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Launch checklist for a dance studio: from install day to the first full week.

Everything to do before, during and after your Clover goes live, in the order a dance studio needs it.

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Before install day

At Merchant Fund Express, we set up Clover for launch checklist for a dance studio: the right devices, the features that matter in your workflow and on-site training for your staff.

Confirm where the Station Duo will sit and where power and the connection come from.
Gather a recent processing statement for the free rate review.
Tell your team the date so nobody learns the system on a live service.
List every printer, drawer and scanner the setup needs.
Pick the day and time of install so it does not collide with a delivery or a rush.

On install day

A Station Duo at the front desk, a Mini for the costume closet and a Flex at the recital box office.

Hardware is placed, connected and tested before any customer sees it.
Tip prompts, receipts and closing time are set.
Hardware is placed, connected and tested before any customer sees it.
Tip prompts, receipts and closing time are set.

Your first service

Dance studios bill tuition each month, collect recital fees once a year and sell costumes and shoes in between.

Write down anything that felt slow so it can be fixed the same day.
Keep the support number on a card by the register.
Close out at your usual time and compare the report to the drawer.

The first week

Taking tuition by check and cash and entering it later makes it impossible to see who is behind.

Decide whether a second device would remove a bottleneck you saw.
Tell us what your staff keep asking about so we can add training.
Review the item report and trim buttons nobody uses.
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What your first day usually looks like

Open

front desk handles enrollment for the term.

After school

classes check in and parents pay tuition.

Recital season

costumes and tickets are sold.

Close

tuition status is reviewed.

Roles and permissions to set on day one

Front desk and instructors. Parents pay at the desk or by link.

The situation to prepare for

Costumes are non-returnable by nature; post the policy and take payment at order.

How the catalog should be organized

Tuition by class and family, with sibling discounts. Costumes and recital fees are separate items.

A dance studio runs on a school-year rhythm: enrollment in late summer, tuition each month, a recital in spring. Tuition status is the number to read weekly, recital and costume fees are best collected at set dates by link and a sibling discount applied automatically keeps the front desk from doing arithmetic.

Why work with us

With Merchant Fund Express you deal with the people who set the system up. We come on site, train your team and stay reachable by phone, and our funding side is there if you later need capital or equipment financing.

Common questions

Can I bill tuition monthly?

At Merchant Fund Express, recurring billing tools can support monthly tuition; we confirm the right setup for your classes.

Can I collect recital fees?

Fees can be sold as items and paid at the desk or by invoice.

Can I get a free review of my current processing?

Yes. Send or read us a recent statement and we will walk through what you pay today, with no obligation.

What happens if something breaks on a busy day?

Call (305) 384-8391. We help you troubleshoot, switch to a backup device or arrange a replacement, and we plan a backup connection when we set you up.

Can I give sibling discounts?

Discounts can be applied to tuition so a second or third family member is priced automatically, which keeps the front desk from doing arithmetic with a line of parents waiting.

Can parents pay by link?

Invoices include a payment link, so a parent can pay tuition or recital fees from their phone without a trip to the desk, which helps in the weeks around recital deadlines.

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Ready to get set up with Clover?

Call Merchant Fund Express. We install it, train your staff and stay on the line after launch. Ask for a free rate review while you are at it.

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