Archive - Balanced State: The Back Office

Q2 is over. Here's the good, the bad and the ugly

And the question I am not yet ready to answer

Jul 16 • Amanda Vernor

How many clients do you actually have?

No single report will give you an accurate answer

Jul 9 • Amanda Vernor

Fixed costs don't take vacations

But studio owners might need one by now

Jul 5 • Amanda Vernor

June 2026

Well-oiled is not an insult

The shift from teacher to studio owner

Jun 22 • Amanda Vernor

About that payroll ratio

The number you've been avoiding and what to do once you calculate it

Jun 11 • Amanda Vernor

Sometimes it's better to lose the business gracefully

A lesson in relationship economics

Jun 4 • Amanda Vernor

May 2026

Fully staffed. Still squeezed.

There is one ratio that will tell you more about your studio’s financial health than almost anything else on your books: your total payroll as a…

May 28 • Amanda Vernor

Your studio is full. So why isn't the money there?

The illusion of a fully booked, package-based studio

May 21 • Amanda Vernor

Here's what I'm writing about.

Behind the scenes of a boutique fitness studio

May 19 • Amanda Vernor

January 2025

This is Balanced State: The Back Office.

Jan 30, 2025 • Amanda Vernor

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