The U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Fresno District Office announced today that Rick Stollmeyer owner of MINDBODY, Inc. has been selected as the 2009 Central California Small Business Person of the Year.
Catalyst specifically targeted Mindbody as a market leader with tremendous growth opportunity. The company provides SaaS solutions for yoga studios, Pilates studios, fitness centers, spas, salons and other similar businesses. "Mindbody will use the proceeds to invest in sales and marketing, product development and expansion into other verticals," said Tyler Newton, partner, Catalyst Investors.
If the American dream is to be your own boss, the American yogi's dream is to own your own studio. Polished hard wood floors, floor to ceiling mirrors, maybe a little boutique up front. But what if (like me) numbers and balancing budgets and managing spreadsheets isn't your cupoteasana? Well then, you'll oughta look into Mindbody, the virtual manager/accountant for your mini yoga/pilates/fitness/spa/dance empire.
One of the very first recommendations we make to a Personal Training department or Training studio is to invest in a Business system that will allow them to track the pulse of their business and incorporate administrative systems that allow for high levels of customer service...
After taking just a handful of yoga classes, Lisa Lew didn't know the plow from the plank and wasn't overly impressed with the age-old discipline. Still, she decided to tag along with a co-worker for the first day of a promotion at Levitate Yoga, a Manhattan studio, where students had committed to 21 consecutive days of yoga ...
An open house at Mindbody Online in San Luis Obispo is on tap for the July 2007 meeting of Softec, the Central Coast Software and Technology Association. Mindbody Online develops Web-based business management software for the health and wellness industry. It supports health clubs, day spas, resorts, beauty salons, personal trainers, and yoga, Pilates and dance studios. Mindbody Online's software helps these businesses manage classes and events, handle automatic payments, schedule appointments, manage customer relationships and client photos, and maintain an online store.
For an increasing number of local companies, going green means far more than installing solar panels and recycling office supplies. They're building with denim insulation instead of fiberglass, installing cork floors instead of hardwood ones and using carpet that features recycled content ...