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    Category: Conscious Business

    Financial Independence for martial arts instructors

    Introduction to Financial Independence  It’s great to see more and more martial arts coaches / instructors making a good living from their passion. It seems…

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    Phill Payne February 12, 2020
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    What level will your martial arts business operate on?

    The evolution of your martial arts business model

    Change and progression can be challenging When you first start teaching martial arts, often the last thing on your mind is ‘Which martial arts business…

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    Phill Payne January 9, 2020
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    Martial arts business coaching

    Do instructors need martial arts business coaching?

    This article looks at the relatively new area of martial arts business coaching and explores if it can move along the martial arts club development…

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    Phill Payne October 11, 2019
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    A not for profit martial arts club with no VAT or tax, -80% business rates, limited liability, gift aid and grants

    Introduction This article will document how running your martial arts club as a not for profit organisation can deliver some or all of the following…

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    Phill Payne August 22, 2019
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    Young boy and girl training in a martial arts class

    12 tips to help launch your own children’s martial arts programme

    A couple of weeks ago I posted an article entitled “Does your club need a children’s martial arts programme?” outlining the benefits of running a…

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    Phill Payne July 29, 2019
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    Does your club need a children’s martial arts programme?

    It is almost two decades since Melody Johnson (was Shuman) created her Little Ninjas programme. Approximately a year later (around 2001) Kimber Hill (now Tyee)…

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    Phill Payne June 12, 2019
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    Building your martial arts marketing foundations

    We already know the ‘build it and they will come’ marketing model requires very deep pockets and can often affect the sustainability of a martial…

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    Phill Payne February 22, 2019
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    Top 10 considerations selecting your dream full time martial arts centre

    Many instructors dream about earning a living teaching martial arts and for many, this dream will include running their own full time martial arts centre.…

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    Phill Payne December 19, 2018
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