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Online management platform for martial arts gyms launched
SAN DIEGO, CA – Jan. 15, 2016 — Martial Arts on Rails, a company based out of San Diego, CA, has launched an online platform for managing martial arts gyms, studios and academies.
With over 20,000 martial arts gyms in the U.S alone and many more opening every year, martial arts gyms are a large, underserved market. Martial Arts on Rails provides gyms with the tools to manage their operations as a professional business should.
The web platform acts as both a front office and a back office for gyms, managing front-desk duties and administrative tasks in one user-friendly package, replacing pen-and-paper management methods and outdated, general purposes software tools. The core features include:
- Digital member sign-up and legal waivers
- Attendance tracking
- Billing management, including credit-card processing and recurring payments
- Gym dashboards and reporting,
- A responsive and professionally designed gym website
- Marketing and growth tools
Martial Arts on Rails was founded by Eran Galperin, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu brown belt with over 9 years of training, and a tech entrepreneur for over a decade. After experiencing first hand gyms closing down because of management issues, he combined his passion for the martial arts with his technical background to create a service that would help martial arts gyms survive in this tough economy.
Eran has been developing software and running tech companies for over a decade. Eran’s previous company, Binpress, is a 500 Startups accelerator alumni and has raised over $1M in funding, before getting acquired.
For more details:
Website – http://www.maonrails.com