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CLUB MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
Let the right software help pilot your club through good times and tough times.
BY BARB GORMLEY
Canadian Fitness in Hamilton, Ont. “When I first opened my club, I did all of my bookkeeping, scheduling, bill- ing and planning on paper and with a pen!” says Schramayr, thinking back to the simpler times of 1993. “It’s in- credible when I think about it now.” As the years passed and comput- ers became more commonplace,
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f you’re a long-time fitness club owner, you may have adminis- trative memories similar to those of Ernie Schramayr, owner of All
Schramayr upgraded from his low-tech pen-and-paper approach to a comput- er powered with club management software to handle his administrative needs. During those early years, he test
drove a variety of programs before fi- nally sticking with the one he uses today. “The software we use now is a breath of fresh air compared to some of the others we tried,” says Schramayr. “It’s reliable and takes care of everything administrative – like
scheduling appointments, billing cli- ents, handling retail sales, and gen- erating a huge variety of reports – all without glitches.” Before you buy software for your
club, do your homework, advises Schramayr. Check out all the compa- nies, and get recommendations from other club owners. Looking back, he wishes he had followed this advice himself. “The second software system we purchased was a nightmare that
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