Who's the Boss? 10 ways to start taking control

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Expert Tips: Emerging Trends in Online Marketing

Here’s how small business owners can take advantage of the ever-expanding range of online tools to advance their marketing goals.

Connecting With Local Business To Build Your Business

I have written about this subject in the past but it is a topic I feel very strongly about. If you are looking to increase business, brand and customer awareness then building connections with other businesses in your area is …

The Eight Best Ways to Improve Customer Service

They are your life and blood. Without them you can all but throw the towel in because there's no hope of ever having a successful business. Customers are the life blood for any studio. You can spend years and a …

The Benefits Of Listing Your Kids Activity Center In An Onl…

It is no surprise to learn that, if you are running one or more of the many kids’ activity centers in the United States, there is a massive amount of competition on the Internet. In fact, as of November 1, …

Ways To Help Your Dancers At Performance Time

Spring recitals are coming up, so how can we help our very young dancers to be able to enjoy performances rather than dread them? Some children are born performers and it doesn’t faze them at all to get out on …

Attracting Boys

No matter where my son, Julian, has danced, most often he has been one of just a handful of boys—if that. Dance studios seem to have a difficult time attracting…and keeping…young male dancers.

What Is Value?

What is value? Stop and think about that for a few minutes. What does it mean to you? Turns out that one question... "What is value?"... Can take you down some very interesting paths. In the dance studio business, most …

What Type of Business Should I Be?

Many new business owners, those thinking of starting a new business as well as those who already have an existing business always ask what type of business entity is best for them. There is no clear cut answer, but the …

Helping Your Customers!!!

Ongoing Staff And Faculty Training

Happy New Year! The holidays are over, the festivities at least for the time being are also in the past and it is time to look forward to all that the New Year has to offer. We all typically make …

Present your Studio in the Best Tax Light

Tax season is upon us! So what do you need to do to make sure you have all the right records in your file cabinet? Your goal is to be as accurate as possible and keep the necessary documents to …

Making Powerful Choices

As we start the New Year, it is a time to review the choices that we made for both our business and personal lives in 2010 and how we can use the results of those choices to propel us forward …

Where Are The Best Places To Advertise?

This question has been asked of me many times. I have always believed in the shot gun approach. The more you do the better the results. Some may find that one thing works better than others and yet another business …

Dancers Community Service

As we shift into the holiday season, things can get extremely hectic. Many studios and dancers are involved in Nutcracker or other holiday performances. It is easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of it all; but …

Make The Moves To Minimize Your Taxes

We are in the holiday season and that means we are only a month away from the end of our official tax year. Now is the time to create a strategic plan so you can make any necessary changes before …