Category Archives: Business

Employees vs. Contractors in your Microgym

Posted on August 13, 2010 by admin

I’ve been getting this question fairly frequently of late:  Nicki, I know you recommend having employees, but isn’t it expensive?  Shouldn’t I just keep my trainers as contractors? If you have trainers that train at multiple locations (other gyms besides … Continue reading →

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Sales Alone Do Not a Healthy Business Make

Posted on July 25, 2010 by admin

I recently did some consulting for a Southern California CrossFit affiliate with some serious financial problems.  Among other reasons the problems stemmed from a failure to look at the business’ finances in its entirety.  Sales were reasonably healthy…however the operating … Continue reading →

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Slated 1099 changes

Posted on July 19, 2010 by admin

A couple of days ago I was in a meeting where a CPA stood up to explain some new changes regarding businesses and 1099’s.  Somehow this is all a part of the health care reform bill. So here it is … Continue reading →

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Distinguishing between your money and your business’ money

Posted on June 16, 2010 by admin

I had a meeting yesterday with a local business owner that I am doing some consulting work with and the topic of business checking accounts and owner compensation came up.  It is fairly common for new small businesses to have … Continue reading →

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Work on your best idea right now

Posted on March 24, 2010 by admin

Thanks to Kevin from North Scottsdale CrossFit for turning me onto this super interesting interview between Jason Calacanis and 37singnals’ David Heinemeier Hansson.  The focus is on technology start ups, but the business insights shared apply to all industries.  It’s … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Level 4/CrossFit Seattle!

Posted on March 22, 2010 by admin

Our good friends Dave Werner and Nancy Meenen of the the FIRST EVER CrossFit affiliate are celebrating their 7th Birthday at Level 4/CrossFit Seattle!  Congrats!  Check out this great image that Nancy forwarded me from one of their newsletters!  And … Continue reading →

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For the love! Please don’t bastardize the On Ramp!

Posted on March 18, 2010 by admin

We here at NorCal Strength and Conditioning published our On Ramp curriculum and disseminated it free to the CrossFit community for one reason alone:  To help affiliates effectively introduce CrossFit to the beginning client in a way that not only … Continue reading →

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Lou Mars Documentary: teaser #2

Posted on March 17, 2010 by admin

Here’s another teaser to the documentary on our client Lou Mars and his attempt at the Guinness book drumming marathon record, an event we hosted at NorCal SC in January!  Brian has been working diligently on this and it looks … Continue reading →

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The Power of Excel: Making and Crushing Dreams in a Single Spreadsheet

Posted on March 11, 2010 by admin

How do you know if adding a particular offering to your service menu is a good idea?  How do you know if changing your pricing structure is a good idea?  How many clients will you have in July of this … Continue reading →

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Are you cut out to be an entrepreneur?

Posted on February 18, 2010 by admin

I came across this brief article and quiz by Daniel Isenberg, “Should you be an entrepreneur?” in the Harvard Business Review blog. Check it out…and take the quiz. If you now own your own business are there questions you think … Continue reading →

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