How to grow your payments app with stage schools and performing arts classes
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Stage schools and performing arts classes teach children and teenagers singing, acting and dance, usually on weekends and after school. Most charge fees by the term, run holiday workshops and put on shows that families buy tickets for, and many still chase parents for late fees. A payments app that sends payment links for term fees and workshops and sells show tickets can win these schools, and every parent who pays sees your app.
Talk to stage school owners
Ask local stage schools and performing arts classes:
- How do parents pay term fees, and how many pay late?
- Do you run holiday workshops or summer schools, and how do families book?
- How do you sell tickets for shows?
- Do parents also pay for costumes, exams or trips?
Send payment links for term fees and workshops
A payment link sent before each term, and another when a holiday workshop opens, gets fees in before classes start and cuts down on chasing parents.
Sell show tickets and extras
Payment links for show tickets, costumes and exam fees let families pay from their phone, and every grandparent buying a ticket sees your app.
Grow through local classes and venues
Stage schools share parents with dance studios, music teachers and sports clubs, and hire the same halls and theatres. One stage school on your app can bring the businesses around it.
Build it
Create your own financial platform.
Pick a template, name it, brand it, preview every page before you pay. Your brand, your users, your fees.
Build my platform →Questions people ask
What about yoga and dance studios?
The yoga and dance studios guide covers selling class passes, memberships and drop-in classes, often to people paying on their phone.
Yoga and dance studios →What about amateur theatre groups and choirs?
The amateur theatre groups and choirs guide covers collecting member subscriptions, selling show and concert tickets and raising money for costumes, music and venues.
Amateur theatre groups and choirs →Can I call it a bank?
In most countries "bank" is a protected word you can only use with a banking licence. Call it an account, a wallet, an app or a platform. The accounts and payments behind a SendPay Business platform are powered by licensed partners.
Is there a step-by-step plan I can follow?
Yes. The free launch checklist takes you from picking your people and naming your app to setting fees, going live and winning your first ten customers.
Digital bank app launch checklist →How do I start?
Pick a template, name it and preview every page before you pay. Your platform can be live on your own domain within 24 hours of confirmation.
Build my platform →Read next
This guide is general information, not legal or financial advice. SendPay Business is a technology company, not a bank, and does not take deposits; regulated services on the platforms are provided by licensed partners. PayPal, Patreon and Substack are named as reference points only and are not affiliated with SendPay Business.