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Jump Center Advice
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Welcome to JumpCenterAdvice.com!
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Have you visited a great indoor jump center, full of fun inflatables, happy kids, and great parties? Wondering what it takes to start and run your own jump center in your region? Need information on the industry, the equipment, writing a business plan, insurance requirements and the overall costs incurred when opening a center yourself? That’s where Jump Center Advice can help! Information on this site comes from owner/operators of jump centers that have been in operation since 2004. Gain insight from their experience. The information and products on this site have been brought together to help you get your center open faster, for less money, and provide confidence you need for success. |
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Membership provides access to information on:
Membership on Jump Center Advice provides the most economical choice to keep you on track through not only starting a business from initial planing stages to the grand opening day, but also helpful hints and tips from the experts on maintaining your center and improving day to day operations. You will find information, and helpful contacts on all types of matters involved in opening a jump center.
 Things to consider prior to entering the industry.
Research to compile.
Steps involved in opening a center:
 Permits, Licenses,
How to conduct your feasibility study,
Types of buildings to look for, and avoid,
How to find your state regulations,
Taxes,
Equipment informatio: It’s about much more than price.
How to compile your business plan & opening budget.
What type of center to open, what services you will offer.
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What to expect for insurance. What the brokers won’t tell you.
Best financial companies and info on funding. |
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Hidden income & costs.
Marketing ideas that work.
Products and pricing.
What to expect in the first year, and how to prepare.
Forms & Manuals that are used daily
Accounting information & structure
Staffing & Employment Manuals needed
Legal structure: Should you incorporate
Compiling the Business Plan
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In The Spotlight: |
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 Party Center Forum
Introducing a discussion forum for all new, future and existing party center owners to discuss and share information. This is a free of charge service to everyone interested. On the website just click 'Register' in the upper right-hand corner to pick a user name and password and start posting! Visit the website now - click here.
(Official Launch: Feb. 1, 2009)
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 In The News!
Tourist Attractions & Parks features an article on Ready-Set-Jump, a jump center opened in Charleston, SC in 2004. Inflatable News also spoke with the owners of two other facilities to discover how they are jumping their way to success...(Entire
Article)
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 Venture Capitalism!
The terms "venture capital " and "startup company" have gone together like peanut butter and jelly for quite some time and especially more so in recent years. Still, the venture capital process seems to be mysterious to the majority of entrepreneurs that we speak with...(Entire
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 Events Planners Association
The Event Planners Association is designed to assist members of the Event Planning, Inflatable, Game Rental, and Entertainment industries to operate and prosper in an efficient and cost-effective manner. Member benefits include "A" rated insurance, legal services, equipment financing, internet marketing and website design. (read more)
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End of Day/Shift Register Cash-Out Log
Get this and save hours of frustration setting up your register log!:
This register log can be used with any stand-alone register machine and is currently used at the Ready, Set, Jump! jump center. Over the last few years it went through a few modifications making it very simple and easy to use. The register log is in the excel spread sheet format. No Microsoft Office? No problem! Get OpenOffice for FREE.
Details:
Includes morning, mid day, and night/close out sections
Password protected to prevent employee changes to formula fields
Includes cash, check, and credit card fields
Calculates end of the day Over/Short amount.
Includes field for employee tips.
All on ONE page - easy to print!
This download pack includes:
1 register log for SINGLE credit card machine
1 register log for TWO credit card machines
1 checklist for general close out procedures for employees
1 register log with comments on on certain excel cells fields
1 USER MANUAL
If you have any further questions just email us! or ask questions on the forum.
Available to our members for only $19.45!
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Non-members $29.45:
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Click the image above to use now!
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Break Even Calculator!
On the surface, break-even analysis is a tool to calculate at which sales volume the variable and fixed costs of producing your product will be recovered. Another way to look at it is that the break-even point is the point at which your product stops costing you money to produce and sell, and starts to generate a profit for your company.
You can also use break even analysis to solve managerial problems:
- setting price levels
- targeting optimal variable/ fixed cost combinations
- determining the financial attractiveness of different strategic options for your company
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You can schedule a personal conference call? 
After doing some reading do you have concerns or more specific questions? or maybe you have questions that you couldn't find a clear answer to? We can discuss your unanswered questions one on one over the phone! It's a good idea to write down the questions you might have before-hand. That way you can go down the list and we can discuss the questions you have, and anything else you might need information on. Please call us to schedule a date and time! Cost for non-members is $150/hr for non-members. Cost for monthly members is $100/hr and yearly members $75/hr after the initial free 2 hours.
You can even experience running a jump center yourself! What better way to
learn how to run one than to come in and work hands-on at a jump center!
Schedule an appointment today!
More information on both services under 'other services' tab on the right. |
What some of our members are saying: |
"Thank you very much for creating this service that helps so many realize their dreams." - Keisha E, 12/29/08
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"Thank you so much for your wonderfull site. I have been studying it & getting my money's worth for the past couple of months." - Nicole R.,Party Planet
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"All your advice, forms, etc. have been invaluable this past year. We used the business plan w/ our some modifications and so far the bank has been impressed. We are waiting on a final answer.
Thanks for everything. We really enjoyed meeting you and seeing your facility." - Carla, facility scheduled to open in 2008.
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Dear Loretta,
We wanted to take time to thank you for all of the help that you have given us in getting our indoor, inflatable, party facility, Jump 2 It, open. Between all of the advice and direction that you gave us at the beginning, and the encouragement and guidance that you continue to give whenever we need it, we don’t know what we would have done without you.
We really loved all of the money saving tips that you gave us at the beginning, like getting our arcade games through an operator, or not carpeting under our inflatables since no one will see that area anyhow. Out of all the suggestions that you gave us, the one that we really wish that we had listened to was, when you offered to let us get our inflatables through you guys. Instead, the units that we ended up with, from the Inflatable Depot, ended up costing us more, and being less sturdy, than the ones that you would have provided us with. That is probably one of the main suggestions I would make to anyone who is coming to you for advice: Listen to these guys, they really know what they are talking about.
Overall, I would say that our relationship with Jump Center Advice has been very positive and helpful. It has saved us a lot of money in startup and operating costs. If it wasn’t for you guys, we probably would not have made it as far as we have. Thanks for everything!
Thank You,
Jay & Jennifer Argo
Owners
Jump 2 It
www.jump2itptc.com
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"I wanted to write and say a quick thank you for spending so much time with me this past week. There is so much to learn and it is wonderful having you for a mentor. I truly appreciate all the great advice and information.
Again, thank you for meeting with me—especially on such short notice. It provided me with more things to think about —which is a good thing." - Carla, 3/3/08
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