How Does Franchising Actually Work? (A Friendly, No-Nonsense Guide)
How Does Franchising Actually Work? (A Friendly, No-Nonsense Guide) If you’ve ever wondered “How does franchising actually work?” - you’re definitely not the only one. We get asked this all the time! And honestly? We get why it’s confusing.When most people...
Thinking of Starting a Business? Here’s Why Franchising Is the Safer Bet
Discover why 99.5% of franchises succeed while 50% of start-ups fail. Learn how the On Broadway® Dance Fitness model helps women build joyful, flexible businesses.
Why More Women Are Choosing Franchising (And How It’s Changing the UK Business World)
We’re seeing something pretty wonderful happen in the world of franchising! Did you know that back in 2005, only 20% of franchisees in the UK were women? Fast forward to now, and it’s 40% (according to data by the BFA)! That’s double in less than 20 years....
What If Franchising Was Actually Made for Women Like You?
What pops into your head when you hear the word ‘franchise’? Go on, be honest. Before joining On Broadway® Dance Fitness, I asked my current franchisees this very question! I also asked my LinkedIN and social media followers the same thing. And their...
Work-Life Balance Franchise: Build a Business That Fits Your Life
How On Broadway® Dance Fitness Empowers You to Create Freedom, Joy, and a Life on Your Terms Imagine a life where your work fits around your family, your passions, and your real priorities - not the other way around.At On Broadway® Dance Fitness (OBDF), we...
What is a Franchise and Why Should You Consider Buying Into One?
What is a Franchise and Why Should You Consider Buying Into One?Ever wondered what it means to own a franchise or be a franchisee—or why so many entrepreneurs are drawn to this business model?A franchise, such as On Broadway® Dance Fitness (OBDF) is...
Avoiding Fitness Instructor Burnout
Fitness instructors, I am curious...Have you ever taught a fitness class that you didn't really enjoy? Or maybe there's one currently on your timetable that you dread teaching.Have you ever thought about why this might be? Perhaps it's because of the...
How you can increase your profit as a dance fitness instructor
Hands up ABBA fans! I’ve got ‘Money, Money, Money’ stuck in my head (and now, so do you, sorry).Why have I got this song going round and round in my mind today? Because I am thinking about profit. Ok, please don’t run away, I promise I won’t bore you with...
3 steps to create more time and money in your dance fitness business
Do you teach a wide variety of dance fitness classes? Do you teach some classes you maybe don’t enjoy so much because you feel like you have to in order to stay ahead of the competition? I definitely was when I was teaching 40+ different classes a week. I...
Has lockdown given us an opportunity to reflect on our life and business?
I hope you are well, safe and somewhat sane! Gosh, what a challenging period it's been for everyone, not least those of us in our industry. A year has passed since lockdown was first announced in March 2020, since then our worlds have dramatically changed....
What Are You Grateful For?
We often spend so much time concentrating on what is NOT going perfectly in our lives and we end up using up our energy focusing on the negative events. Many of us do this every day without taking any time to appreciate the little things (or the big...
Are online Dance Fitness classes here to stay?? Our ‘Lockdown’ Journey
Our 'Lockdown' JourneyHow we adapted our 'On Broadway'® Dance Fitness classes to the world of ZOOM! Well then, I never thought i’d be writing a blog about how thankful I am for technology yet here I am!! How times have changed?! Let's talk...
4 easy ways to boost your business in the fitness industry
When we become qualified fitness instructors, we leave feeling great about our teaching ability, but no one really tells us how to run our classes successfully as a business. I’ve been there and know exactly how you feel. I now have two successful businesses, but I’ll...
Get out of your own way! Do you self sabotage?
"Self mastery is the challenge of transforming yourself from your own worst enemy into your greatest ally" - Wes Fesler How are you? I hope you’ve had a great month! The theme of this blog is about 'self sabotaging'. We are all probably guilty of self sabotaging from...
Did you know.. you’re the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with?
Hey! How are you? I hope you've had a great summer, I can't believe it's October already! A couple of week's ago I had a fabulous time with this lovely lot of 'On Broadway'®️ Dance Fitness licensees from around the UK (who you can see in the pic above). We spent two...
Are you being kind to yourself?
Are you being kind to yourself? 'Self care is how you take your power back' Does prioritising yourself make you feel selfish? If you answered yes then, sadly, you are in the majority of people who believe that we shouldn't be putting ourselves first. In my...
Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway
Have you ever really wanted to do something but the fear of failure has stopped you from doing it? Fear is an emotion that keeps us in our comfort zones so that we are 'safe'. So many of us fear failure, but how many of you believe that failure is actually a...
Do you F.O.C.U.S?
Do You F.O.C.U.S? Have you heard of ‘shiny ball syndrome’? We’re at an age now where everything is instant and at our finger tips. This fast-paced nature of the modern world results in us being easily distracted and we struggle to focus on just one thing. Be honest…...
Be a problem solver
What problem does your ideal client have that you can help them solve?
It’s so important to be specific and focus on the audience you want to attract to your business. A great way to build trust is to be aware of the problems that your specific audience have and provide them with the answer!
Is it time to stop charging ‘pay as you go’?
Is it time to stop charging 'pay as you go'? Are you currently charging ‘pay as you go’? Do you never know from week to week what your income is going to be? Does nice weather, bad weather, Christmas and school holidays fill you with dread in case no one comes to your...
‘Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life.’
This quote really resonates with me and hits home. If you choose a job you love it shouldn’t feel like work. In fact my clients laugh at me now, when I refer to my old office job I say… ‘when I USED to work’. They say that surely I must work harder than ever now that...
Dance To Be Happy
It’s no secret that dance is great for keeping fit, but not everyone is aware of how amazing it is for our mental health and wellbeing. A number of clients who attend ‘On Broadway’® Dance Fitness classes throughout the UK have highlighted just how important these...
When are you going to get a ‘proper job’?…
"When are you going to get a ‘proper job’?" Ouch. The amount of times I used to hear this from my family and friends when I was working as a freelance fitness instructor teaching 40+ different classes per week. I was teaching in an array of different venues both as an...
Do you know your ideal client?
Do you know your ideal client? Do your current clients range from children to teenagers and all the way through to adults? Maybe you even have some classes and clients that you do not even enjoy teaching. It’s all too easy to fall into the trap of being a ‘yes man’...
What is your ‘why’?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=9K2WEusr1Z0 What is it that gets you out of bed in the morning? (… apart from coffee) I’m sure that there are plenty of reasons out there for why people do what they do as a job. Whether that reason be because you need...