[NSFW] Mid-A Epic Random-ness: Third Encounter
08-05-2012, 08:25 AM
#1121
Gyms are the only business that can come anywhere close to a restaurant when it comes to risky business. They might even be more risky now, I haven't seen the numbers lately.
The gym down the street from me changed hands 3 times? Now it's being gutted out and made into something else. Maybe another gym?
Gym across the street from where I work has also changed over a handful of times. They open and close every other year it seems.
I'm always trying to take in as much info as I can about why businesses fail. It would be awesome if you could post or pm me your thoughts on why you feel the owners are screwing it up and how you would do things differently.
The gym down the street from me changed hands 3 times? Now it's being gutted out and made into something else. Maybe another gym?
Gym across the street from where I work has also changed over a handful of times. They open and close every other year it seems.
I'm always trying to take in as much info as I can about why businesses fail. It would be awesome if you could post or pm me your thoughts on why you feel the owners are screwing it up and how you would do things differently.
08-05-2012, 05:16 PM
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Gyms are the only business that can come anywhere close to a restaurant when it comes to risky business. They might even be more risky now, I haven't seen the numbers lately.
The gym down the street from me changed hands 3 times? Now it's being gutted out and made into something else. Maybe another gym?
Gym across the street from where I work has also changed over a handful of times. They open and close every other year it seems.
I'm always trying to take in as much info as I can about why businesses fail. It would be awesome if you could post or pm me your thoughts on why you feel the owners are screwing it up and how you would do things differently.
The gym down the street from me changed hands 3 times? Now it's being gutted out and made into something else. Maybe another gym?
Gym across the street from where I work has also changed over a handful of times. They open and close every other year it seems.
I'm always trying to take in as much info as I can about why businesses fail. It would be awesome if you could post or pm me your thoughts on why you feel the owners are screwing it up and how you would do things differently.
2. Management has no real training on how to manage. It was suggested that some of them take some classes when they bought out the gym from the corporate company and became private owners. They balked at this notion and now it's becoming more apparent they have no idea what they're doing. Case in point, you have a full staff of sales and personal trainers who don't know if they'll have jobs in a few months and guess who showed up to tell them this? The gym "secretary" who took notes on a meeting that devolved into a giant *****/complaining session.
3. Being disrespectful to customers/poor customer service. If you want to cancel a membership only one of three people can do this. Now, try and find one of them or catch them on the phone during business hours.
I've seen cussing matches between management and clients trying to break contracts. Got pretty ugly too.
4. Failure to observe trends or keep up with the times. How easy is it to see what's hot as far as fitness classes and then offer those classes to your members? We did begin offering boot camp classes, but there are a plethora of other things we could be doing and just simply aren't. Because management doesn't take the time to learn or seem willing to want to pay for qualified instructors.
I'm thinking about checking out Crofton and seeing what they have to offer. One thing I've heard they've got better 'eye candy' walking around. Anyone want to chime in?
08-05-2012, 08:15 PM
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Is there another place in Columbia you're talking about?
08-06-2012, 04:12 AM
#1129
Congratulations Clay, hope that's the last of your debt besides your house. I'm like two months in on the STi and already got 1/2 paid off hopefully another two months Ill be back to debt free and can start the house savings fund. When are you going to come hang out with us again, its been to long.
08-06-2012, 07:22 AM
#1131
08-06-2012, 07:48 AM
#1132
<----- engaged as of this weekend 
I'm super busy with work man. I truly underestimated how crazy establishing the business would be. I work all hours of the day and night even weekends.
I have no time for car, guns, nothing. Barely been on my motorcycle in the past month. I'm making time to MTB because it's for my "health" and enjoying every night I can even be home for dinner with my girl.
I'm super busy with work man. I truly underestimated how crazy establishing the business would be. I work all hours of the day and night even weekends.
I have no time for car, guns, nothing. Barely been on my motorcycle in the past month. I'm making time to MTB because it's for my "health" and enjoying every night I can even be home for dinner with my girl.
Last edited by Alberto; 08-06-2012 at 07:50 AM.
08-06-2012, 08:19 AM
#1134
08-06-2012, 08:30 AM
#1135
<----- engaged as of this weekend
I'm super busy with work man. I truly underestimated how crazy establishing the business would be. I work all hours of the day and night even weekends.
I have no time for car, guns, nothing. Barely been on my motorcycle in the past month. I'm making time to MTB because it's for my "health" and enjoying every night I can even be home for dinner with my girl.
I'm super busy with work man. I truly underestimated how crazy establishing the business would be. I work all hours of the day and night even weekends.
I have no time for car, guns, nothing. Barely been on my motorcycle in the past month. I'm making time to MTB because it's for my "health" and enjoying every night I can even be home for dinner with my girl.
You'll get everything in place and have lots of free time and 2-3 months later half your staff turns to **** or quits and it starts over again.
