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Employee Handbook Outline

[memberonly level=“Group Membership for Businesses of 2-5 individuals, Student, Individual or Solo-Preneur, PoleCon Membership”] An employee handbook is a valuable way to communicate with your employees. It should include all policies and procedures that are relevant to your business. This…

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Creating an Employee Handbook

An employee handbook is a valuable way to communicate with your employees. It should include all policies and procedures that are relevant to your business. Provide an employee handbook upon first hiring a new employee and provide training so they…

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Liability Waiver Template

[memberonly level=“Group Membership for Businesses of 2-5 individuals, Student, Individual or Solo-Preneur, PoleCon Membership”] This is a sample liability waiver template. Please review any country/state/local requirements with your legal counsel and/or insurance provider to confirm your liability waiver is defensible…

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What is a Liability Waiver?

If you are conducting online or in person classes, your insurance will likely require you to have a liability waiver. If you are participating in an activity such as performing or teaching, or attending a class, the business hosting those…

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Business Plan Template

All businesses start in the fundamentally same way: figuring out what you’re doing and why you’re doing it. Begin this conversation with yourself and your trusted support system such as a spouse or friends, formally or informally answering those questions…

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The Only 3 Marketing Tips You’ll Ever Need

While there may be a hot, new marketing tool that does dramatically help your business grow, most marketing know-how boils down to three basic elements: do it do it consistently figure out who you’re marketing to and tailor 1 and…

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Sample Workshop Contract Agreement

[memberonly level=“Group Membership for Businesses of 2-5 individuals, Student, Individual or Solo-Preneur, PoleCon Membership”] Always have a contract when hiring an independent contractor to teach workshops at your studio or during your event. The contract below is a sample. You…

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Hosting a Pole Star Workshop at Your Studio

When booking a traveling pole star workshop leader to come to your studio and teach your students, there are several things to consider: Always Have a Contract Always have a contract that specifically outlines your relationship so there are absolutely…

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How to Fund Your Pole Based Business

From getting capital to start up your business, propel your business forward or just to manage cash flow between slow months, getting more money is always a challenge. There is no “best way” to fund a business, rather there are…

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General Tax Information

This resource is a general post focused on US-based pole dance instructors, performers or SWer/strippers and those with LLC-structured pole businesses. What to Expect Tax law changes and updates every year, sometimes those updates are small and sometimes they dramatic…

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