What's In Store
Wouldn't you like to put any worries that you might have about next season's camp enrollment in your rearview mirror? Making your camp "the" place where campers want to be can be easily achieved if you
Perpetual Motion
Camp owners are always looking to add value to the camp experience. Camps that have added value can easily attract new campers. If the added value is truly delivered, the dividends are usually great pride and
High Adventure
Are hiking, camping and wilderness activities worth the investment for a camp business owner? When you consider all the moves it takes to build a high-quality activity for your campers and the risk that needs to
Facility Homework
So you you're going to build a new facility for your camp business and you think that the next step is to contact an architect...
The Power of Group Partnerships
Partnering with area schools and working to bring their students and teachers to your camp not only adds to your bottom line, but is also a powerful promotional tool which can boost your traditional enrollment
Aquatic Accessibility
According to the American Journal of Public Health, an estimated 54 million people in the United States were living with a disability in 2005. Considering the average lifespan of both the
Earned Media
Are you looking for creative ways to increase the visibility of your camp business but know the possibility of upping your advertising budget is zip, zero, zilch? The solution just might be to
A Focal Point for Fitness
The initial decision to invest in a playground for your camp can be an easy one. Just the thought of campers swinging, climbing, dangling, spinning and challenging friends to match
Raise The “Stock Value”
The term “Common Core” has become a buzz term in public schools and has raised anxiety in parents and school officials. It is even making headlines in political advertisements for the 2016 presidential race.
Kids Night Out
“Economy of scale?” Owners of smaller camps often ask that question when they look at the rising costs in their business plan for the next season. How can they compete when larger
Accepting Differences
Heading home from camp, I realized something was different when my oldest son said, “Mom, if you want to stop at the ice cream place, I’ve got money left from my camp account,”
Begin with the End
Take a minute to relax, close your eyes, and think about a storybook ending for your camp. Perhaps you'll envision the campers who are saying goodbye to new friends, promising their counselors that
Developing The Dream Team
Wouldn't it be great if recruiting the perfect staff were this easy? Wanted: an energetic, caring, creative, open-minded, dependable, and organized person who enjoys teaching children everything we offer from archery to golf.
The Master Plan
Your destiny is often shaped by the choices you make. Will the improvements you make to your camp's facilities keep pace with your demands of your campers? Are you gaining the most benefits from these improvements?
Searchlight
You know that your camp business could be even more successful with a larger, more efficiently designed dining hall. The campers have been eating in shifts over the past three years and there is no indoor facility
Effective Evaluation
When your staff members see that evaluation is on your agenda for a staff meeting, are they ready to roll up their sleeves and immerse themselves in the process of improving the camp experience or do they
The Buddy System
How do you motivate a camper? Well, you really can't. Every human being has the choice to give a 100 percent effort… or to give something less than 100 percent.
Tomorrow's Leaders Today
Wouldn't it be great if your captains set a positive tone in practice, anticipated problems before the team's morale sunk, and didn't have to be asked to pick up the balls and cones, or be reminded about leaving
Up to Date
Being successful in the business of camp is really about managing a business that keeps pace with change. The key to success for many camp owners is in their ability to remain open to new ideas about
Great Expectations
Are you preparing for a new camp season or are you preparing for another camp season? Are your sights set on the beginning of your camp season or are they set on what you will be able to do when the camp