Top Metrics Your Swim School Should Be Measuring
The unknowns and the ‘what-ifs’ can be a scary thing for a business owner. When owning your own swim school and trying to plan for the ups and downs of business, sometimes the unknowns can be the most challenging part of management. Should I get rid of this class until the Fall since enrollment is […]
How Academy 831 Uses Jackrabbit Integrations to Supercharge Business
Krista Casey founded Academy 831 in Brea, California in 2015 after taking eight years off from owning her first dance studio. With her children being older, she and her husband knew it was the right time and the right opportunity to own a studio once again. Between owning the two studios, Krista taught yoga and […]
Measure Important Metrics with the Jackrabbit Class Business Intelligence Dashboard
Here at Jackrabbit Class, we support youth activity centers of all sizes when you look at the number of students, locations, and staff members. And as an owner of a gym, swim school or dance studio, you need transparency into the health of your business at any given time. From key performance indicators (aka KPIs) […]
Tuition Fees Increased Over 24%: Findings From the Youth Activities Industry Report
2023 marks the third year of Jackrabbit’s Youth Activities Industry Benchmark Report. Each year when analyzing aggregate client data and thinking about gymnastics, swim, dance, cheer, and music programs from a business and technology perspective, we always notice how unique each year is and the new successes and challenges that come with operating a youth […]
Introducing: The 2023 Youth Activities Industry Benchmark Report
Business owners in the swim, gymnastics, cheer, and music industries often wonder how they’re doing compared to the competition. Sometimes it’s hard to collect quantitative data that allows you to benchmark your business and instead you may just make guesses. The team at Jackrabbit Class has spent the last few weeks sifting through 4 years […]
Webinar Recap: Proven Strategies to Hire Faster, Manage Better, and Retain Longer
When it comes to webinars, here at Jackrabbit always want to be sure that our topics and speakers offer useful and actionable advice for attendees which is why partnering with Dan Berzansky, CEO of OneTeam360, as a presenter was a no-brainer. Dan, a Jackrabbit user from way back, is an expert on staffing, employee retention, […]
7 Ways to Increase Cheer Gym Profits
Cheer gym owners commonly look for ways to increase the profitability of their programs. After all, profitability is an important metric that helps predict how likely a cheer gym is to grow. Learning ways to reduce unnecessary spending and increase profits at your gym are fundamental for the overall success of your business. That’s why […]
Making Sense of Metrics That Measure Your Organization’s Success
If you’re like most business owners or administrators, when you start the process of setting metrics and goals for your youth activity center 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 […]
Why Your Data is Safe in Jackrabbit
Jackrabbit is full of data – whether this data is your own like user permissions or account information, your organization’s parents’ data like their payment information, or your employees’ data like social security number or contact information. Needless to say, there is some pretty sensitive data stored in your Jackrabbit database. With the importance of […]
How To Manage Time Off At Your Youth Activity Center
With Spring time comes Spring Break, the Summer months bring family vacations, and Fall and Winter holidays follow. During this time, you prepare for an influx of PTO requests from your staff members. Staff at your youth activity center have an expectation that they’ll be able to take some PTO (paid time off) to spend […]
