Top Award for Dancia International Reading Franchisees
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The Reading branch of leading dancewear shop Dancia International, has won a prestigious Pride of Reading award.
Dancia franchisees Jude and Richard Chapman received the Business In Action award for a company with less than 50 employees.
Known locally as “the big pink shop”, the Caversham branch – Dancia’s
10th UK franchised shop - only opened its doors in January 2009.
Jude Chapman says; “Starting your own business is exciting, but it can
also be quite scary. By choosing to buy a Dancia franchise, I was able
to tap into the experience of people who have been running dancewear
shops for over 40 years. Big decisions became less daunting when there
was a friendly voice at the end of the phone, and the training
programme was rigorous but great fun.”
Ann Piper of Reading Area Charities Together (RACT) nominated Mr and
Mrs Chapman for the Pride of Reading Award after their Reading Dance
Showcase event raised over £2,500 for RACT. The event brought together
over 30 local dance schools and showcased styles of dance ranging from
tap to tango and ballroom to Bollywood.
The award was presented by Chris Tarrant at a special ceremony held at
The Crowne Plaza in Caversham. After winning the award, Jude Chapman
said: “We are overwhelmed and immensely proud. It has been an
incredible year for us”.
Dancia Director, Beverly Kirkup says; “We are thrilled at Dancia
Reading’s success and congratulate Jude and Richard Chapman, our newest
Dancia franchisees, on their Pride of Reading Award.
“The success of our latest shop in Reading shows that demand for our
specialist products and service continues to grow. Dancia has further
franchise opportunities throughout the UK and we would be delighted to
hear from anyone who, like the Chapman’s, would like to join in our
continuing success and open their own Dancia dance shop franchise.”
For more information about becoming a Dancia franchisee call 01273
414455, email franchise@dancia.co.uk or visit www.dancia.co.uk to
request a free franchise information pack.
