The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on businesses across the country, with many having to close their doors for good. While this can be a heartbreaking situation for business owners, there is some hope in the form of the Employee Retention Credit (ERC).
The ERC was created as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act and provides tax credits to employers who retained their employees and maintained payroll during those difficult times.
Most business owners when they hear the word tax they think about tax filing when they should first think about tax planning.
Do not get me wrong, tax filing is important and required by law. However, it is simply taking information, after the year is over, and sending it to the federal and state agencies. Tax planning is something that is done throughout the year and tax filing happens at the end.
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, May 2, 2023) – The Fitness Business Association (FBA) and the National Council on Strength and Fitness (NCSF) are excited to announce a new strategic agreement to advance the fitness industry.
This partnership brings together two industry leaders who are dedicated to improving the quality of education, certification, and business development for fitness professionals and businesses.
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, April 4, 2023) – The Fitness Business Association (FBA) today proudly announced its participation in and full support of World Active. World Active, formerly the World Active Forum, is a worldwide platform, and future federation, that unites the health, fitness and physical activity sector globally.
“All of us at the FBA are proud to support and have an active role in World Active," said Josh Leve, FBA founder, and CEO. “Uniting associations around the world that share a common goal is a powerful initiative that we're confident will drive the fitness industry forward. We look forward to the road ahead.”
Studies show that movement can shift the effects of serotonin and dopamine (hormones associated with positive emotions) thereby linking movement to a better mood--which can ultimately lead to making movement a habit. Learn more about how movement can affect emotional well-being in NASM’s blog article.
The online fitness market is booming – and expected to continue to boom until 2026. According to the industry researchers at Global Marketing Insights:
1) Online fitness training is expected to grow at a compound annual rate of 30% until 2026 (that’s huge) and;
2) Individual personal training is expected to grow at a compound annual rate of 34% through 2026 (that’s even bigger news for you).
(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, March 14, 2023) – After completing more than 10 virtual fitness conferences dating back to 2020 the FBA today is celebrating the continued success of SUCCEED! its Virtual Conference & Expo which happened March 2-6.
Piggybacking on successful improvements from 2022, this SUCCEED! included even more...
ANN ARBOR, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitness management software company TeamUp, a DaySmart company, and the Women in Fitness Association (WIFA) are celebrating Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day by announcing their new strategic partnership and commitment to empowering female fitness business owners. March marks a special occasion for reflection and recognition of the achievements women throughout our history have made.
Biohacking, according to Dave Asprey, whose books, talks, and podcasts have made biohacking a lot more trendy, is “changing the environment around you and inside of you, so that you can have full control over your own biology.” What Asprey doesn’t say is that such practices go back a lot further than 2020, when the pandemic pushed the fitness industry into a desperate scramble to find new ways to pull in clients.
7th March 2023, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Virtuagym and Matrix Fitness, two of the leading providers of health and fitness technology, have launched a connected strength integration between Matrix Fitness’s connected strength machines and the Virtuagym platform.
With the new solution, Virtuagym customers can now offer their members the ability to automatically log training data for both strength and cardiovascular exercise machines straight into the Virtuagym app and coaching platform.
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