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Module #5: Launching a Successful Practice. Clarify pros and cons of seeking outside employment. Identify an appropriate sequence of steps for launching your massage career. Create an effective strategy and identify tools for job hunting. Lesson One: Seeking Employment. Look inside
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Clarify pros and cons of seeking outside employment. • Identify an appropriate sequence of steps for launching your massage career. • Create an effective strategy and identify tools for job hunting. Lesson One: Seeking Employment
Look inside • Look outside • Show your stuff Steps to Landing a Job
Identify key components to putting together an effective resume and cover letter. • Review effective interviewing techniques. Lesson Two: Resume, Cover Letter & Interviewing
Pressure • Temperature • Draping • Practitioner talking • Practitioner listening • Smooth strokes between transitions Criteria for Demo Massage
Receive input from classmates on resume and cover letter. • Set goals and objectives for starting your massage therapy career. Lesson Three: Individual Career Planning
Clarify pros and cons of self-employment. • Describe different types of business structures. Lesson Four: Self-Employment
Sole proprietorship • Partnership • General • Limited • Corporation • LLC • C Corp • S Corp Types of Businesses
Identify the components of a business plan. • Begin designing business plan. Lesson Five: Business Plan
Identify legal and regulatory issues that you need to know when opening your practice. • Clarify insurance requirements to protect yourself against loss. Lesson Six: Laws, Regulations & Insurance Requirements
Professional liability • General liability • Property • Business interruption • Disability • Worker’s comp • Health/medical Insurance
Estimate the size of your market. • Determine the services and products your business will offer. Lesson Seven: Market Need, Services & Products, Pricing
Services? • Products? • Pricing? What to Offer and How Much to Charge?
Determine the policies that will govern your business. • Evaluate whether or in what areas you will hire professional assistance. Lesson Eight: Business Policies & Procedures; Professional Assistance
Client policies • Business policies • Employee policies Policies and Procedures
Construct a financial plan. • Describe the basics of selling, buying, or closing a business. Lesson Nine: Financial Planning
Summary • Review questions • Chapter quiz • Application Lesson Ten: Summary & Application
Deliver presentations on Potential Employers. Lesson Eleven: Presentations