Making Sense of Metrics That Measure Your Organization’s Success
Measure your successes, they said. It will be fun, they said. But if you’re like most business owners or administrators, when you start the process you can find yourself frustrated, overwhelmed and buried in spreadsheets and the binders of death. It’s not uncommon to experience “information overload” when trying to measure business success. The best place to start is with a focused set of data that is truly useful to you in making decisions that [...]
Fees Summary Report Coming Soon – Planned Release Date: Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Knowing the Status of Posted Fees Made Easier with New Report Have you ever wanted to pull a report based on a specific fee (i.e. Meet Fee, Costume Deposit) to see what has been paid and what is still owed? The Fees Summary report will allow you to see the [...]
4 Ways to Bomb Your Resolutions Before You Start
Defined, a resolution is a firm decision to do or not to do something. How was the idea of New Year’s Resolutions born? The tradition of New Year's resolutions dates all the way back to 153 B.C. On December 31, the Romans imagined Janus looking backward into the old year [...]
5 Ways Class Management Software Makes a Gym Owner’s Life Easier
Being a gym owner is a hectic life. Help yourself out by bringing on a comprehensive gym class management software solution. It will not only improve your gym’s operations, but will go a long way to reducing the strain of running a small business. […]
Bad Weather and Swimming
I have fond memories of endless hours of swimming and playing in the spring-fed swimming pool that my grandfather built. I also remember the disappointment I felt when we were forced from the pool by our supervising adults after they had heard a clap of thunder. This isn’t surprising behavior. [...]
Ten Success-oriented Onboarding Ideas
Do you remember the first day of your first job? It’s probably likely you were a little anxious, as well as unsure of what to expect — would your new co-workers be welcoming? Would you adapt to the company culture? Could you successfully perform above and beyond expectations? Now, however, [...]
How to Increase Enrollment for Your Swim School
Once upon a time, Buffy Folise used a paper process to enroll students at Chicago Swim School. Enrollment topped out at 400 so this was difficult. Actually it was complete chaos. Papers were flying everywhere and credit cards were being manually processed one after the other in a monotonous progression. [...]
To Borrow or Not Borrow: Financing Your Gymnastic Program
Financial mismanagement is a key cause for small business failure. According to Investopedia, almost half of the entrepreneurs who had a small business fail, said lack of funding or working capital was the reason. Digging a bit deeper, small business owners usually mess up financially for two main reasons: [...]
The Twelfth Day of Jackrabbit Christmas: The Bonus Reports our Client Success Team Wishes You Were Using
Depending on the size, type and structure of your business, there could be a lot more reports that would give you powerful information. Here are a few reports related to classes, families and students that you should get to know: The Student Attendance Report The Student Attendance Report is quite [...]
The Eleventh Day of Jackrabbit Christmas: Are You Using the Drop History Report?
Keeping a pulse on your class enrollment keeps you in touch with revenue and the health of your program. We’ve looked at high level enrollment numbers, we’ve been down in the details and we’ve talked about growth trends. Our next report might not be your favorite thing to think about [...]
The Tenth Day of Jackrabbit Christmas: The Gift that Keeps on Giving – The Enrollment History Report
The question that keeps most owners up every night - where is my enrollment coming from and will it keep growing? The unknowns are a scary place to be. But with a partner like Jackrabbit in place, you can look back at your historical trends and make some pretty sure [...]
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