Last month, I started a four-part series of columns to help you understand the various entities under which you can do business and their advantages and disadvantages. The primary advantage is to protect your assets. In part two, I present General Partnership and Limited Partnership. General Partnership A general partnership is formed when two or ...
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Creating Automatic Referrals: Having a Great Program and Student Relationship is Simply NOT Enough
Building a steady stream of referrals in your martial arts school is one of the most efficient and effective sources of new students
Read More »Conducting a Personal Inventory of Your “Knowledge Resources”
Self-knowledge has always been the key to preparing for competition. Knowledge of your attributes, abilities,...
Read More »The Five Qualities of Productive Work
Your leadership success and the success of your team will be determined by how well you foster the five qualities of productive work teams throughout the stages of your team’s development. The first quality is shared values. Ask your team to help you list your shared values on a large board or flipchart. ...
Read More »The Most Influential Martial Arts Business Leader in the U.S.
Grand Master Stephen Oliver Featured in Martial Arts World Magazine
Read More »Inspiring (Holiday) Story from a School Owner!
I was speaking to a school owner from a pretty typical suburb the other day, it was really entertaining, and I thought you might find it interesting as well (which he gave me permission to share with you). So, this gentleman, a nice, sharp guy, has been running his school for 14 years, and has been “stuck” at about $26,000 a month gross for the last seven years.
Read More »The Power of Truth, Integrity and High Ethics
How important is truth in today’s world? As a salesperson, one of the biggest misconceptions of our profession is that we will say anything to make a sale. To the public, and sometimes to ourselves, it appears that the end objective is more important than telling the truth. That is just not true for the Conscious Salesperson. Our job is to find the benefits and value of our product or service for our prospects and tell them the truth. When it comes to making a sale, what are your...
Read More »150 to 300 New Intros Per Month with No-Cost Advertising
Stephen Oliver: You’re one of the highest ranked Parker Kenpo black belts in the world, give us a little bit of background of your training and how you got started with your school in Fresno California
Read More »A Bigger Vision for the Martial Arts Industry
NAPMA’s leadership team declares a powerful new vision for NAPMA and the martial arts industry. In this article, we reveal NAPMA’s “unstoppable mission.”
Read More »In Pursuit of Mastery and Leadership
[Editor’s Note: This column presents the text of the third and fourth pages of the formal, color invitation that Master Corley presents to his students who are invited to his school’s Leadership Training program. It reflects his thoughts on the pursuit of mastery. Read and use whichever parts you like…and be sure to walk the ...
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