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Although
unfortunate, if an exercise ball at your facility explodes and
a client breaks their arm because of it, do you think it’s
fair to lose your
business if they sue?
It’s
not fair.
Yet I know
of fitness professionals who have
lost their business, had to pay thousands and spend months in court
because of
similar accidents and mishaps that could have easily been avoided if
they
ensured they had the proper legal protection in place beforehand.
What’s
makes this worse is that sometimes the
difference between being protected or operating with high risk is
simply a
sentence or two in a contract…
Don’t Let Them Ruin You
One clause
that waives your liability is all it
takes, but of course you’re not a lawyer so it’s
not your fault if you’re
unaware of that.
Now though I
want to educate you, because without
these clauses (like the example) in your contract you are leaving
yourself open
to devastating, business damaging action that you’re
powerless to stop.
Of course
there are all sorts of other legal
implications you need to protect yourself from too, like running a
discrimination free business, paying tax for relevant employees and
more.
And
it’s not just the law you need to comply
with…
Then There’s Your Staff
Imagine if a
trainer that works for you wants to
leave, unless you have the proper legal protection on your side, they
can take all
of their clients with them…
…Which
of course could mean your profit taking a
critical hit.
But again, a
simple clause in their contract can
have you totally protected from that. And you can also prevent
ex-employees
them from sharing any trade secrets and other business ideas with your
competitors too!
Again, this
sort of protection is crucial and
simple to implement once you know all about it.
And There’s Leasing Agents Too!
The other
big legal pitfall you need to look out
for is when you’re leasing – which if you want to
grow you’ll need to do sooner
or later (whether you’re getting your first facility or
looking to add to your
already growing empire).
What you may
not know is that you could be
paying more than you should be, getting duped by
“sq/ft” measurements, paying
for space you don’t use and more.
Also, no
leasing agent will ever tell you this but almost
everything on your
contract is negotiable so you should negotiate. In fact, you can even
stipulate
that no competitors can rent a plot/space near you!
Yes,
there’s a lot you need to look out for; BUT
I’ve got it all covered…
Protect Your Fitness Business With These Legal
Forms
Because at
NPE my job is to help you
successfully grow your business, I also have a responsibility to
protect that
growth, so I’ve teamed up with health club owner, 40 year law
veteran and NPE
member Jan Champion.
Jan
graduated from the University of North
Carolina’s law school way back in 1968 and has worked for
many big firms across
the country as well as working in his own firm since 1986!
In 2003 he
opened Haven Health Club in Florida
with his Wife Debbie, and is now giving back to his fellow fitness
professionals
like you, by sharing with you the exact same legal forms he
has used to
protect his fitness business…
Legal Protection Lawyers Use…
There are
three key areas where you need legal
protection as a fitness professional – Client, Employee
& Leasing – these
legal forms and checklist will give you the same cover Jan has for his
fitness
business (and as I mentioned he’s a lawyer, so
they’re tight)…
Client
Contract –
Covering your
back by hitting these 7 crucial legal considerations will allow you to
take on
new clients with absolute confidence. And you can be sure that
accidents,
trainer negligence and more won’t spell the end of your
business. (Even though
a lot of clauses are covered in this to ensure maximum protection, Jan
has
never failed to get a new client sign on the dotted line).
Liability
Waiver –
And just so
everything’s 100% lock and key safe, there’s a
waiver within the client
contract for you too. It’s essential you have this drafted up
by a professional
like Jan because if a client wants to sue, prosecution lawyers will
look to
plug holes in your waiver and sink your business. This client contract
waiver
is air tight.
Employee
Application – Of course it’s important
to thoroughly screen a potential employee
before making any hiring decisions, but do you know what you can and
can’t legally
ask in a new employee application form? Jan does, and with this form
all the
high notes have been covered for you, ensuring you only hire
trustworthy and
“business safe” employees.
Information
Release Form – Having a potential employee sign
this ensures they are hiding
nothing, it essentially gives you permission to dig a little into their
past
life. If an employee doesn’t want to sign it, then
there’s something they’re
hiding, and you’ve quickly discovered they’re not
right for your business.
Employee
Contract –
Probably most
important of all, the terms and clauses Jan has put into this ensures
your
safety when it comes to hiring and firing. Plus this contract it
prevents
ex-employees from taking your clients with them, or
from bad mouthing
you if they left under unhappy circumstances. Again, potentially honest
employees won’t have a problem with this, and it’s
a good idea to have your
current employees sign this too, just in case.
Lease
Clauses
Worksheet – The last part of your fitness
business where you need to put a lot of
money on the line is in property. Using this checklist Jan has provided
you
will garner a much greater understanding of exactly what all those
terms and
clauses mean, allowing you to rent property with confidence, knowing
there
won’t be big bills hidden you need to pay down the line that
were hidden in
between the lines at the time of signing.
A long with
these done for you forms I’m also
going to give you a fast start DVD and audio CD where Jan and I will go
through
each form in detail, so you know exactly what to do with each and
ensure your
fitness business is safer than a secret Government bunker.
In the fast
start-pack DVD & CD pack you
will discover…
How to
protect yourself from the 3 major legal
concerns faced by fit-biz owners and how to keep your business safe
from
potentially devastating legal action.
Whether you
should be hiring “employees” or
“independent contractors” and why getting this one
wrong can be the result of a
tiny mistake with big negative consequences.
Why prevention
is the only cure in the eyes of
the law, not implementing these forms in your
business right now is like
waiting to be shot before putting on the bullet proof vest.
What you
should address in employee contracts first,
to ensure they are still happy to work for you despite having to sign a
big,
official legal contract.
The two-word
phrase in your employee contract that
allows you to fire at will. Sometimes bad apples don’t
surface until after
their employment trial period is up and they’ve got job
security – this little
two-word phrase ensures your employees will always march to the beat of
your
drum, or they’ll be marching out of the door.
How to
effectively insulate yourself from the risk of
legal action from a client. Although rare it does happen, and these
days some
lawyers are quite happy to go after business owners like you even if
you’re
completely innocent. These few strongly worded clauses in your client
contract
should prevent that from happening. Ever!
And much, much
more!
After you
watch the DVD and listen to the audio
CD you’ll get a better understanding of how to implement the
legal forms I am
giving you, into your fitness business. And
it’s critical that you do,
because frankly you can lose everything from the
smallest little
incident if you don’t.
The
government is always watching out to ensure
businesses are operating 100% legally, disgruntled employees screw
their
employers all of the time, and as you know we’re living in a
sue-happy world…
Without the proper legal protection you’re playing Russian
Roulette and
eventually something will come a cropper.
So
it’s just good business sense to grab your
copy of these forms and use them in your business today ensuring
maximum legal
protection for your fitness business.
Protect Your Fitness
Business
With These Forms Today!
It’s
easy to get a hold of these legal forms to
use for your fitness business, simply click on the button below.
Jan normally
bills his time at $250 - $400 per
hour and you’d be paying that and more to have these forms
professionally
drafted up for you from scratch – of course I’m
going to let you have them for
a much lower investment than that.
And
it’s not even worth considering what you
stand to lose without these.
To insulate
your fitness business with all the
rock-solid essential legal protection a fit-pro needs from unscrupulous
clients, employees and leasing agents all I ask is you invest just $197
– and I
will ship you out your Fast Start DVD, audio CD interview with Jan
Champion and
all 4 legal forms plus your lease clauses worksheet for you to use ASAP.
Simply click
the button below to ensure maximum
legal protection for your fitness business…
To Your
Success,
Sean
Greeley
P.S.
You’re juggling a
ticking time-bomb without these legal forms protecting your fitness
business,
you risk losing everything and considering how hard you work
– that would be
devastating. Click
Here To Protect Your Fitness Business Now.
P.P.S. Remember
Jan is a
lawyer first and a fit-pro second; I can assure he covers himself from
tip to
toe in legal protection before doing any business, these legal forms
are
thorough and cover literally everything you’ll need to run a
successful, risk
free fitness business. Click
Here To Protect Your Fitness
Business Now.
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