“For me, franchising with Jigsaw has been the most amazing journey. Like all journeys,
it’s had its ups and downs with unexpected lockdowns to name one! However, the good
times FAR outweigh the bad. I now have the most amazing and ever evolving team,
three wonderful schools and hundreds of smiling children on a Saturday.
I wouldn’t say that running your own business is for everyone, but franchising with
Jigsaw gives you a massive head start. Despite being the only Jigsaw in Wales, and the
first franchise to open outside London’s surrounding counties, I have always felt
supported.
Nikki and the head office team make you feel like your voice will be heard and
considered. You’re never alone when times are tough.
Unlike most of the other franchisees, I had no experience of working with Jigsaw before
buying my first territory. Despite this, I now have lots of friends in the network and have
felt welcomed from the start. Jigsaw is now my work, passion and extended family.
As a parent myself, I know how difficult and impossible having children can feel. You are
constantly busy, being pulled in multiple directions and end up feeling like you have
accomplished nothing! I love the fact that Jigsaw gives parents a window of ‘me time’ on
a Saturday. The other plus is that having loads of lovely children together being creative
is much easier than looking after your own. 5 years in, I have Jigsaw kids that started on
my very first day in 2018 and are now flourishing in our main school for children aged 7
– 18 years. It’s an absolute joy watching them grow up, making shows and presentations
very proud moments!”
