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Starting a Sports Business with eSoft Planner
Compound Sports: How One of Our Clients Started His Sports Business from Scratch with eSoft Planner
Back in 2015, Jeff Stamler had some big ambitions. He wanted to open his own baseball, softball and fitness training …
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Four Tactics for a Profitable Sports Complex
How to Establish a Profitable Sports Complex
If you own a big indoor sports complex, you know it has some high overhead expenses — such as uniforms, gear and your salaried staff. Add in seasonal cash …
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Developing a Sports Facility Financial Strategy
Developing a Sports Facility Financial Strategy
This is the fourth in a series of posts on creating a business plan for a sports facility.
Now that you’ve thought out the details of your products, staff and operations, …
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What Can Your Sports Facility Management Software Do for You?
Four Things Your Sports Facility Management Software Should Do
It’s true. There are software options designed to help you schedule your space or your service.
But if this is the foundation of your business, chances are that …
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Sports Facility Success: Steps to Success
Why Sports Facilities Fail and How to Make Them Successful Instead
As a scheduling and facility management solution provider, we talk regularly with the owners of small sports facilities from around the country about their business. …
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Benefits of Swim Club Childcare Passes
Increase your Swim Club Revenue with Childcare Passes
Full-time working parents often hire summer nannies or babysitters for their children, and these sitters are constantly looking for ways to keep children entertained. By selling childcare passes …
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How to Start a Volleyball Facility
Beginning the Process to Start a Volleyball Facility
Running a facility with multiple indoor courts requires a relatively large space. Because of this, most volleyball clubs start out practicing on the rented courts of school gyms, …
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The Third Step in Your Sports Facility Business Plan: The Operating Strategy
Creating a Sports Facility Operating Strategy
This is the third in a series of posts on creating a business plan for a sports facility. This is about creating a sports facility operating strategy
You’ve already established a …
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How to Keep Harmony Between Swim Club Members and Teams
The Relationship between Swim Club Members and Teams
Swim teams can be important stakeholders for a swim club, representing an important steady income stream and attracting new members and families. But the swim team’s activities, especially …
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What to Do During Your Swim Club Off-Season
Preparing for Your Swim Club Off-Season
You may be staring at snow and cloudy fall and winter skies, but this doesn’t need to spell the end of profitability for your swim club.
Here are just a few …
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The Second Step in Your Sports Facility Business Plan: The Marketing Strategy
Developing A Sports Facility Marketing Strategy
Last month, we looked at creating the vision for your sports facility business plan. Now that you have the foundation, it’s time to consider how you’ll promote your sports facility …
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Developing a Relationship with Swim Club Volunteers
How Your Swim Club can Develop a Mutually Beneficial Relationship with Your Volunteers
The tasks involved in managing a swim club are endless – from tracking customer payments and managing customer service to cleaning up the …
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How to Generate Income with Baseball Facility Scheduling Software
A couple years ago, we got a call from an eSoft Planner client with great news. He’d just had his highest grossing month ever – more than double his previous revenue record. And the best …
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The First Step in Your Sports Facility Business Plan: The Vision
Thinking of opening a sports facility? You need to start by making a business plan.
It doesn’t matter if you aren’t looking for investors. To make sure your business idea is going to WORK and not just …
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