Last week I was working with a new client helping her to develop a marketing plan for the next three years. Getting her to tell herself (and me) the truth about her practice was a bit like washing a water-phobic dog! She had access to the information - how much money she was bringing in, how many {...}
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Do You Know What Your Colleagues Are Up To? Market Research In 9 Simple Steps
Last week I had lunch with one of my favorite counselors-in-training, Jean Becker-Sullivan. Jean has been honing her entrepreneurial skills for decades so I shouldn't have been caught off guard when she told me about the market research she has be doing in Summit County, Colorado in preparation {...}
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How To Ethically Create And Use A Sliding Fee Scale
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Barbara Olson wrote in from Monroe, Washington talking about her own struggle to provide services to clients in need while also setting limits on how low she should slide on her fees . . . .
Dear Tamara,
I just wanted to drop you a note and tell you how {...}
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Scaffolding For Your Success In Private Practice
If you believe that working really hard on building your private practice will make you successful and also believe that being successful will then make you really happy, then you may be attempting to build your practice on shaky scaffolding. Check out Shaun Achor's video on TED Talks {...}
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