Autumn is almost upon us as March has come to an end, but if
you’re thinking that everything will go into hibernation as winter approaches... think again! The Bella Donna Franchise is growing faster and faster and there is no time to slow down with so much happening! Before we look at what’s been happening this month, first take a moment to take in our new awesome image! Classy!
Welcome
We have 2 new branch owners joining the franchise, Stef Espag and her daughter Lorika from Richards Bay (Empangeni etc)
AND
Melanie Davidson from Cape Town Central. Welcome to the Bella Donna family!
Stef is a “life change facilitator” and a registered counsellor. Her daughter is a teacher… we are very excited to have this dynamic duo on our team. Melanie has worked for Blue-chip franchises before and has travelled across SA with them. Loves doing event management (Organised the Hyundai Fan Park 2010)
Branch Feedback
Cleo of Retreat:
Cleo is very excited that her classes have begun and has gotten into 2 schools. She also got hold of her local community newspaper and asked them to do a piece on her
Princess Project. After getting a half page insert (!) where she asked for sponsors, the calls came flooding in!
Ereeza of Centurion:
Ereeza has found permanent premises out of which to operate. She has put signage up and it all looks terribly smart… we would expect nothing less of her !
Gaynor of Stellenbosch:
Gaynor has recovered from a large operation and is getting itchy toes to start her marketing. The ladies from CT will meet her at their next breakfast on the 2nd of April. Glad you are all recovered Gaynor.
Gilda of Grassy Park:
Gilda is going ‘great guns’ with her classes in Grassy Park. Every 2 weeks she is ordering T-shirts from us… Which I assume is either for her assistants she had to get to help her with the overflow of students or for the students themselves.
Nafeesa & Sadia of DBN central:
Having spent the day with the ladies visiting about 4 schools, it was encouraging to see that the Bella Donna concept was favourably received. Some teachers wanted to know if they could join the classes (flower arranging/self defence). The Orient Islamic school has given permission for classes to begin in the new term. They are fortunate to have a vast range of cultures and economic backgrounds to deal with.
Chantal of Pinetown:
Chantal is going to be known as our “Feisty lady” from now on… she is a wonderful marketer and a no-nonsense gal… Chantal took me to a few schools in her area. We were well received EXCEPT for my old high school – Pinetown Girls High ! I was horrified… but this shows the importance of getting through to the “gatekeeper”.
Head Office
Mandy’s Durban visit:
Mandy went to Durban for a week to meet with our KZN owners and they had a lovely breakfast attended by Nafeesa, Sadia, Phillipa, Chantal, Mary, Nerisha and Yolanda. Whilst enjoying the sunny weather, meeting up with a few old friends, spending time with family who stays there and doing a bit of east coast shopping, she also managed to visit 7 high schools and sell 2 branches... There’s just no stopping her!!!
Our new look:
We had to change our artwork since we couldn’t get all of the original graphics from the previous designer... but as they say – everything happens for a reason, because now we have a brand new corporate image which looks professional enough for corporate clients, funky enough for teens and sassier than any of our competition.
Special thank you to the designer, Wim, from Colourpit Creative Design all the way in the UK! He provided us with designs of our logo, disc stickers, business cards, flyers and certificates.
T-shirts:
We’ve got T-shirts available in white, pink and black. You can contact us to place orders and we’ll send it to you via mail.
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