Children's franchise group shortlisted for award

Children’s pre-school football company, Little Kickers has been shortlisted as a finalist for the Award for Enterprise sponsored by HSBC.

Little Kickers provides children with structured pre-school football classes.

Managing director at Little Kickers  Christine Stanschus said: “We only recruit franchisees and coaches who get a genuine buzz from seeing children develop and are dedicated to ensuring that every child leaves their class with a huge smile on their face.  To date our profitability has not been affected by the economy but we are not a company that rests on its laurels; we are constantly refining and developing our products and processes to give our franchisees every opportunity to continue to successful”.

Head of franchising at HSBC, Cathryn Hayes said: “The HSBC Award for Enterprise finalists stand out from the crowd as franchisors. They have developed creative business strategies to overcome some tough challenges, which otherwise would have hindered growth and development and have demonstrated perseverance and determination, establishing more effective ways of running their business.”

The three shortlisted finalists are Little Kickers, X-Press Legal Services and Home Instead Care.
The winners will be announced at a special dinner being held on 18th June at the East Midlands Conference Centre.