The perfect business match

in the £1 Billion dating industry

Have you ever fancied yourself as a Matchmaker?

• Are you the sort of person that is always trying to fix your friends up with that perfect partner?
• Do you think you have the right sort of people skills to bring people together?
• Do you have the organizational ability to ensure that our events are of the highest possible quality locally?
• Would you like working in the world of fun and entertainment and being your own boss?
• Would you like to run your own dating and events company locally?

If you can answer yes to one or more of these questions then consider a partnership with When the Music Stops. Dating franchises are part of a lucrative industry - don’t miss out!

The fun way to earn a living

When The Music Stops has expanded very successfully throughout the UK in the last few years running our unique blend of events. We are currently running Dinner Parties, Speed Dating Events, Party Night Discos, Murder Mystery Events for singles, Casino Evenings and Sunday Strolls backed by one of the most innovative and exciting dating websites in the UK and Ireland, but would love to see our events featuring at more venues and in other parts of the UK and Ireland where we are not yet established. We run events for all age groups from 21+ but specialize in those aged over 30.

So if you have what it takes, the organizational experience, people skills and the ability to make our clients feel relaxed and welcome at a venue, then we'd like to hear from you.

Your own rewarding and lucrative business as a When the Music Stops Franchise Partner

Do you know of a great venue that would be perfect for us in your area? Would you like to run When the Music Stops Events from there and would be prepared to invest into it as your own business?

You could easily be making more than £1200+ per week in the near future and be building a business for yourself with a substantial capital value, rather than working hard to put money in someone else's pocket.

We have franchise packages that start from just £3,995 too!

Reduced upfront costs

Compared to the start up costs of many franchises, we can get you up and running quickly and efficiently for just a down payment of £1000 and there are options to spread the rest of the payments over a 3 year period*. So that you can then get down to the serious business of making money straight away. This is something we would be happy to talk you through on a one to one and our laptop presentation would answer all your questions.

* Subject to status

Opportunities within the singles community locally

There are now more than 14 million single people in the UK and Ireland, a figure that is growing by around 250,000 year on year. It is one of the fastest growing sectors in the economy in the UK with literally millions of people now using Online Dating, Speed Dating, Dinner Parties and Personal Introductions to meet others. We are looking for more people to help put together and support our ambitious plans for the future and you could be just the one we need to help us bring more single people together.

It is our belief that the dating arena generically, and Speed Dating/Dinner Dating in particular have a strong future with ever increasing numbers of people looking to be brought together or who want to increase their social circles and have lots of fun.

We could help you find your own venues, train you how to successfully run events and provide you with opportunities to bring people together via our super dating website and our Private Portfolio Service, both of which are included in the Franchise Package.

What’s Included

Events

• Your own slice of one of the busiest dating websites in the UK
• Your own purpose built support site from which you will run your business
• A superb bulk email tool with which to communicate with your client base
• A text broadcast system to publicise special offers and late availability deals
• A starter pack of flyers, vouchers, posters, client brochures, client folders etc
• All types of event documentation
• Full training and support on an ongoing basis

Online Dating

• A FREE dating profile provided to all event attendees
• Income from any member of your database who joins our online dating service
• All administered through your own local control panel
• Included in your franchise package at no additional cost

Personal Introductions

• Our Private Portfolio Service is also included in the franchise package
• The chance to offer a traditional one to one introduction service at no additional cost
• Visit people in their own homes and provide the complete one to one introductory service
• This includes the completion of a Personality Questionnaire, a Future Aspirations Assessment and a Partnership Profile
• Then use our computerized matching system to arrange 12 perfect matches for them over the ensuing 12 months

In your area too

We are keen on running more events right across the UK but are particularly keen to achieve more coverage in the following:

• The West Midlands
• The East Midlands
• The Cotswold’s
• Bristol and Avon
• Somerset
• London and the Home Counties
• Kent
• Norfolk
• Suffolk
• The South Coast
• Devon + Cornwall
• Cheshire
• Lancashire
• Merseyside
• Greater Manchester
• North Yorkshire
• West Yorkshire
• Lincolnshire
• The North East
• The North West
• Wales
• Scotland
• Republic of Ireland

So if you're located conveniently for any of these or can travel, then get in touch right away. We have just the deal for you.

My Career background

As a qualified Beauty Therapist, most of my working life has been spent in this area. I have run my own Salon in the past and also worked for major leisure chains, most recently Centre Parcs. My specialist areas were Aromatherapy, Reflexology and Remedial Massage but this was hard physical work for long hours and with poor financial rewards for the amount of effort expended.
I dreamed of working for myself again but as part of a team and with great support around me. As a singleton I was aware of the fast growing and lucrative world of dating and with friends I tried Speed Dating with When the Music Stops. Both my friend Denise and myself ended up working as part of the When the Music Stops team nationally.

Why a When the Music Stops franchise?

The Dating Marketplace is a fascinating one; it attracts publicity like no other industry I have been involved in. Everybody both married or single, young or old wants to know who is going out with who and the Press and TV people are fascinated by it all, which helps immensely. Where else could you possibly generate such valuable free publicity?

The Franchise package I took was great value, in comparison to most and the support and training I’ve received has been first class. WTMS helped made me feel entirely comfortable that I had the skills to run my own events before I ran my own and the Marketing+Operations Director who provides my day to day support and advice has been an inspiration.

I love working in such an exciting environment, there is always something different happening and I’m able to put my own stamp on things and do it my way. But there is a safety net and there is always someone around to help when I need a sounding board.

Looking back on my first two years

I started running my events in Derby, Nottingham and Lincoln in March of 2006 and have now run lots of events in each of my locations, for a diverse range of age groups too. We run events for those aged 21-35, 25-39, 35-49 and 40 plus. The type of events that we run range from Dinner Parties, Speed Dating, Party Nights, Sunday Stroll’s and Murder Mystery evenings for singles, through to Barbeques, River Cruises, Valentines Ball’s and Christmas Events.
Typically my profit per event is around £450 and the Franchisee takes up to 90% of that, so from 3 events per week a really tidy income can be generated. There is also an income generated from our 1:1 Introduction Service and from our Dating website too.

My hopes and aspirations for the future

The last 3 years have flown and it has been really successful, my biggest speed Dating event attracted 45 people and at £20 per head that is good going. Some of our Dinner Party events now attract up to 36 people and at £35 per head again, they can be very profitable for the Franchise Partner.

My favourite event however is our Party Night at a Hotel just off the M1, which makes more than £600 a night in clear profit and its run weekly too. Surely that’s the cornerstone of any successful franchise.

I have recently booked myself onto a Refresher Training Course with When the Music Stops, which I hope will help me get more of the website provided as part of the franchise. The course spans a Friday and Saturday at a very comfortable and prestigious hotel. Meeting other Franchise Partners gives me a real buzz, it’s great to exchange ideas.
So no regrets at all, just lots of positives, working in the dating industry is a life I’d recommend to anybody, who can claim to be a people person and enjoys the freedom of being your own boss and working from home.

Success in Franchising – Christine and Julia

Sisters Christine and Julia Tucker joined When the Music Stops in 2005 and have now been successfully running events for almost 3 years. They are based in Sheffield and were one of the first Franchise Partners within When the Music Stops.

The events that they run are of the highest quality and they have been tremendously successful during the lifetime of the franchise which is based in Sheffield city centre.

The sisters concentrate mainly on Speed Dating but prefer to put the emphasis away from the word ‘speed’ and Christine and Julia’s events are run a little more slowly at a leisurely pace, which has been a winning formula for them. Their events are often sold out and sometimes tickets (particularly for ladies) can be hard to come by. Such is the demand for their services.

They also utilise the Private Portfolio Service option within When the Music Stops and have enjoyed some real success in bringing people together through one to one introductions. This is a service for the more discerning individual, which emanates from a personal visit to the clients home or a convenient location nearby. Ultimately we present the client with 12 carefully matched ‘dates’ over the ensuing 12 months.

We talked to Christine and Julia about their successes:

What were your objectives when you first applied to get involved as a Franchise Partner?

We both enjoy socialising and meeting new people, we were aware of the dating/singles marketplace in the UK and felt that getting involved would be an interesting way of expanding our social lives.

We saw the When the Music Stops advert in one of our local newspapers, so I found the website and were very impressed. So we decided to check out one of the Dinner Dating events at a City Centre restaurant. We had a great night, so that made up our minds for us.

How well is working together as sisters going down so far?

Yes it works very well and I very much would recommend the WTMS business as a good one to run jointly with a partner, sisters or not! Christine is more the back office person and the organiser, she produces the marketing material and organises events. Julia is more the front of house person and the marketer in the field .Say’s Christine ‘It definitely helps to have a second person involved, adds to the professionalism at events and generally gives us an edge, I feel it has been a major factor in our success’.

Why when the Music Stops?

I was sold on the marketplace and felt it was a very sociable sort of environment in which to work. But when we attended our first event, I felt that we could do it better and the reason we have been successful is, I think we have achieved that goal. Little things count for so much. I ensure I speak to everyone at the event, organise it so we can meet with all participants and put people at ease, check they’re enjoying it and ask for feedback too. How does it compare with their expectations? We operate our own GUARANTEE at our events that they will HAVE a great night and meet new friends, even if the love of their life isn’t present. Positive body language is so important, shake hands, touch an elbow, make time for then, tell them how the evening unfolds. There is also a very special for people coming alone. Put the emphasis on THEM, it really works!

What have been your impressions so far?

We have loved our involvement with When the Music Stops. The training initially set us on the right path, it was just about right, not too much, not too little. The website we have been provided with has improved dramatically over the year and a bit we have been involved too, all sorts of additions have made our lives so much easier over this period. For example we can now send our dating ‘matches’ out at the touch of a button after each event and our event reconciliation is now very easy too, little things like that have appeared quite frequently and without prompting. It’s a franchise that has been right for us and one that can fit around busy lives and existing commitments too. We would thoroughly endorse it and recommend others to choose When the Music Stops. So why not come and join the team?