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Barbara Corcoran published 8 Lessons for Female Founders from Barbara Corcoran on Forbes. Although the advice was written for women, much of it applies to anyone starting a company or trying to establish themselves. My personal favorites are: Perception Creates Reality Shoot the Dogs Early There Are Two Kinds of People: Expanders & Containers

December 23, 2011 – Minneapolis MN – Lisa Saline, current President of the Independent Event Producers has stepped down from her position effective immediately. Saline said, “It’s with great regret that I must step down from my position as Chairman of the IEP. I need to focus on my family and parents at this time…

AACCA has updated the 2011-12 College Cheerleading Safety Rules with a slight modification regarding flip dismounts in Rule D-5-b. The previous rule wording allowed single based front flip dismounts from shoulders to land in a cradle or on the performing surface with assistance from the base. However, the double base dismount only allowed landing in…

Happy Holidays to all!

All Star Challenge’s Battle Under the Big Top took place on December 10-11 in Atlanta, GA. This event had 158 All*Star Cheer teams compete and was a qualifier for Cheer Worlds. Paid Bids were awarded to: Stingray Allstars “Orange” (Senior Small L5) Top Gun Allstars (Senior Large Coed L5) At Large Bids were awarded to:…

Golden State Spirit Association Championships 2011 took place on December 10-11 in San Jose, CA. This event had 127 All*Star Cheer teams compete and was a qualifier for Cheer Worlds. Paid Bids were awarded to: California Allstars “Smoed” (Senior Small Coed L5) POWER (Senior Medium Coed L5) At Large Bids were awarded to: California Allstars…

World Spirit Federation’s Indy Showdown took place on December 10-11 in Indianapolis, IN. This event had 216 All*Star Cheer teams compete and was a qualifier for Cheer Worlds. Paid Bids were awarded to: Green Bay Elite “Lime” (Senior Small L5) GymTyme Allstars “Black” (International Coed L5) Ultimate Athletics “Prodigy” (Senior Large Coed L5) At Large…

The You’re the Boss published Opening Big Without Spending a Fortune. The article talks about creative, but inexpensive ways companies have promoted grand openings. Hopefully this will get your gears thinking about ways to open or promote your business.

The Post Game published Beyond Beauty: Cheerleading’s Terrifying Danger: When it comes to sports injuries, football is, and always has been, king. No other sport comes close. Over the past 28 years, football players were the victims of 97 percent of all catastrophic sports injuries — accidents that result in permanent or temporary paralysis or death.…

Yahoo! published Male cheerleader gets team disqualified … because he’s a boy: A male cheerleader in Michigan accidentally disqualified his squad from a recent cheerleading competition for the most basic of all reasons: He’s a boy.

Cheer Tech Spirit National Championship took place on December 3-4 in Oaks, PA. This event was a qualifier for Cheer Worlds. Paid Bids were awarded to: All Star One “Big Bang” (Senior Small Coed L5) New Jersey Spirit Explosion “Fab 5” (Senior Medium Coed L5) At-Large Bids were awarded to: FAME Allstars “Celebrities” (Senior Small…

Coaches, Gym Owners, and Choreographers, As you finish the first round of Regionals this season, I wanted to remind anyone attending an upcoming NCA event, including NCA/NDA All-Star Nationals, that your choreography, music selection, and uniforms should be appropriate for “family-viewing”. If the judges determine a section of your routine to not meet our standards,…

Grasshopper published 9 Common Pitfalls of Growing Your Startup Too Fast. The article was written for tech companies, but much of the advice applies to our industry.

Cheer Channel, Inc., the premiere online news and entertainment network dedicated entirely to cheerleaders, dancers, members of the spirit industry and its millions of fans, announced today that it has formed a joint venture with The Cheerleading Agency (www.thecheerleadingagency.com). The Cheerleading Agency currently provides cheerleaders and dancers with resources to get recruited for college scholarships…

ATLANTA – Inside Cheerleading Magazine and CheerXm1.com are thrilled to announce a partnership to produce “Cheer Talk: The Radio Show for Cheer”. The duo will produce four shows at events across the country hosted by Melissa Hay, president of CheerXm1 and Shane Womack, Associate Publisher of Inside Cheerleading Magazine. The show will launch via CheerXm1.com…

Memphis, Tenn., (December 9) – Varsity Spirit Fashion, the largest provider of cheerleading and dance team apparel, has announced that it will be live streaming their Fashion Show on Varsity TV on December 12, 2011 at 7:30 pm, Eastern Standard Time on http://varsity.com. Following the fashion show, there will be a live Facebook chat with…

Jay Goltz published So You Want to Start a Business, reminding everyone that starting a business is hard. He suggests doing your homework, seeking intelligent advice, and confusing support with wisdom. One more thing: Going into business is risky, treacherous and demanding. But it is also invigorating, rewarding and beautiful, when it works. It is a…

2012 Cheerleading Worlds Scoresheets are now available on USASF.net.

2012 Dance Worlds Scoresheets are now available on USASFDance.net.

One of the things that seems to be consistent across gyms is accounts being behind, especially this time of year. As an owner you have to keep overdue accounts under control in order to avoid paying for things your athletes are paying for and driving yourself out of business. Control starts with having a policy…

Medalist from the 6th IFC Cheerleading World Championship, held in Hong Kong: Cheer All Female Gold – Japan (528.5) Silver – Chinese Taipei (344.0) Bronze – Germany (340.5) Cheer Mixed Gold – Japan (516.0) Silver – Thailand (453.0) Bronze – Philippines (417.0) Cheer Dance Gold – Russia (442.0) Silver – Poland (405.5) Bronze – Chinese…

The New York Times published Avoiding the Growth Trap in their You’re the Boss blog. This article reminds us that along with growth and expansion comes positives like job creation and more revenue, and negatives such as risk, stress, and aggravation. And, finally, I have figured out that I need more money less than I…