective tutoring in your local area. We provide all the sales and marketing tools you need to build that business. We provide you with a single point of contact for all your questions – but at the same time access to a wide network of similarly minded individuals who are also doing what you are doing. What you provide is motivation, energy and your personality.
Potential.
Every business is unique, and every business owner has their own goals. At MagiKats, we don’t have performance targets or penalties for our smaller businesses. If that’s what we agree works for you, then that’s great. At the same time, we support those looking for a significant business opportunity operating across multiple sites. Whatever works. We just want kids to benefit from studying MagiKats.
How Do I Get Involved?
Once you enquire, then we will send you more detailed information about us and the opportunity. When you are ready, by far the best next step to take is to meet us. Only by doing that can you really understand our family, our business and our ambition. We want to meet you and discover if you are the right fit for us, and us for you. These sessions are now run online, but you are welcome to come and meet us face to face if you prefer – and you can then see our fabulous workshops in the flesh too!
What Do I Get?
Your MagiKats franchise package is comprehensive and includes:
- Rights to use the MagiKats trade mark, goodwill and intellectual property
- Rights to use the MagiKats know-how, operating methods and systems
- Assistance in creating a customised business plan, designed to reflect your particular circumstances
- Assistance in creating your own marketing plan, including PR articles
- An exclusive and protected territory
- Business preparation training
- A comprehensive training programme
- Ongoing professional development
- On-site support visits
- Marketing / sales training
- Print kit of stationery and marketing materials
- ‘KATS’ computer system
- Staff training programme
- Proprietary management systems
- Opening inventory
What Is The Investment?
The cost of the franchise is £12,500. We also recommend that you have an additional £10,000 available for setup costs and equipment purchase (laptop and printer).
MagiKats believe that you should have flexibility over how you charge for the services you provide, without worrying about how that impacts on your costs. With that in mind, they do not charge an ongoing percentage based on your turnover like many franchises. Instead, they charge two types of fixed fee each month - a support fee and a materials fee.
Financing:
If you need a small business loan, MagiKats can introduce you to the franchise departments at most major banks that can, subject to status, help you with funding.
You may even qualify for a Government backed Business Start-Up Scheme loan which allows an individual to borrow up to £25,000 without having to invest any money of their own. MagiKats are more than happy to discuss this option in more detail with you.
What Territories Are Available?
We have single and multi-unit franchises available across the UK. Multi-unit franchises are currently available at a discounted rate.
So, apply today to ensure you secure your preferred area or resale location.
To start your innovative and exciting new business adventure, contact us today!
Is now the right time to launch a franchise?
WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO LAUNCH DURING A PANDEMIC?
Fay: I had always planned to open MagiKats Newquay before the pandemic and so I wanted to continue with my plan. My intention has always been to create a Tuition Centre where families know they can come for support with their child’s learning in English and maths. A trusted, welcoming centre where children feel safe to make mistakes and investigate answers further, while receiving support. I think due to the mental health impact of the pandemic, people need this type of tuition more than ever!
Kate: I had plenty of time to think during the first lockdown and decided that the time was right for me to move into a different direction with my career. However, I didn’t want to waste my skills and experience as a teacher. I realised that many parents were struggling with keeping learning going during lockdown and was concerned about the impact this was going to have on children when they were able to return to school.
I had explored the MagiKats franchise back in the autumn and started to seriously consider taking the plunge. I felt that, by setting up a MagiKats Tuition Centre in my local area, I could help students catch up and help them feel confident and positive about learning again.
Kirsty: I had originally planned to launch in 2018 but then fell pregnant. I then bought my franchise in 2019 and did the first part of my training in January and February with a view to completing my training in March and launching in April. Of course, when we went into lockdown in March, it meant I couldn’t complete my training and I had to postpone my launch, but I eventually opened in August.
WHAT SUPPORT DID YOU RECEIVE FROM MAGIKATS HQ?
Fay: From my first contact with MagiKats, I have been supported every step of the way and continue to have daily support when needed! I chose to open a franchise because I wanted the experience and knowledge of MagiKats, and they have helped make it a successful new business. One of the man things I like about MagiKats is it continues to be a family run business with a personal touch however, it has all the attributes of a professional business. The support began with how to purchase and set-up a franchise and more recently developed into marketing, sales and becoming an employer!
Kate: HQ helped me every step of the way. From helping me create a business plan; providing training in the MagiKats system; setting up and marketing the business and checking in on a weekly basis to ensure everything was going well. I genuinely would have not known where to start without them.
There is always someone available to talk through any concerns or to offer advice and support and the MagiKats computer system, once you understand how to use it, makes the whole business of running the workshops pretty much fool proof.
Kirsty: The support I have received from MagiKats has been amazing and I can’t think of anything more they could have done. Sarah from HQ has regularly checked in with me to see if I am ok. When we went back into lockdown in November, I had to move the workshops online and MagiKats invested in an excellent online learning platform. This is interactive and fun and has made a world of difference to the experience for pupils.
What’s more, when you buy a MagiKats franchise you get 12 weeks of marketing support, and I’ve had weekly phone calls and received lots of materials. HQ are always looking for ways to improve so I feel like I have joined a network that is progressive, evolving and proactive.
There is always someone at the end of the phone if I need help and MagiKats have launched a monthly Coffee and Catch Up event for all the franchise owners. There is also the Workplace platform which we all use and it’s a really friendly and supportive network.
HOW IS IT GOING AND HAS IT BEEN BETTER OR WORSE THAN EXPECTED?
Fay: Overall, I am delighted I chose to open a MagiKats Tuition Centre. It has allowed me the flexible work/life balance I wanted with having a young family. It’s been exciting to learn new skills in business and have the time to utilise my knowledge and experience of teaching in a small setting, where you get to the see the impact on a daily basis from the family and children I support.
Kate: I was a bit over optimistic with my initial projections for numbers but made a pretty good start and was agreeably surprised at how smoothly things ran from the word go. I know that, if I had decided to go it alone, there would have been many more slip-ups in the first few weeks as I am a total novice when it comes to running a business. The training that I took part in during the summer and the support and advice from HQ and the other MagiKats Principals gave me a really clear route map to follow and took the guesswork out of it.
Kirsty: Despite everything that had happened, I opened in August with a healthy number of enrolments. The children were eager to learn and the parents were very supportive. Again, despite all the challenges we have faced since I opened, I have kept everyone who started with me in August. I have got all my processes in place and built strong relationships. Had I not had the support that I’ve had from HQ, I’m sure I wouldn’t have been able to make such a success of it.
Any advice you would give to someone else thinking about launching but not sure?
Fay: Take time to consider if it is the right career change for your situation, it is a lot of work in these early days. Check your teaching beliefs are in line with the MagiKats ethos – it is much easier to sell something when you truly believe it works!
Kate: There is never a perfect time to start something new. Stop making excuses and make the leap! The beauty of a tried and tested model such as MagiKats is that you are not making that leap alone.
In a way, starting a new business in the middle of a global pandemic seemed crazy. But in reality, things are only going to get easier from now on.
Kirsty: If you can afford to, then you should go for it. Children’s education is experiencing such a massive level of disruption at the moment and that means there is a real opportunity to help and build a business.
