Tracy Business Blog

1/1/2010

This is worst economy we have ever seen
Under no circumstance even consider open a full time studio now
Last year one half of all the Martial Arts Studios went out of business, and most that have survived are part time teaching mainly kids and most of the kids are under 8 years of age

If you do not currently run a studio you may want to considers teaching the Martial Arts "PART TIME" to bring in extra income. I will be covering this in more detail.

When you see the "Click here" in means there is an expanded follow up

You can still make a living running a studio but you must follow a set of rules:
1. Keep your overhead low.
2. Do everything yourself
3. Location, Location, Location - now more than ever
4. Yellow pages are a thing of the past - you must lean to use the Web.
5. You can still make a good living with only 50-60 students.
6. Don't think teaching MMA will save you - don't even consider it.
7. Contracts are a thing of the past - few if any Health Studios use them anymore. In my area you can join a Health Studio for $9.95 a month - no contract.
8. Cash flow is the key to survival - Click here

I will be adding more to this list with links to pages to fully explain what you must do.

Welcome to the World Economy
Welcome to Free Trade

The two big lies
1. The Big Depression was caused because we did not have free trade
2. Everyone benefits from free trade

The only one who benefits from free trade are large Multi-National; companies that can exploit developing countries and get cheep labor.

Under free trade, not onen good paying job has been created in the U.S.  All the jobs created have been overseas.

Show me one product produced in the United States that a person making .37 cent and hour can afford.

An oversimplification of  there problem with the United States Economy
ECONOMY 101:
You cannot have cheap prices at Wal Mart 
and
Good paying jobs

For Wal Mart to have low prices they must Squeeze their supplies for the lowest possible prices. To accomplish this the supplies must buy products from countries with low - cheap labor. Or move their factories to countries where there is cheap labor - no, or few regulations - no health insurance - no workman's comp. And their only real problem is finding out who they have to bribe to stay in business.

For other companies such as Target, K-Mark - Sears - to be able to compete with Wal Mart they must do the same thing. Just look around the room you are in, can you find one produce made in the United States.

Dell has just announced they are closing  their plan in South Carolina and shipping 900 jobs overseas. To better serve their customers was their reason.

The NBA uniforms have always been made in a factor in NY. They are closing down the factory and the uniforms will now be made in Taiwan.
and the list goes on and on.

The bad news for the middle class of America,  a good paying job is now $10 a hour. If you can find one, and most have to benefits.

TO BE CONTINUED