Richard ToutounjiDirector, Meet Your Network · Connecting fitness & wellness suppliers to our marketing community.

How to open up a successful Pilates Studio with Abbie Whittaker 💯

13 Mar 2023 · 1 min

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In this segment of the interview, Abbie Whittaker stresses the critical importance of understanding the financial fundamentals before launching a Pilates studio. She advises aspiring studio owners to first determine realistic membership goals—she cites 100 members as a benchmark—and then work backwards to calculate the affordable lease and space costs. Whittaker warns against over‑paying for a “dream” location without a solid budget, and recommends hiring an accountant or seeking professional help if the numbers are unclear. The core message is to do the financial homework up front to ensure the business can be sustainable and profitable.

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Actually knowing your numbers, because yes, you can hire accountant, all of that stuff. But at the end of the day, you need to know your stuff before you get started. From there, you can work backwards and go, okay, do I think that I can get 100 members? Yes. Okay, perfect. How am I going to like take those steps back and make that happen with the lease and stuff? Obviously within those numbers, you have to have budgets for what you're willing to pay. For your space and that fit into that. Otherwise, you could just end up paying a crazy lease for your dream space, but you're losing money. I think that one massive piece of advice is just do that work to actually understand it. And if you don't understand it, make sure someone else helps you and helps you understand it.