Clare said, “We have been entering this competition every Sunday for about five months and never thought we would ever have a chance of winning. Over 850 small businesses alone entered on the week we won. You really have to make sure that you stand out from the rest to get noticed. This week I kept it topical and told Theo about the bumper crop of excellent GCSE results that our students achieved this year.
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“We are only the second Northern Ireland business to be added to the Small Business Sunday winners list and we are delighted to have the endorsement of such a high profile businessman along side the other winner, Suzanne Livingstone of ‘Baked in Belfast’. Times are tough for businesses at the moment and it is a really thrilling to be able to raise our profile and get the message out about the great service we provide for children and parents.”
The Kip McGrath Lisburn Education Centre franchise opened its doors to Maths and English students aged 6-16 in 2007. We have 20 years of teaching experience together behind us. Since then they have been helping children with everything from reading difficulties like dyslexic to exam preparation for transfer tests and GCSEs.
“We are basically teachers and a husband and wife team who decided to go into business. We are able to do the job we love and combine it with a whole new set of skills from the business world.
“We provide a high quality and professional service to our students to help them build their confidence and achieve their academic goals. Our results have been excellent. Word of mouth is the key to growing our business. Twitter and other social media advertising such as Facebook is really online word of mouth and that makes our recommendation by Theo Paphitis all the more exciting. Our Small Business Sunday win has given us a huge confidence boost and we are looking forward to the new term more than ever”.
‘Kip McGrath’ is an Australian tutoring franchise. The founders of the Company, Kip and Dugnija McGrath, opened their first Kip McGrath Education Centre in 1974 with the founding principle; “any child can learn if they are taught properly”. Since then the franchise has spread and now has almost 650 franchises in 20 countries around the world. Owning a Kip McGrath Education Centre allows qualified teachers to own their own tutoring business with the support of an extensive franchisee network.
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The centre in Lisburn offers tuition to children covering a range of individual needs. Clare added, “We can provide help and support, cover Primary maths and English, reading, comprehension, writing, spelling, Transfer Test preparation, Secondary Maths and English and GCSE Maths and English preparation.
“We also offer help to children with specific learning difficulties like dyslexia. This is done in a positive learning environment through the use of proven teaching methods and programs and is delivered by outstanding, experienced teachers. From the moment students walk into the centre there are clear messages given to them; ‘this is a place where I can learn and this is a place where it is fun to learn.’file:///Users/jamesmasson/Desktop/killyleagh%20community%20shop.jpg
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Clare added, “After winning the Small Business Sunday competition on Twitter run by Dragon’s Den star Theo Paphitis we are so very excited and are keen to let people know about it. It is a great recognition for Northern Ireland business as well as ourselves.”
Famous educationalist John Dewey once said, “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” The Kip McGrath experience in Lisburn is just that.]]>
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