It's a very good question, but I'm afraid there isn't a simple answer!  It's not like employment where you know you'll get £X per annum.

What you earn will be entirely down to you, how hard you work, what you say yes to, how pro-active you are and importantly what your aspirations are! 

Some people like to keep things smaller and work around other commitments in their lives.  Others 'do' Cook Stars full on!  It works for both types (and everyone in between!), and is flexible so you can do whatever suits you.

We do understand though that you need to have some idea of a figure - or how will you know if it's worth looking into this more?!

At our Discovery Events (which are currently being run online) we show you a breakdown of ALL of the figures discussed here so you can see for yourself how it all works. 

You'll also receive a brochure in the post showing you everything in the smallest detail (we like to make things as clear and transparent as we can). 

You'll also get a weekly planner so you can design how your ideal week would look and work out how Cook Stars could look for you, and also what you could earn.  

Because everyone is different, and no two people's circumstances are the same, people tell us this is a great way to see exactly how it can work for them.

There is uncapped earning potential with Cook Stars.  

Not only do we offer lots of different services for your to run, but you can also employ class leaders to really make the most of your huge territory!  Some people don't like the thought of employing people and just want to run things themselves - that is fine!  There is never any pressure to do beyond what suits you.

In terms of our 'regular' core services, you can choose which services to run.  In terms of earning potential, the more you put in....the more you'll get out!

Here are our regular services:

* Weekly Minis classes, Juniors classes, Academy classes plus Online classes

* Birthday Parties and Online parties

* Workshops

PLUS we don't just run these regular sessions and parties.  We also run 'ad hoc' events - these are often bespoke so you will be well paid for these.

As an example, one of the team did a pizza session recently and received £500 for it.  Another franchisee ran 5 sessions at £300 per session (plus travel costs).  These ad hoc sessions are great income boosters to your regular sessions.  

You're probably now understanding why we can't tell you exactly what you'll earn.  We don't know what sessions you will choose to run, or how many, or if you want to do the ad hoc sessions and so on!  We can however give you some idea of what is possible.

In our team you will set your session and party prices.  We help with all this of course, and there are set parameters to ensure everyone charges what's fair.  If you live somewhere where it is more expensive to run sessions, then it is only right you charge accordingly to ensure you protect your earnings.

We took averages of costs across our team of franchisees and based figures on these averages.  Assuming full classes, it is typical you'll make approximately (after class costs):

 £90 for a minis and junior class

£120 for a weekend class

£150 for an academy class or a workshop

Around £215 for a party of 14 (*we have just brought out online parties with COVID restrictions in mind)

*Please note this does not include all business costs

HOW MANY HOURS WILL I WORK? 
 There is a lot that goes on in the background and if we're looking at how any hours you can expect to work it's important you're aware of this. 

 Using a weekday class as an example, these classes run for 1 hour and 15 minutes, BUT it doesn't just take that 1 hour 15 minutes.  There is more to it than that!  

There is also shopping and preparing for classes, running the actual class, cleaning up after the class as well as administration and marketing.  

A 13 hour week for example, is the equivalent of running 3 classes (that are 1 hour 15 minutes each) and 1 party (PLUS all the extra activities that have been mentioned).

There are full details of this at the Discovery Event,  but we're hoping this explains a little at this stage of what to expect. 

WHAT COULD I EARN?

Here are some examples.  These figures are based on the figures above (ie. how much you could potentially make at classes, parties and workshops).  The weekly hours are approximate and based on a mixture of full weekly term time classes and some parties, and assumes someone is working at typical pace.  This does not include all business costs and is not guaranteed. 

If you worked 13 hours in a week
You could earn over £400 in a week

If you worked 21 hours in a week
You could earn over £750 in a week

If you worked 30 hours in a week
You could earn around £1,100 in a week

If you worked 40 hours in a week
You could earn around £1,400 in a week

* These figures are fully explained in the brochure you receive after the Discovery Event. The above is based on average figures from our existing franchisees (eg. their average venue hire, food costs and their charges in 2019). 

You will be able to see why our flexible business is so enjoyed by our franchisees!

There is quite a lot of detail to how we work all this out and we've tried to simplify it here, but we explain it all fully at our Discovery Event!

We have some Discovery Events coming up.

These are currently being run online by Faye, our lovely Operations Manager.   At this online event, you'll get a great insight into EVERYTHING you need to know about running your own Cook Stars franchise.  After the Discovery Event, we'll send you a pack with even more information in it too!

If you'd like to come along here are the details of the next few:

Wednesday 25th November at 1pm

Friday 27th November at 10am

Monday 30th December at 1pm

Wednesday 2nd December at 10am

Beforehand we'll give you a call to have an individual chat to answer any questions you may have and send you a short form to complete.

We'd love to welcome you along, so please book below!  If you have any questions, feel free to get in touch.