Posts Tagged ‘School Alliance’

Do Your Enrollment Numbers Look This Good?

Actual enrollment numbers from Martial Art School Alliance site members this month: – Paul Halme, 18 members so far… – Robby Bray, 17 members so far… – Jim Mahan, 12 members so far this month… and he teaches out of an old equipment warehouse with no heat or AC! (I’m actually interviewing him today on how he’s doing so much with so little. It’ll be on the website tomorrow – stay tuned for that…) Now that’s recession-proof martial arts success! And these are all small school owners without big marketing budgets who are boot-strapping their businesses. Read the rest of this entry »

Tax season can be a bear, unless you are organized beforehand. There are a lot of deductions that you may be able to take, if you have a good accountant and can prove your expenses. First off, remember that any expense you have that is business related is a potential tax write-off. I’m not an accountant, so your CPA has the final say on what you can write-off, but here’s a short list of things you should gather your receipts for in order to get the deductions:

• Rent
• Utilities

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Welcome to the Member’s ad section. As a paying member, you may download these ads for your own personal use in your own school. Just remember that by downloading these ads you agree to our terms of use:

1. Ads are for use by active, paying members of the Martial Art School Alliance International website only. If you cancel your subscription, you no longer have the right to use these ads.
2. All ads are copyrighted. You are authorized to insert your own contact information in the ad, but further modification of the ads or extracting text or images is prohibited. Ads must remain intact and with the copyright notice visible.
3. You may only use these ads for your advertising your own programs and business. Sharing these ads is prohibited.
4. Fliers may be photocopied and ads may be reprinted, so long as you insert your school’s contact information before reproducing the ad or flier. All reproductions must be for your own personal use.
5. Ads may be reduced or increased in size to suit your needs. Feel free to blow them up to poster size to use for display in your school.

To download an ad, simply right-click the link and choose “save as” to save it to your hard drive. Note: All download links expire after a few minutes. If you get an error downloading a file, reload Read the rest of this entry »

Since many studios are trying to figure out ways to capture the adult market, I thought it would be a great idea to discuss how you can increase your profits by adding martial arts fitness services to your studio operations.

Anyone who has read my book knows that I am a big proponent of added profit centers. Experience has taught me that multiple streams of income offer the small studio owner the best chance for long-term success in their business.

There are number of ways you can do this. Let’s look at just a few of the most popular methods: Read the rest of this entry »

I sincerely hope that by this time next year, you’re kicking back and enjoying the rewards of all your hard work during the previous year. You know, I love Christmastime as much as anyone else, but it’s even better when you are a small studio owner. Why, you may ask? Well, before I opened my studio, I was a nursing student and EMT and had worked in the health care field for some time. Every year without fail, I always managed to pull a shift during Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year (or a combination of the three). Read the rest of this entry »