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I’ve mentioned “think out of the box” and “be creative” in my past articles a couple of times. It’s easy to say these words to people but the execution is the hard part. Being creative and doing something is new can be very hard, but when it succeeds, it’s very rewarding. Thinking of a new service or creating a new ...

We may not give too much importance on this topic, but your reputation has a huge impact on your martial arts school. Your past, whatever it is, built your current reputation. Maybe you were a strong competitor, or your family is famous for being great at business. These are some of the positive factors that affect your standing now in ...

Click the link to listen to the podcast: http://level-meeting.flywheelsites.com/Our-recent-travels.mp3 Good morning, my fellow Americans and those listeners throughout the world. Welcome to another edition of martialartsbusinessmagazine.com. Today I want to talk to you about our trip, kind of what we have been doing for the last couple of months. Very recently, I was very fortunate enough to spend about a ...

Making your martial arts school green is a good financial decision. Aside from saving money, you will have a boost in your reputation as a school owner who cares for the environment. Come to think of it, it would be ironic to be a martial artist and not care for the environment. Nature has given martial artists countless sources of ...

Click the link below to listen to the podcast: Good afternoon, my fellow Americans and martial arts listeners throughout the world. Welcome to another edition of martialartsbusinessmagazine.com. This is Dr. Ric Black. Today I want to talk to you about something near and dear to my heart—respect. I’m going to talk about respect in the martial arts. One of the ...

Motivating employees doesn’t require you to make big speeches or re-iterate your company goals and virtues. All you need to do is keep them excited to come to work every day. Want to know how to motivate employees? Here’s how: Modify the Working Grounds If you really look at it, a third of an employee’s day is spent at your ...

Instilling inspiration to other people is a great skill by successful entrepreneurs. Based on recent studies, a whole majority of people hate their jobs. When people hate their jobs, they don’t care of the work output or how fast it is produced. People are disengaged, unenthusiastic, and drag other people with them. As the boss, as the master of your ...

Click the link below to listen to the podcast: Good morning my fellow Americans and those listeners throughout the world. Welcome to another edition of martialartsbusinessmagazine.com. Today, I’m going to kind of tell you a little bit about myself. I know a lot of people like talking about themselves but this is kind of important. As I’ve shared with you ...

Click the link below to hear the podcast: Good afternoon, my fellow Americans and martial artists throughout the world. This is Dr. Rick Black bringing you another edition of martialartsbusinessmagazine.com. I want to talk a little bit. Whenever I pass at Karate school, I always stop and watch the students, watch the classes, students line up in their straight rows, ...

Around 3-6 years ago, almost every business had a website. It was like a requirement for all businesses to have their own page on the world wide web. Now, social media is taking the world by storm. You can see it everywhere from your personal computers, smart phones, radio, and even in tv. Although technically, social media sites are also ...