The make-your-own-bear franchise, Stufflers, has opened its first Perth franchise with local mum Angela Nardi at the helm.

Angela says “When I heard about Stufflers I knew it was the perfect business for me. I wanted a business that I could grow with, something that had never been done before and that I could operate from home around my kids. Stufflers is the perfect opportunity for me and I know it will do extremely well here in Perth – there is no other mobile business like it.”

Once she had purchased the franchise Anglea went to Brisbane for a three-day business training program, which includes a hands-on marketing system.

The Stufflers business is based around two hours of entertainment at kids’ birthday parties but also provides packages for vacation care, shopping centres, primary schools and childcare.

• Stufflers founder John Newton has worked in the children’s entertainment industry for more than 13 years,.