Tip # 1 for choosing a Soft Play supplier…Tied in, stitched up!

We will shortly be publishing a guide to choosing a soft play supplier, likely to be the single biggest investment you make when establishing an indoor play centre.

However, as we have launched http://www.shareandcompareplay.com/ by listing for review all of the leading soft play suppliers in the UK, we wanted to share with you our first tip for choosing a supplier of soft play.

You are not beholden to anyone for information they give you.

Building your business plan, finding a building, obtaining finance, getting planning permission and choosing suppliers of everything from kitchen equipment to party bags takes time but it is best that you do these things independent of any one supplier who might have a vested interest in what you spend or with whom you spend it.

We believe that information should be free and freely available so that you can make your own choices and implement your own plans. A reputable play supplier who is confident in their proposition will provide you with guidance and support regarding how to open the soft play centre of your dreams, they will do this without obligation to buy from them.

Furthermore, your buying process (more on this in a later blog) should include visits to several play suppliers and indoor play centres so that you can be sure you make the best informed decisions possible (including whether operating a soft play centre is indeed for you) before handing over your hard earned cash.

The community that we are building are volunteering to give you free, independent and real-life information for you to utilise in the creation of your soft play centre, use this together with your own experience to make all decisions including which suppliers to use as you create your business plan.

In times gone by, it was perhaps necessary to make a decision early in exchange for information that you needed. However, that is no longer the case because in a time of transparency and openness, you can get what you need without obligation and with all participating, we can revolutionise the industry together.