La Bene Vita

Mayday! It's Cinco de Mayo.

Chris and I always worry. And then, later, we wonder why we worried. Things always seem to work out.

Student count = 275.5

This is good, that we're back up to 275, because we've already moved up to that budget level. If we hover below the number (say, at 270), we'll slowly drop in cash flow (in layman's terms, that means our bank account gets lower and lower every month.) Since we took a couple of high-dollar risks (specifically, we purchased two pianos and invested in a huge summer camp marketing campaign), we're already running on the low side. I don't like being there.

On the other hand, if we exceed the budget target, our cash flow steadily increases. So as we climb above our target student count of 275, our bank account will likewise climb. That's a good thing.

We do have a whopper of a budget change coming in August in the form of a permanent rent hike. That costs 300 students, so keep your fingers crossed that we make the goal. Also keep your fingers crossed that we meet and exceed our summer camp minimum enrollments, because if we do, we'll refund that expensive marketing campaign in our bank account, plus make a profit. We had our first Summer Camp Giveaway drawing last night, and a 13-year-old boy won a prize package worth $50. Meanwhile, we've had somewhere between 15-20 sign up for the drawings, which shows that even though these people aren't enrolling in the camps, they're interested in winning a free one. Another interesting side effect - it will show us which camps are the most popular, because we required the registrants to list their first, second, and third choices. Whee! Business can be so uncertain.

I've had "create mobile website" and "clean up blog consolidation" on my list for awhile now. I started working on the website yesterday, and it turned into the scope creep I expected it would. I hope to keep working this weekend while the momentum is high, but I'm camping tonight, and sadly, have no access to WiFi on my laptop. I can get on with my phone, but reception is spotty, and there's no way I can do web design on my phone.

...and that's all. With the exception of this blog, I haven't done much to earn my "writer" title.