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 ...
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Is it Time to Move Your Martial Arts School?
If you’re thinking of ways to cut costs or increase your revenue, you may want to consider the option of moving your martial arts school. It’s not the first thing that comes to mind when someone wants to save or earn more money, but moving a business is not unheard of. Especially now that the economy is picking up, more ...
Read More »How to Keep Your Business on Track
Operating a martial arts school is a team effort. Lots of different people are involved into making your business goals a reality. But sometimes, managing a lot of different people can turn into a complicated mess. A lot of people have different perspectives, that’s why keeping things on tract is such a huge hassle. Have you ever experienced being in ...
Read More »How to Build Your Reputation
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 ...
Read More »How to Improve Your Website
Nowadays, social media has been dominating the internet. That is the reason why you should allocate effort into maintaining your social media presence. There are a lot of social media websites that can improve your marketing and ultimately increase your sales and school memberships. Although this might be the latest craze, it doesn’t mean that you should altogether forget about ...
Read More »How to be a Green Company
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 ...
Read More »How to Handle Customer Complaints
Not all customers are satisfied customers. From time to time unhappy people who have purchased your merchandise or experienced your service will voice out their not-so approving comments. And honestly, when you’re on the other end of that angry line, it doesn’t feel good. Naturally, we all want everything to be just pleasant and perfect, but what most of us ...
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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 ...
Read More »How to Motivate Employees
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 ...
Read More »How to Inspire Employees
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 ...
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