It’s your turn to be the interviewer. You’ve screened the resumes and cover letters of applicants and selected who you believe might be good candidates. Questions to ask are critical to help you evaluate the interviewees and ultimately who you will hire as your Virtual Assistant (VA). Keep in mind yours and the interviewee’s time for a screening interview...
Continue readingSolo Practice Vs. Group Practice the Why
nI get this question quite frequently, When did you decide to open a group practice? Then the next question I’m asked is Can you help me decide? Having a group practice was always the way I was going to build my business. I knew from the start that I didn’t want to create a solo practice. I knew that...
Continue readingGoogle Analytics A Therapist’s Friend
“What gets measured gets improved?” Peter Drucker Drucker, a business guru and business management consultant who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush in 2002 has been crediting with saying that. However, there are also many others who are attributed with similar quotes. Despite who may have said this the meaning is what I...
Continue readingShould Therapists Blog?
By now you must have heard that blogging is important for your private practice? But I know what you’re thinking, “with all this practice building and seeing clients, blogging can’t be that important, right?” I would respond with a resounding No, blogging is essential. In fact, blogging is highly important for small business; especially for therapy practices. Here is...
Continue readingYour Private Practice Can Make $500,00 If You Follow These 5 Effortless Steps
What? Are you sure? Do I need to buy that for my Private Practice? The above was the headline on my FaceBook feed last week. I usually scroll right by as I know that it’s a come on, an empty promise, and a way to get me to part with some hard-earned money. When I was a small...
Continue readingWhat’s on Your About Me Page?
As small business owners, we know that having a website is an important way for potential clients to find us. It also allows our current clients to communicate with us or obtain more information on topics that interest them. Once we have a website in place, do you think much more about it? If you are like many therapists...
Continue reading10 Fantastic Steps To a Successful Internship
Today’s article was written by Felice C. Pope, MA, MS a career counselor that has a passion for helping others find that perfect internship or employment opportunity. By the way, for those of you wondering, yes she is related she is my mother. Network, Network, Network. Starting with your graduate advisor and faculty in your program, let people know...
Continue readingHow Self Care Can Inspire Your Private Practice
I know you aren’t finished with building your private practice and I am already talking about self-care. I can hear you thinking, “She now wants me to take time away from my business for what? Self-What?” I hear some of you saying aloud, “What are you crazy Sherry?” I can assure you I do understand your hesitation and...
Continue readingThe 4 Keys to Vanquish Fears As You Build A Private Practice
Building A Private Practice Doesn’t Have To Include FEAR We all have fears and doubts that stop us in our tracks and prevent us from creating our dreams. We often have fears about money, our marriages, our children, our job and whether we are good enough. We have other fears too like the fear of public speaking, fear of...
Continue readingI Should Use My Social Security Number For Building My Therapist Practice, Right?
Congratulations you have decided to open a therapy private practice business! Maybe you just got licensed or are working for a large agency with an even larger workload, or maybe you are just emotionally ready now to tackle this business building stuff and just don’t know where to start to build your private practice. I am here to help...
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