{"id":23019,"date":"2024-09-02T09:00:49","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T08:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/?p=23019"},"modified":"2024-10-09T09:19:07","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T08:19:07","slug":"what-is-it-like-to-be-a-sportscool-franchise-partner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/what-is-it-like-to-be-a-sportscool-franchise-partner\/","title":{"rendered":"What is it Like to be a SportsCool Franchise Partner?"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 4<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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SportsCool is a highly enjoyable and a rewarding franchise, making a major difference in children\u2019s lives all whilst having a great time, sense of fulfilment AND making strong profits!<\/p>\n

Steve Simmonds, Director of SportsCool Brighton describes his first year of being a franchise partner in such a rewarding sector.<\/p>\n

My First 3 months\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Training:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI found the initial training extremely extensive. From the phone calls, meetings and onboarding process, to the first stages of meeting the SportsCool team at the seminar and learning all the key elements of the business with the management team from then on.\u00a0 I think knowing how confident I am now without needing to ask for too much help speaks volumes to the SportsCool team and their initial training with me. The training was informative, practical and very hands on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sales Support:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe first 3 months of my time at SportsCool, looking back now seems to be a whirlwind of both excitement and nerves. I feel that sales really spearheaded a successful first 3 months for me and how I felt being a director of a business like SportsCool. Naturally, there are nerves when you start a business, things like a timeline of money coming in, and forecasting what could be, but the successful sales at the start of my SportsCool journey really put my initial trepidations at ease.<\/p>\n

I was successful in gaining contracts at 6 schools, which worked out to be around 13 or 14 \u2018products\u2019 if I remember correctly, which I couldn\u2019t have done without the ongoing and constant support from the team. I never felt like there was something I couldn\u2019t do, as their positivity and cheering on the initial successes I truly believe is what has enabled me to continue adding to the contracts I have since gained since those very early few months.\u201d<\/p>\n

Months 4-6\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Securing Contracts:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAt month 6 I had secured around 12 schools, so almost double what I had in month 3. In regards to products, this amounted to around 20. Within this, I now also have holiday club contracts which are a very valuable part of running your SportsCool franchise.\u201d<\/p>\n

Head Office Support:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAs a director, from the initial training as well as throughout, right up to where I am now, I have never felt unsupported or like I can\u2019t ask for extra help if needed, or check-in with any of the team about any concerns, advice or general words of encouragement I may need from time to time. I also really value the access to qualifications for my coaching team that the management team at head office provide! My coaches still talk about how valuable this was to this day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Months 7-9\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

On-going Support:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWhere I am with the business now speaks volumes about the level of support I still get to this day. Before starting this meeting, I had some concerns over what my gut was saying and needed to weigh up the pros and cons of an area within the business that I have not yet entered into but have thought about for some time.\u00a0 Chatting about this today has really spurred me on and given me the confidence to try and open up some more doors for myself and my staff and the level of provisions SportsCool, Brighton can deliver!<\/p>\n

Speaking more generally, I know that, if I needed to, I could speak to one of the SportsCool team or at least arrange help\/ a meeting whenever I needed to and the appropriate person in the team would take the time to speak to me.\u00a0 It\u2019s always nice to know that people are on the other side of the phone or email. I still think back to the meeting had with another franchise opportunity before I met the directors at SportsCool, and I would be confident in saying that I don\u2019t believe I would have been offered the same level of support from another company as I have had from this business.\u201d<\/p>\n

End of my first year\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Steve\u2019s Reflection on his First Year with SportsCool:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a real sense of \u2018family\u2019 and community at SportsCool. There is so much value to the initial and ongoing training, but when you join SportsCool you enter into a group of other directors that, although we have the same goal of succeeding and really pushing the brand as individuals, it feels like a team effort, and I am constantly supported by the other franchisees across the country too.\u00a0 The network created at SportsCool has really helped me get to where I am today with SportsCool, Brighton. Along the way, there will be some setbacks, and you will hear some \u2018no\u2019s\u2019 – for example, you may lose a school for absolutely no reason, or if they have just gone a different way – although this is frustrating and a little upsetting sometimes, there are potential setbacks in any business, but after the extensive training with SportsCool, I have always felt well equipped to know how to deal with this, and use this as a stepping stone to encourage and motivate a boost in more sales.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I first started I didn’t know what to expect in the sense of, I had always been in teaching in schools, business wise, even though I was trained and shown everything, there are things I am still learning and will continue to learn. Coming from Dubai, I had a transition period to get my head around the \u2018nitty gritty\u2019 business stuff. But in terms of everything I was told would happen at the start; It did happen. For example, the journey of contracts multiplying and a phrase that still resonates with me now \u201csmall seeds grow into big trees\u201d. If you put all the training and expertise that the SportsCool team have provided you with like I feel I have done, you will really see this resonate in the business.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think there will always be times in the first year of any business that feels overwhelming and sometimes stressful, but this is a personal characteristic with yourself if you strive to do well, you feel things because you care, but SportsCool really gave me the support to back myself and my capabilities and \u2018trusting the process\u2019. When I look back to month one, to being nearly two years in now, I have to look back and look at the victories and where it all started. It is very easy to look at the negatives and times that you think, \u201cif only I did it this way, should I have done it like that.\u201d SportsCool remind me to look at the positives every day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Start-up Costs and Financial Forecasts:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI still think back to the initial meeting with the directors. Everything that was sold to me, didn’t fail to deliver – which I think many companies can\u2019t say. The presentation does hit the targets I also hit (apart from the copious amounts of equipment I thought I needed straight away – don\u2019t make the same mistake as me, ha-ha).\u201d<\/p>\n

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