News & Insights
Compliance · 25 September 2026
What’s going on in the sector? Four Updates Children’s Activity Providers Need to Know
Partner Offers · 25 September 2026
AI Hacks for Kids’ Activity Clubs: Practical Ways to Save Time, Create Content and Work Smarter
Compliance · 18 September 2026
Children’s Activity Business Update: The Latest Costs, Compliance and Safeguarding
Small Business Advice · 11 September 2026
The Art of Resilience: Strategies for an Unbreakable Mind and Body
Safeguarding · 27 August 2026
DBS Changes from 1 September 2026: What Children’s Activity Providers Need to Know
Safeguarding · 26 August 2026
Benedict’s Law: What Children’s Activity Providers Need to Know
Partner Offers · 26 August 2026
How to Turn Enquiries Into Members Who Stay
Small Business Advice · 14 August 2026
Blindsight: Why Your Customers’ Brains Have Already Started Buying Before They Know It
Partner Offers · 4 August 2026
The AI Search Shift for Activity Providers
Small Business Advice · 9 July 2026
Deep Work: Why Focused Thinking is the Secret to Building Exceptional Children’s Activity Programmes
Partner Offers · 30 June 2026
Children’s Data in 2026: What Providers Need to Know Now
Small Business Advice · 16 June 2026
Children’s Photographs, Social Media and AI: What Happens When Consent Changes?
Small Business Advice · 12 June 2026
Atomic Habits: The Tiny Changes That Create Massive Results
Marketing · 2 June 2026
How Children’s Activity Providers Can Convert Instagram Followers into More Bookings
Partner Offers · 18 May 2026
14 Weeks Until September: Are Parents in Your Area Actually Finding You?
Small Business Advice · 8 May 2026
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: The Business Book That Feels Like a Life Upgrade
Small Business Advice · 1 May 2026
Staying Strong Through Economic Uncertainty
Member Spotlight · 17 April 2026
Highlights from Flourish 2026 – A Conference to Remember
Small Business Advice · 19 March 2026
Something BIG Is Coming for the Children’s Activity Sector
Small Business Advice · 13 March 2026
The Richer Way: Why It Matters for Children’s Activity Providers
Social Media · 26 February 2026
The Key Changes to Make to Your Instagram Bio to Attract More Families
Small Business Advice · 20 February 2026
How to Become a Business Award Winner: Insights from Denise O’Leary’s Winner
Partner Offers · 12 February 2026
How an Elite 100 Franchise (Football Fun Factory) Scores Goals with Geomapping
Partner Offers · 5 February 2026
Why Nursery Partnerships Are the Smart Growth Move for Providers in 2026
Partner Offers · 23 January 2026
Could Holiday Clubs Be a Low-Risk Next Step for Your Organisation?
Small Business Advice · 9 January 2026
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Small Business Advice · 17 December 2025
Why The Experience Economy Matters
Partner Offers · 10 December 2025
How Small Moments Create Long-Term Members
Marketing · 2 December 2025
Conference Tickets Are Now On Sale
Small Business Advice · 19 November 2025
Raising Prices Mindset
Small Business Advice · 14 November 2025
Book of the Month: The Chimp Paradox
Partner Offers · 5 November 2025
From Space to Sustainability: The Smart Growth Formula for Children’s Activity Businesses
Small Business Advice · 24 October 2025
Top 10 Autumn Adventures for Kids
Small Business Advice · 9 October 2025
Book of the Month: Mastering the Rockefeller Habits
Small Business Advice · 29 September 2025
The Sporty Solution to the Motherhood Connection Crisis
Small Business Advice · 24 September 2025
Book Of the Month: How The 80/20 Principle Can Transform Your Children’s Activity Business
Partner Offers · 17 September 2025
From Idea to Inbox – 5 Steps to Confidently Market Your Activity Programme to Schools or Nurseries
Small Business Advice · 9 September 2025
Why Small Wins Matter (More Than You Think)
Partner Offers · 4 September 2025
AI Update: The Tech Toolbox for Serious Growth in 2025
Partner Offers · 25 August 2025
Book a Class Like You’d Order a Pizza? Why That’s Exactly What Parents Expect
Small Business Advice · 12 August 2025
Book of the Month: The Power of Play by David Elkind
Small Business Advice · 31 July 2025
Why Running a Business Feels Just Like the Summer Holidays
Partner Offers · 28 July 2025
Contracts, AI & 2025 Legal Updates
Partner Offers · 21 July 2025
Data Privacy – What is a DPO And Do You Need One?
Partner Offers · 18 July 2025
Meeting Modern Expectations: Smart Strategies to Wow Parents and Protect Your Team
Partner Offers · 16 June 2025
Why Geomarketing is a Game Changer for Expanding Your Franchise Network
Small Business Advice · 12 June 2025
Say it Again! (And Again… and Again…): Why Repetition is Your Secret Marketing Weapon
Small Business Advice · 10 June 2025
Book of the month: The Five Major Pieces to the Life Puzzle by Jim Rohn
Partner Offers · 3 June 2025
The Smarter Way to Grow Your Children’s Activity Business (Backed by Strategy + Real Results)
Partner Offers · 20 May 2025
Top Tips for a Safe and Fun Day at the Beach with Little Ones
Small Business Advice · 14 May 2025
Book of the Month: Profit First by Mike Michalowicz
Partner Offers · 2 May 2025
Power Up Your Instagram: A Guide for Children’s Activity Providers
Partner Offers · 21 April 2025
It Shouldn’t Be This Hard
Marketing · 7 April 2025
2025 Outlook: The Children’s Activity Industry in the UK Is Growing Up
Partner Offers · 4 April 2025
How Children’s Activity Providers Can Benefit from VAT Exemption – Insights from the ICAP Webinar with the dt group
Member Spotlight · 2 April 2025
ICAP 2025 Conference: A Day of Inspiration, Innovation & Connection
Small Business Advice · 28 March 2025
Book of the Month: No B.S. Ruthless Management of People and Profits – Dan Kennedy
Partner Offers · 17 March 2025
Setting Up Your Kids’ Activity Venture: A Playful Guide to LLP Formation
Online Presence · 14 February 2025
Book of the Month: Making Websites Win by Dr. Karl Blanks & Ben Jesson
Partner Offers · 6 February 2025
How to Use Data to Grow Your Children’s Activity Business
Partner Offers · 24 January 2025
Five tips to manage your sales funnel and sell more Franchises in the Children’s sector
Small Business Advice · 15 January 2025
Book of the Month: The Psychology of Persuasion
Small Business Advice · 2 January 2025
Harness the Power of Video for Your Business
Partner Offers · 18 December 2024
5 Tools to Power Growth for Children’s Activity Providers
Small Business Advice · 10 December 2024
Book of the Month: Time Management
Small Business Advice · 2 December 2024
World-Class Customer Journey to Wow Your Customers
Small Business Advice · 12 November 2024
Book of the Month: The Art of War by Sun Tzu
Branding · 28 October 2024
Persistence and Building a High-Value Brand
Branding · 15 October 2024
Boost Your Brand with Awards: A Winning Strategy
Small Business Advice · 3 October 2024
Book of the Month: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
Small Business Advice · 18 September 2024
Reducing Stress and Boosting Well-being
Small Business Advice · 13 September 2024
Book of the Month: Fans! Not Customer
Small Business Advice · 23 August 2024
The 3 Secrets every Children’s Activity Provider Should Know!
Small Business Advice · 15 August 2024
They’re really struggling…
Small Business Advice · 26 July 2024
The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It.
Small Business Advice · 15 July 2024
The Effect of Labour on the Children’s Activity Provider Sector
Branding · 8 July 2024
The Storytelling Secret
Marketing · 28 June 2024
Why Competitors Are Awesome!
Small Business Advice · 10 June 2024
Book of the Month: Mindset
Small Business Advice · 23 May 2024
How to Baby Proof Your Home
Marketing · 20 May 2024
What is a Lead Magnet Anyway and Why Does Your Children’s Activities Business Need One?
Small Business Advice · 16 May 2024
Be more Tim. Be more YOU!
Small Business Advice · 9 May 2024
Industry Insights: The State of Children’s Activity Providers in the UK
Small Business Advice · 6 May 2024
How Do You Know If Your Baby is Choking?
Partner Offers · 6 May 2024
Outdoor Adventure Club Integrates Pebble Booking Software Into New Website
Small Business Advice · 26 April 2024
How Systems Can Help You To Grow Your Children’s Activity Business
Small Business Advice · 19 April 2024
6 Tips for Children’s Activities Providers to Increasing your Revenue
Small Business Advice · 12 April 2024
When Children Play in the Water Tray
Partner Offers · 3 April 2024
Should I Take Bookings Online For My Baby and Toddler Classes?
Compliance · 26 March 2024
Update to the ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’ Guidance
Partner Offers · 22 March 2024
Pebble helps to enable expansion plans for Cheshire Messy Play
Marketing · 14 February 2024
How to Franchise Your Children’s Activity or Education Business
Marketing · 16 January 2024
How Children’s Activity Providers Can Create Change In Their Communities By Partnering With Schools And Nurseries
Marketing · 26 October 2023
TrustistTransfer Launches New Features to Further Streamline the Payment Process!
Marketing · 20 October 2023
Rucksack Music Adds Pebble to its Bag of Tricks!
Branding · 4 October 2023
Boogie Beat and Pebble: Collaboration, reduced admin and a better user experience
Small Business Advice · 12 September 2023
Setting Up Partnership Accounts: Responsibilities From Choosing a Name, Registering an Address to Taxation Liabilities
Small Business Advice · 11 September 2023
How to choose school topics for your activity provision
Small Business Advice · 6 July 2023
Summer Secrets: Boosting Business Success by Taking Breaks
Small Business Advice · 28 June 2023
Black Box Thinking
Partner Offers · 21 June 2023
Selling to Schools and Nurseries: 3 Essential Strategies for Children’s Activity Providers
Partner Offers · 12 June 2023
Navigating Business Growth & VAT
Small Business Advice · 31 May 2023
We’re going on a bear hunt…
Small Business Advice · 4 May 2023
Spring Cleaning Your Business: Tips for Children’s Activity Providers
Partner Offers · 5 April 2023
Safety Trumps Everything!
Partner Offers · 20 March 2023
How working with schools and nurseries can help a children’s activity provider to build financial stability into their business
Marketing · 19 March 2023
ICAP Conference 2023 Date Announced!
Partner Offers · 6 March 2023
Should You Franchise Your Business? The 2-Step Check
Marketing · 27 February 2023
Have you heard the buzz around ChatGPT?
Partner Offers · 20 September 2022
Would you know what to do if a child in your class banged their head? Or had a seizure? Or stopped breathing suddenly?
Member Spotlight · 11 August 2022
Member Spotlight
Marketing · 30 July 2021
Useful Free Resources for Children’s Activity Providers
Small Business Advice · 5 July 2021
Use This Summer to Switch Off
Small Business Advice · 18 June 2021
11 Ways Activity Providers Can Ensure Long-Term Recovery Post-Covid
Small Business Advice · 14 May 2021
How to Successfully Build & Grow a Children’s Activity Business
Small Business Advice · 6 May 2021
The importance of big picture thinking
Small Business Advice · 22 April 2021
10 mistakes to avoid as a Children’s Activity Provider
Small Business Advice · 8 April 2021
Are you working ON your business or IN your business?
Small Business Advice · 1 April 2021
Focusing your efforts and running your own race
Small Business Advice · 25 March 2021
Signs you should part ways with your children’s activity business
Small Business Advice · 18 March 2021
12 months later… and children’s activities are more important than ever
Marketing · 13 March 2021
Free Marketing Event for Children’s Activity Providers
Small Business Advice · 4 March 2021
The children’s activities sector is bouncing back. Are you ready?
Small Business Advice · 28 February 2021
What business structure to choose or change to
Compliance · 23 February 2021
New Government Roadmap: What it means for the children’s activities sector
Marketing · 18 February 2021
10 free or low-cost ways children’s activity providers can boost their marketing
Small Business Advice · 11 February 2021
91% of children’s activity businesses have been ‘significantly impacted’ by Covid-19
Small Business Advice · 4 February 2021
Lockdown fatigue is real, here’s what you can do
Small Business Advice · 27 January 2021
Busting the myths holding your children’s activity business back
Small Business Advice · 19 January 2021
Ignoring the noise: How to make your children’s activity business stand out
Small Business Advice · 13 January 2021
Children’s Activities Sector Trends to Embrace in 2021
Small Business Advice · 5 January 2021
A new year, a new lockdown
Small Business Advice · 29 December 2020
Our infinite hope for the children’s activity sector
Small Business Advice · 23 December 2020
[Children’s Activity Providers] You didn’t come this far to stop now
Small Business Advice · 15 December 2020
How making small changes impact your children’s activity business more than you realise
Uncategorized · 8 December 2020
How to dominate your market
Small Business Advice · 4 December 2020
Four simple tips for children’s activity providers heading into 2021
Compliance · 30 November 2020
National lockdown ending in England – what this means for children’s activities
Uncategorized · 27 November 2020
Do you know the best and worst case scenarios for your children’s activity business?
Marketing · 24 November 2020
How to Write and implement a marketing plan
Small Business Advice · 18 November 2020
7 reasons to be optimistic about the future of your children’s activity business
Compliance · 16 November 2020
DBS and Safeguarding: A background
Small Business Advice · 8 November 2020
How to read a profit and loss statement: what you need to know
Uncategorized · 4 November 2020
[FURTHER UPDATE] 04.11.20 – National lockdown in England – what this means for children’s activities
Compliance · 3 November 2020
[UPDATE] National lockdown in England – what this means for children’s activities
Marketing · 31 October 2020
The principles of marketing
Small Business Advice · 23 October 2020
How pragmatic optimism could help steer your business (and mind) over the winter months
Lobbying · 19 October 2020
Save our Toddler & Preschool Classes: An open Letter to the Scottish Government
Small Business Advice · 15 October 2020
Why pursuing less can help you achieve more during Covid-19
Branding · 12 October 2020
Choosing a brand name
Small Business Advice · 5 October 2020
Funding Your Business Growth
Branding · 29 September 2020
Registering a Trademark
Small Business Advice · 22 September 2020
6 Actions Children’s Activity Providers Need to Take Now
Branding · 21 September 2020
Branding for your Business: The Basics
Marketing · 18 September 2020
Social media in 2020 and beyond
Marketing · 14 September 2020
What is Pay-Per-Click (PPC) and why does it matter?
Small Business Advice · 11 September 2020
Business models coming out of Covid-19
Small Business Advice · 7 September 2020
The Future Beyond Covid-19
Marketing · 4 September 2020
Covid-19 impact on websites and SEO
Online Presence · 31 August 2020
The impact on online activity directories
Compliance · 28 August 2020
Data Protection and Children
Uncategorized · 25 August 2020
Covid-19 Impact: Activity sector in Wales
Online Presence · 21 August 2020
Booking Systems: Then, Now & Next
Marketing · 17 August 2020
Introduction to SEO
Small Business Advice · 14 August 2020
The role of online classes
Uncategorized · 12 August 2020
Covid-19 Impact: Activity sector in Northern Ireland
Small Business Advice · 7 August 2020
Children’s Activities Sector: A Snapshot
Marketing · 3 August 2020
Basic Guide to Facebook Ads
Small Business Advice · 31 July 2020
The long-term future of in person activities
Compliance · 20 July 2020
What is GDPR?
Marketing · 14 July 2020
What do the terms marketing strategy and marketing plan mean?
Branding · 22 June 2020
Easy to follow checklist for starting a business
Small Business Advice · 6 June 2020
The importance of staying organised for business success
Small Business Advice · 22 January 2020