[memberonly level=“Group Membership for Businesses of 2-5 individuals, Student, Individual or Solo-Preneur, PoleCon Membership”] Looking for a template to use to create your workshop "menu" as a touring instructor? Click here for Google Slide Template (File > Make…
First and foremost, IPIA would like to announce the IPIA and PoleCon Grant program! Beginning this year (2025), IPIA is awarding three needs-based grants to help pole-preneurs or those that want to become pole-preneurs who would otherwise be unable to…
[memberonly level=“Group Membership for Businesses of 2-5 individuals, Student, Individual or Solo-Preneur, PoleCon Membership”] This workshop was part of the IPIA Webinar held on February 18, 2025 IPIA Webinar: How to get the best photos with Lakin Jones, PoleCon's Official…
*this post focuses on US tax law What is depreciation? Depreciation is when something loses value over time. Put in tax terms, depreciation is an accounting method for distributing the cost of a physical asset over its life expectancy. As…
[memberonly level=“Group Membership for Businesses of 2-5 individuals, Student, Individual or Solo-Preneur, PoleCon Membership”] This workshop was part of the IPIA Webinar held on January 16, 2025 IPIA Webinar: So You Think You Can Dance? with Sweet T Curious about…
We are not saying Project 2025 is President-elect Trump’s agenda nor that it will be carried out as written. We are encouraging everyone to stay engaged and informed whether pole is your hobby, your side hustle, or your full-time gig…
While the IPIA specifically focuses on the business side of pole, we are all humans with human needs and concerns. We also, as pole business owners, studio owners, instructors, performers, and swers often hold space for other humans in an…
In the world of “traditional” dance, there are various types of artist residencies. There are teaching residencies, choreographic residencies, research residencies, and hybrids. Keep reading to find out a bit about each of them and see if you’d like to…
Whew! Who knew there was so much to stay about how to structure classes! So far we have covered student to teacher ratios, class length, drop in vs session classes, and considerations for monthly programming, but we aren’t done yet!…
Now that you’ve determined your class ratio and class length (read part 1 here), let’s talk about your offerings on a broader scale: determining if you’d like to run drop in classes or session classes, and what the longer term…