Raring2go

How comfortable are you picking up the phone to a local business to explain how an advert in Raring2go! magazine and website could benefit them? If sales is second nature to you then Raring2go! is an excellent fit.

We are known, loved and trusted by families of children at primary schools as the Go-To Guide For Families and we are looking to grow. Our magazines and websites intertwine effortlessly to connect local businesses with local families.

We keep families in the know. If it’s in Raring2go!, families know it’s worth reading about. We carry news and information on local events, days out, attractions, family focused businesses, activities for children indoors and out and much more.

Click here to read through a digital edition of one of our magazines: https://magazines.raring2go.co.uk/guildford/winter2024/

What a Raring2go! franchisee does:

Raring2go! franchisees earn their income from selling advertising in their magazines and across their websites. Local business that need to reach local families choose Raring2go! as the tried and tested way to make those meaningful connections.

We provide full on-going training in all aspects of running a Raring2go! franchise. From sales to day to day operations, training is part of our start up package.

We’re just a little bit proud of our start up package

Our franchise fee delivers an all inclusive and comprehensive start up package, that includes everything you need to get going. It also covers full training and 9 months of year one operating costs too. In short, we re-invest over £9,500.00 of value straight back into your Year One trading.

We’d love to tell you more but for now here’s what else is included in our start up package: 

• Exclusive Raring2go! territory
• BFA approved franchise agreement
• Operating Manual
• Powerful revenue generating website and digital platform
• No licence fees for first nine months
• First three magazine print costs covered
• Branded stationery, business cards and merchandise
• Comprehensive training on all systems and business operations
• Client Relationship Management System (CRM)
• On-going training including social media training
• Sales development training
• Template letters and emails created by a world class writer
• Practical on-going business support to keep you motivated and on track
• Collaborative support from our amazing network of franchisees
• Business development support via our experienced field-based team
• Local area meetings and refresher training
• Annual conference

We have various options available for people looking to start a Raring2go! Franchise. We have relationships with the franchise departments of high street banks and other funders who will lend on a Raring2go! franchise, subject to your individual circumstances.

Key benefits of investing in a Raring2go! franchise

Here are a few of the many reasons why you should consider investing in a Raring2go! franchise.

• Low investment
• All inclusive start up package + options
• Work-Life Balance
• No childcare costs or worry
• Support and Training
• Established Brand
• Excellent Income Potential
• Growing Family Market
• Community Engagement
• Changing Media Landscape
• Flexible Business Model
• Building an asset of increasing value

To succeed as a Raring2go! franchisee you will need:

• The ability to commit time to running your business, initially at least on a full-time basis. There’s no point us telling you otherwise. Starting a business needs commitment and elbow grease. Setting up a Raring2go! can’t be done part-time or as a side hustle!
• Sufficient funds to support yourself while you get your business off the ground. We’ll guide you on this and show you how it’s been done in the past

Earning Potential 

It is impossible to offer a guarantee on projected earnings. What we do know from experience is that in year one of trading (thanks to our start-up package) new Raring2go! franchisees can expect to generate an income of £20,000. Once established this figure multiplies while the time commitment required reduces. We have had an established franchise generate a turnover in excess of £120,000.

Flexibility and Franchising coming together

Raring2go! franchisees work their businesses flexibly from home around their families. Following our proven system, they can enjoy up to 13 weeks of holiday a year which means childcare worries and cost around school holidays are a thing of the past whilst added flexibility becomes the norm.

Investing in our digital as well as our traditional

In recent years Raring2go! has made progress in establishing its digital platforms to work alongside the magazines. Following an ambitious programme of investment and development in our business we have focused primarily on our digital infrastructure. We always knew we were the best printed magazine in our sector but wanted our digital impact to carry as much ooomph!

The investment continues to this day and the positive impact can already being seen and felt.

Raring2go! towers above its peers and contemporaries as one of the leading, truly multi-channel platforms that local, regional and national businesses and brands use to connect with their ideal family consumers. It does all this whilst delivering its franchisees lucrative and varied income streams.

Today we print 350,000 magazines four times a year, we welcome 140,000 website visitors each month and we enjoy a significantly above average open rate of our digital newsletters of 37% **

Ink on paper and pixels on screen, Raring2go! is leading the charge and growing in all areas.

Awareness of our brand is at an all time high as our 100 local editions – both printed magazines and digital e-books – keep 3.5 million families a year informed, engaged and inspired.

Our digital stats are on an ever upward trajectory too with solid month on month gains. Our audience is proven, engaged and responsive. They know us, like us trust us and refer us.

Are we looking for you?

We could be. We’re looking for dedicated, committed and genuine people who are looking to break free from the treadmill of the 9 to 5 and take back control. People who will recognise the many layers of benefit a business like Raring2go! can bring to them whilst enhancing so many aspects of their lives. Having sales experience is great but having the right ‘can-do’ attitude is greater still.

Are you ready to join us on a journey and build that amazing business from home for yourself? We hope so and we look forward to hearing from you.

* *Our start up is £12,995.00 + VAT . If we remove the reinvested £9,500.00 the balance is £3,495.00 + VAT

So the option is to enter with no frills and minimise initial investment.**

Stats according to Google analytics – October / November 2024