Jumbunch, a sports and fitness franchise for kids, was founded in 1997 by Tom Bunchman. The company grew and began franchising in 2002 as a home-based business model that brings sports and exercise to kids in a fun and exciting way. Today there are almost 50 locations nationwide.

Matt and Lindsay Barron founded Gigglebytes in San Marcos, Texas, in 1996 after realizing there was a lack of educational computer programs for children. With Lindsay’s teaching experience and Matt’s sales and marketing skills, they created the system and sold it to preschools, day-care centers and after-school programs. In 1997, they changed the name from [...]

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In 1979, teacher Helen O’Grady began offering after-school drama classes to children in Perth, Australia. The positive response from both parents and students convinced O’Grady to open more studios. By 1987, she had opened 24 locations around Perth, operating under the Helen O’Grady Children’s Drama Academy.The company began franchising in Australia in 1989 and first [...]

Shauna Sloan dragged her husband Brent into an upscale children’s resale store in 1992. As an attorney and shopping center executive, Brent was surprised by the second-hand store’s chic clientele. Convinced that no operator had fully maximized the potential of the resale concept, the Sloans set out to create a children’s resale format, traveling cross-country [...]

Bette Fetter, a mother of three young children, was working at a preschool when a friend mentioned the difficulty she was having in finding art classes for young children. A watercolor artist with a degree in studio art, Fetter knew she was an ideal candidate to start such a program.Her program, Young Rembrandts, focused on [...]

Based in Baltimore, Sylvan Learning Centers was founded in Portland, Oregon, in 1979 to provide personalized instructional services to students of all ages and skill levels. Sylvan has been franchising since 1980 and has learning centers in North America and Asia.

When founder Carol Kay Harsell’s dance studio tripled in size in a matter of months, she wondered why her preschool dance program enrollment wasn’t growing as well. After discussing the matter with CFO Bernard Friedman, Harsell realized the problem was that many young children were in child-care centers and preschools. When Friedman suggested they take [...]

Founded in 1991, Van Nuys, California-based Color Me Mine provides would-be artists with the studio and supplies to create ceramic masterpieces. Children and adults visit the stores, taking their pick of more than 300 pre-made pieces to paint.Color Me Mine can also set up painting parties at customers’ homes. The company provide all the necessary [...]