The couple considering opening a Goldfish Swim School in the Grosse Pointe/St. Clair Shores area will begin surveying the real estate possibilities.
Alison Horrocks is a mom, a sales executive and the potential proprietor of a future Goldfish Swim School. She is the person behind the letter recently distributed to parents at a variety of area schools attempting to gather feedback from residents about whether such a business would be utilized. Horrocks moved to the City of Grosse Pointe last May with her husband and children from Ferndale. Her children took swim lessons at the Birmigham location of Goldfish, which she said is routine for families on that side of the metro area. Although there are a variety of swimming options in the Grosse Pointes through the residential parks, private clubs and places like the Neighborhood Club, Horrocks said there were few viable options for her as a …
A franchise specializing in year-round swim lessons for children is asking for input from families in the Grosse Pointes and St. Clair Shores to determine whether such a business in the area would be beneficial.
A year-round swim school located in five other Michigan cities is asking for input from parents in the Grosse Pointes and St. Clair Shores about whether having a franchise in the area would be beneficial. Goldfish Swim School is trying to gain as much feedback as possible while researching whether to open a location in the Grosse Pointe-St. Clair Shores area, according to a letter recently given to parents at Assumption Nursery School. Parents are asked in the letter to complete a short survey online, which is estimated to take about two minutes. Along with the survey, parents are asked to express how they would feel about having a Goldfish location in the area. Opening a location nearby would be an estimated investment of about $1 million…
Fran Ralstrom
7:39 am on Friday, May 10, 2013
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