Category Archives: Small Business Success Tips

How non-verbal cues affect the meaning of your words. The old saying “It’s not what you say but how you say it” definitely applies here. In fact, research shows that only 7% of our communication involves actual words, while 55% of communication is visual (body language, eye contact) and 38% is vocal (pitch, speed, volume, tone of voice). The three …continue reading

Automation is a great time saver. But some folks allow it to suck all of the personalization out of their communications. There are approaches to use to make emails and autoresponders more personal, so take a few minutes to understand them – and to use them to keep the personal touch in your automated communications. Be conversational. The language and …continue reading

Here’s a short video clip for you on hiring teachers. Remember, if it doesn’t feel right in your gut, don’t hire them. It’s better to wait till a better candidate comes around and they will. As King of the Gymnastics World, Jeff Metzger says, “It’s better to be short staffed than poorly staffed”. I tell him he can be the …continue reading

Streamlining and Improving through Automation Front Office can be a hectic place in any children’s activity center. It is the hub of organization for your business, so it is important that you don’t let hectic turn into chaos. First of all, it is important to have organized and professional people who know your business working in your Front Office. If …continue reading

  Today’s Human Resources Primer involves the importance of Labor Law Posters. If your business has at least one employee, you are required by law to post Federal, State and OSHA mandatory labor law posters in your workplace.  As an employer, posting these labor law posters will inform your employees of their labor and employment rights and give them a …continue reading

Everybody’s doing it – aren’t you? Facebook is the number 1 social media platform — by far. If you aren’t on it, get on it. Here are 4 things you must do when you’re starting a Facebook page. After you can check all of these off your list, you’re ready for posting on Facebook. For those of you who appreciate numbers, …continue reading

Joe & Diane Barron were skeptics of the true cost savings that a class management system could provide to them as they were making their decision to go with a technology system to manage Barron Gymnastics.               They wanted to make sure they put the system in place that would help their operations to …continue reading

“There is some magic inside,” Gymtastics Gymnastics and Gymtastics GymTools owner and founder Darlene “the Bean” says about her company’s mascot, GymTwinkle. The magic has nothing to do with anything the stuffed mascot actually has inside – but everything to do with the fact that “he” is a teaching aide hand puppet and a reliable friend for pre-schoolers. Darlene and …continue reading

No business is too small to have an Employee Handbook. If you have employees – regardless of the number – you should set up rules and policies for guidance. When your organization is small is actually a good time to establish this guide because it will serve you well as your staff size increases. An established Employee Handbook provides a baseline …continue reading

One of the hottest new social media tools is…you guessed it – Instagram! In today’s world, people don’t read like they used to. We want to look at pretty things and read a little. Instagram is perfect for this – sharing photos and humanizing your business is a powerful tool. Another thing about today’s world – people are busy. You’re …continue reading