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Most financially healthy schools keep three to six months of fixed operating costs \u2014 rent, payroll, insurance, and other bills that don’t disappear if enrollment dips \u2014 in a separate cash reserve, not three to six months of gross revenue. Confusing the two numbers is why some owners believe they’re better cushioned than they actually are.<\/p>\n

Why Schools Without a Reserve Get Forced Into Bad Decisions<\/h2>\n

A school running with no cash buffer has to react to every slow month or unexpected expense (a broken HVAC unit, a slow enrollment stretch, a late-paying corporate account) with whatever’s fastest \u2014 usually a discount push, a credit-card float, or cutting a marketing budget that was actually working. A real reserve buys the owner time to make a considered decision instead of a panicked one.<\/p>\n

How to Calculate Your Target Number<\/h2>\n

Add up your true fixed monthly costs \u2014 rent, base payroll, insurance, loan payments, core software subscriptions \u2014 and multiply by three for a minimum cushion, six for a stronger one. A school with $18,000 a month in fixed costs should be targeting a $54,000-$108,000 reserve, independent of what its gross tuition revenue happens to be that month.<\/p>\n

Building It Without Starving Growth<\/h2>\n

Rather than treating reserve-building as a separate, painful initiative, set up an automatic sweep of a fixed percentage of revenue (commonly 3-5%) into a separate savings account every time deposits hit your main account. Treated as a standing line item rather than “whatever’s left over,” a reserve builds steadily without requiring you to consciously choose it over marketing or payroll every month.<\/p>\n

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FAQ<\/h2>\n

Should my cash reserve be based on revenue or expenses?<\/h3>\n

Expenses \u2014 specifically your fixed costs. Revenue-based targets can overstate your real cushion, since revenue is exactly what drops in a slow month.<\/p>\n

Where should the reserve actually sit?<\/h3>\n

A separate business savings account, not mixed into your main operating account, so it isn’t accidentally spent on routine expenses.<\/p>\n

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Stephen Oliver has coached martial arts school owners on financial discipline since 1975, alongside World Champion Jeff Smith and Grandmaster Greg Moody. Want help setting a realistic reserve target? A free evaluation call<\/a> can help you build the plan.<\/em><\/p>\n

See also: the Profit & Financial Management<\/a> category.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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