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Tuition and Billing

The livelihood of your dance studio business depends on your tuition rates, how you collect, and when and how you receive payments.

What Students and Parents Need to Know: How to Best Communicate Your Studio Policies
What Students and Parents Need to Know: How to Best Communicate Your Studio Policies It doesn't matter if you are a part-time ballet teacher or the person who runs the dance studio, managing student and parental expectations is part and parcel of the business, and having some strategies in place to deal with this issue is very important. . . . keep reading
How to Set Tuition Payment Policies and Collect on Overdue Accounts
How to Set Tuition Payment Policies and Collect on Overdue Accounts While most people will be respectful and appreciative of your payment policies at your dance studio, there will inevitably be times that you have to take action on collecting overdue accounts. By answering these questions you can create policies that you feel comfortable standing behind. Plus download a collection letter template . . . keep reading
How to Navigate the Ups and Downs of Transitioning to Online Registration and Automated Tuition Billing Software
How to Navigate the Ups and Downs of Transitioning to Online Registration and Automated Tuition Billing Software Do you wonder what it will take to transition to an online registration system at your dance studio? Are you overwhelmed by the thought of the costs or how much time it will take to learn a new software or system? You're not alone! Hear how a studio with hundreds of students and . . . keep reading
The Price is Right
By: Jen Jones
Is there a science to setting class fees? To help you decide the right balance for your studio, DT approached several studio owners from around the country to discover there is a method to the madness: rates, payment schedules, methods of payment and more! . . . keep reading
AUDIO: Automating Your Dance Studio's Tuition Billing an Interview with Mago Lauritzen of Compete Services
If you've ever had questions about how and why you would want to consider automating your dance studio's tuition billing, this interview will help answer all of those questions. . . . keep reading
AUDIO: How to roll out online registration for dance classes, with Mark Mahoney CoFounder of JackRabbitClass
Do you have questions about what is involved in setting up online registration for your dance classes? Listen to this informative call hosted by Suzanne Blake Gerety of DanceStudioOwner.com with Mark Mahoney, CoFounder of JackRabbitClass. Mark takes the mystery out of what it takes to roll out online registration no matter how small or large your dance studio. . . . keep reading
Payments and Tuition: What is Your Policy?
Payments and Tuition: What is Your Policy? It is important that you have specific instructions for parents regarding payments. A carefully laid out section in your student handbook will ensure that parents know when and how to pay their bills. There is a lot to consider when determining how you will accept payment . . . keep reading
Choosing an Automated Tuition Company
By: Mago Lauritzen
So you've decided to make the important step of automating your tuition collections and need to decide the best way to do it. There are lots of options out there, some providing more services than oth . . . keep reading
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