Private Practice

Closing Shop 101 (Week 4): Keep the Business, Hire a Manager

June 15, 2010
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Yikes! Is it week 4 already? Crazy…
So far in our Closing Shop 101 series, we’ve talked about selling your private practice (which I thought about for Neurosong, but ultimately decided not to do) and liquidating (technically an option, but not a common one for therapy practices).
Today’s topic covers another one I thought seriously about: hiring [...]

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Closing Shop 101 (Week 3): Liquidating, Circuit City-Style

June 8, 2010
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We’re now in week 3 of our Closing Shop 101 series, having talked in week 1 about the importance of having an exit strategy and covering your first option (selling the business) last week.
Today’s topic? Liquidation.
The Basics

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Closing Shop 101 (Week 2): Is Selling an Option?

June 2, 2010
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Last week, we started a series on what to do if you have to close down your private practice. Every business person needs to consider an “exit strategy,” what they plan to do when it’s time to leave. Whether you retire, move, become a stay-at-home parent, or change careers, no one can stay in business [...]

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Closing Shop 101: An Introduction to the “Exit Strategy”

May 25, 2010
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It’s inevitable. You’re a therapist with your own buzzing private practice. You built it from the ground-up, taken one simple idea and created a fulfilling career out of it. You have a caseload of loyal clients, beautiful marketing materials, and a schedule that’s perfect for you.
But then something changes. You get a job out-of-town. A [...]

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Private Practice 101 (Week 8): Final Considerations

April 27, 2010
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This is it! This week we end our Private Practice 101 series. My hope is that all the information we provided over the past 8 weeks has either helped you now or will help you in your future private practice endeavors.
So to finish off our series, some final thoughts and miscellaneous items to think about [...]

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Private Practice 101 (Week 6): 6 Reasons Why Marketing a Business is Like Finding a Spouse

April 15, 2010

We’re nearing the end of our Private Practice 101 series! By now you’ve started to lay down the foundation of your business, from it’s structure to paperwork to getting paid.
But it doesn’t matter how strong your business structure and services are…if no one knows about them.
Today we start talking about marketing. I’m going to cover [...]

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Private Practice 101 (Week 5): The Paperwork

April 6, 2010

We are now officially halfway through our Private Practice 101 series! So far, we’ve discussed your purpose and reason for starting a business, finding people to help you on your journey, setting up your business structure, and what it takes to get paid.
Today’s topic: Paperwork.
In my mind, there’s one reason paperwork exists: it’s a communication [...]

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Private Practice 101 (Week 4): Show Me the Money!

March 30, 2010

We are now in week 4 of our Private Practice 101 series. We’ve previously covered evaluating why you want to start a practice, determining who needs to be on your business team, and reviewing what types of businesses you can start.
And if you go back and re-read those posts, make sure you [...]

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