By: Melissa Knowles If you’re panicking over the reports the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires your business to produce this month, you’re not alone. We’ve received numerous questions over the past few months from clients and blog readers. In an effort to make the process easier, we’ve prepared the handy guide below. How do… Continue reading ACA REPORTING GUIDANCE FOR 2016
How to Be Great at Gym Membership Sales
By: Jim Thomas Are you a gym owner and would you like to improve the sales performance in your club? Are you a membership salesperson or personal trainer that would like to improve your sales performance? I think most would say yes to these questions. However, we continue to see many gyms and individuals… Continue reading How to Be Great at Gym Membership Sales
2016 Brings New Changes to ABC’s Return For Collections Process
The ABC team would like to inform you of a slight change to the way ABC processes your Return For Collections (RFC) accounts. Beginning in January 2016, all Term and Open End memberships will now RFC at 90 days. Currently, term members are returned for collections at 90 days and Open Members at 60… Continue reading 2016 Brings New Changes to ABC’s Return For Collections Process
Hiring the Right Personal Trainers
By: Bill Parisi, BBA, C.S.C.S Founder, Parisi Speed School Whenever you ask a club owner, or an owner of any business for that matter, how they are doing, the same question always seems to come up… “If I could only find good, quality employees.” My answer to the club owner is, “Maybe you are looking… Continue reading Hiring the Right Personal Trainers
EMV FAQ’s for Merchants
What is EMV? EMV stands for EuroPay, MasterCard, Visa, the three entities that worked together to create worldwide standards for the chip card to ensure global interoperability. EMV is a microchip-based technology designed to reduce the fraudulent use of credit and debit cards at the point of sale. Banks are beginning to issue payment cards… Continue reading EMV FAQ’s for Merchants
The Five Biggest Business Mistakes
By: Bill Parisi, BBA, C.S.C.S. Founder, Parisi Speed School and Parisi Franchise Systems After being in the fitness industry for as long as I have, I have heard pretty much every question in the book. The one however, that I get more than any other is this…”What makes you so successful?” People always want… Continue reading The Five Biggest Business Mistakes
Key Steps for the Gym Turnaround
By: Jim Thomas The first step is critical. You must recognize the need. Most gym owners wait until it’s too late. If you have a problem…face up to it now! Speaking from my consulting experience, don’t wait to admit the need until the patient is on the operating table. The longer you avoid what’s… Continue reading Key Steps for the Gym Turnaround
CRS Enhancements from September
Here are a few highlights from the past month: A new report has been added to CRS. The Chargeback Summary can help users track chargebacks and chargeback reposts for payments drafted through ABC member billing and ABC-collected Club Account. Final Invoices Available vs. Actual Journal Entries by Profit Center has been released. Formerly, only… Continue reading CRS Enhancements from September
Are you taking advantage of the Sports Performance Market in your area?
By: Bill Parisi Some industry experts have said that the traditional Health Club industry is approaching a mature stage in its current growth cycle. Now that the total number of units have eclipsed over 30,000, the traditional fitness industry may be headed for a correction. There will be a purging of weaker facilities as… Continue reading Are you taking advantage of the Sports Performance Market in your area?