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Group Practice Group Practice Guide to Profitability Why your group practice might not be profitable — and the business model shifts that fix it.
Money and Therapists
Fees & Insurance The Awkward Money Conversations Every Therapist Dreads Let's talk about the thing nobody wants to talk about — what you make, what you should make, and why it matters.
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Starting a Private Practice, Group Practice, Marketing, Websites & SEO, Fees & Insurance, Growing A Private Practice Miranda Palmer Starting a Private Practice, Group Practice, Marketing, Websites & SEO, Fees & Insurance, Growing A Private Practice Miranda Palmer

LIVE Mini Bootcamp: Ready to Catch Up?

Are you joining us late? Or, are you playing catch up because life got in the way? We get it! Below you will find links to all the trainings in this 8 week series. If you click the link and it doesn't work- that means you aren't playing catch up anymore- you are trying to skip ahead! 

Lesson #1: Business Vision and Planning Available June 3rd, 2016

Lesson #2: How to Set Your Fee Available June 10th, 2016

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Growing A Private Practice, Fees & Insurance Miranda Palmer Growing A Private Practice, Fees & Insurance Miranda Palmer

Return on Investment Calculator for Therapists

Therapists I have something important to tell you. You have limits. You only have so much time, energy, and money. Even more alarming? That time, energy, and money not only has to run a successful business- it also has to fund a happy life! There are VERY few great therapists who lead miserable, burned out lives! 

Return on Investment for Therapists

Today we are going to talk about return on investment. I want to teach you how this silly "business-ey" term could change your life. And no, not just make you more money- but change your life. 

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Fees & Insurance Miranda Palmer Fees & Insurance Miranda Palmer

Reason #9876 Why Insurance Panels Make Me Mad

I truly believe that medical insurance is one of the greatest inventions of the modern world. The idea that people can get the care they need for emergencies and unexpected events is fantastic. 

While I could have opted out of medical insurance to save money while I was in college, I never did. I understood how valuable of a resource insurance is. And yet, as a business owner, I have decided that I will not get on insurance panels. 

In fact, some people in the world have the notion that Kelly and I hate insurance because we talk so much about private pay practices. It isn't that we hate insurances... it is just that we often wake up to messages like this one from our clients: 

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“BST was the best investment I have made in myself. I went from working 45-50 hours per week to working 25 hrs, doubling my income,” Cyndi

What if this really could change everything?

You don’t have to decide today.

Just get on the interest list and we’ll walk you through what Business School for Therapists is, what it includes, and how it’s helped thousands of therapists get their life (and income) back.