KidzArt
Description:
As a KidzArt franchise owner you'll join North America's leader in art education programming, and Entrepreneur magazine's highest ranked art franchise for 2006 - with an 86% satisfaction rating from our franchisees.
Opportunities:
Franchises available throughout the US. Area development opportunities available worldwide.
Business Type:
Franchise.
Minimum Investment:
$50,000.
Financing Assistance:
Yes, through a third party.
Training Provided:
Yes.
Home-based:
Yes.
Sustained Growth in Art Enrichment Franchises Shows Importance of Kids’ Exposure to Arts
KidzArt Announces Services Now Offered in 25 States
August 8, 2007
With funding for art programs being cut in schools, franchise company, Kidzart, is filling the gap, and providing local communities with creative art programs for both kids and adults.
The decline in funding for the arts in school curriculums around the nation has been a key growth point for Kidzart, a Texas-based art enrichment company. The organization, which has been helping students ages 2-102 unleash their creativity for the past 15 years, recently announced that it now offers its services in 25 states, making it one of the fastest growing art franchise organizations in the nation.
In the past year and a half, KidzArt has launched 27 new franchises in 15 states. Its newest franchises are in Long Island, New York, Bergen and Camden Counties, New Jersey, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Oakland, California and Dallas, Texas. The organization has seen tremendous growth in Florida and New Jersey, with six franchisees currently located in each hotbed area.
“It’s a very exciting time for our business, says Chris Cruikshank, president of KidzArt. “The demand for our art instruction services is growing exponentially as educators and parents understand how crucial the arts are to a comprehensive and balanced education for their children. Our franchisees are coming on board, quickly ramping up to meet the demand and reaping the benefits of this great opportunity in the marketplace.”
According to a report by the Arts Education Partnership, there is a critical link to reading, writing and math excellence in children who are exposed to art, drama and music as opposed to students who focus only on academics. With elimination of the arts due to extensive budget cuts in public schools, local recreation centers, after-school programs and YMCA’s are looking to KidzArt to fill the gap.
KidzArt’s programs are designed to let everyone, from kids and senior citizens, explore their inner artistic potential in a safe, structured, non-competitive environment. The organization has responded to the demand for pre-school, teen and even adult art instruction with a unique “no mistakes” philosophy that builds confidence and self-esteem.
Art Innovators™, the organization’s new adult art program, offers art-based workshops and activities that help develop the creativity abilities that are essential to professional success and personal fulfillment.
“Today’s workplace is changing and power is shifting to people with right brain qualities such as inventiveness and innovation,” said Cruikshank. “Our adult art program fosters creativity, brainstorming and problem solving which can cultivate a more productive workforce.”
Franchising domestically since 2002, the company projects it will reach 200 franchises in just six years. KidzArt is also making plans for international franchisee expansion in the coming year.
Designated a ‘World Class Franchise” by the Franchise Research Institution (87% of KidzArt franchisees rated the overall quality of the franchisor as excellent, very good or good), KidzArt provides its franchise partners with centralized support from its New Braunfels, Texas headquarters. Kidzart provides a turn-key curriculum for students of all ages, tools and marketing support to assist in their franchisees’ success.
