"I have a BS & Board Certification in Therapeutic Recreation, and an MBA. The Best Practices Library and the Business Management Success Courses are valuable resources for anyone in the children's activity center industry. The 6-course progression is customizable based on where you are in your career, and the support materials are excellent. And all this education available 24-7!"
-- Terry Veit-Harmening, Envision Gymnastics, Mount Holly, New Jersey
"Your online Best Practices Library (Total Access program), the monthly webinars, customized demographic information and the Confidential Newsletter have really helped our business in moving to the next level!"
-- Mary L. Myers, Director, The Dance Connection, Woodward, Oklahoma
3rd Level Business Success Tools
3rd Level's menu of tools and services provides everything a business in the children's activity center industry could need to develop, grow, and change. From our massive, searchable, Best Practices Library, on-demand consulting, business evaluation, expansion planning, brokerage services, exit strategies, management training courses, and key personnel workshops, we have earned our reputation as the leader in business success consulting.
Whether our Total Access program or the individual services described below are best for your business, we're here to help you succeed. Please review the information below and contact us if you have any questions.
The Total Access program:
3rd Level's Total Access program is the premier online membership resource for children's activity center owners. Now you can have the entire realm of 3rd Level knowledge and systems at your fingertips. There are three different enrollment levels in the Total Access program, each designed to fit with the different needs businesses face at different stages. Please see the Total Access page for specific information on what is included with each level.
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On Demand Consulting:
Do you need immediate help on a specific business issue? Our On Demand Consulting service offers:
- Quick resolution of any issue
- Fees charged only for what you need, when you need it
- Options for voice-only, or voice and online desktop sharing
- Options for 30- or 60-minute consulting sessions
- Options to easily include spouses, key managers, other business advisors, from multiple locations
- Expert witness services for any legal situation involving industry issues
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BusinessGrades© service:
3rd Level Consulting has designed the child activity center's standard 5-Star Rating System that will improve your business effectiveness, efficienty, and profitability, giving you a significant competitive advantage in your local area market. Our BusinessGrades& rating system will help you build on your strengths and identify improvements that can unlock the potential of your business.
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The key categories covered by the BusinessGrades© service are:
- ManageSmart – Set your course for Long Term Success and Value
- MarketSmart – Transmit your Goals into your Marketing Plan
- PeopleSmart – The Industry’s Top Professional Development System
- InfoSmart – Organized, efficient and secure data; Office Operations
- FinanceSmart – Convert your efforts into maximum Profitability
- FacilitySmart – Maximize Space, Productivity and Maintenance efforts
- RiskSmart – Anticipate and reduce the elements of Risk
- InspireSmart – Create the Culture of Success
Our BusinessGrades© service covers 96 different points of your business, and can be performed on-site (generally a two-day analysis), or on-line over a period of time convenient for your schedule.
Expansion Planning:
Are you ready to expand your operations, programs or facility? Professional assistance can greatly reduce guesswork and unnecessary risk. Save time, money and frustration by utlizing our full-time team of industry experts.
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Benefits of 3rd Level’s Business Expansion Planning service include:
- An immediate start on your project process
- A phased-in approach incorporating a feasibility study, expansion project analysis, and follow-up support through the Total Access program
- Detailed, comparative demographic analysis on up to three sites
- Facility considerations and optional CAD floor plan drawings
- Projected profit and loss estimates for the first three years of operations
- Industry-specific business plan text templates
- A complete package, ready for approaching banks or investors
- Ongoing support throughout the project
Business Management Success Courses:
Specifically designed for the children’s activity center industry, and based on decades of industry-specific owner and program manager work, our progressive online Business Education Foundation Level courses will give you and your current and future program managers the necessary perspectives and tools to grow themselves and your business. These systems are proven effective for businesses in any geographical location, of any age, and with any size customer base or annual revenues. Increase the value of your business with these professional development courses today!
3rd Level offers six Foundation Level certification courses. Completion of the series leads up the the Mastery Course series and the BusinessGrades© 5-Star Industry Rating service.
If you are a Member of USA Gymnastics, click here to register
If you are not a Total Access or USA Gymnastics member, click here to register
Program Managers Workshop:
3rd Level offers a comprehensive workshop on everything you need to know about program managers. Benefits of this workshop:
- Your current or future Program Managers will be quickly oriented to the industry benchmarks of great Program Management
- Your Key People will receive a fresh, honest, invigorating perspective and effective tools that they can use immediately
- Your Key People will understand why variable compensation is the best scenario for both themselves and the business
- Tap the full team potential of your key people working together
- Online Business Management and Leadership Education Courses
- Can be combined with on site BusinessGrades© Rating Service
- Your future business buyers may emerge from this program
The typical timeline of the Program Managers Workshop is:
- Day 1: (evening before) Owners meeting for review of pre-workshop organization chart, advance questionnaire responses, and other considerations. Program Managers interactive workshop presentation and individual interviews.
- Day 2: Review results of individual interviews with owners. Team action plan for the next 12 months