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Building Your Team
Any venture worth doing is worth doing with someone else. As you are building your business vision and laying out a plan for your start-up, ask yourself: who is your business team?
DOMESTIC PARTNER
When considering DPC, physicians with a domestic partner should involve their partner in the decision to switch. Working together to realize your dreams can bring you closer or apart, depending on how invested your partner is in your DPC dream. Whether you have a partner who can hold down the fort at home, provide income and health insurance, offer design/graphic device, help with keeping the books, do the billing, run your office or just enjoy dinners while you ramble on about all of your ideas and needs, a supportive partner is a critical component to business success.
LOCAL INDEPENDENT PHYSICIANS
Seek out like-minded entrepreneurial independent physicians of all specialties. Most are intrigued by the Direct Primary Care model and are eager to work with our cash-paying patients as less billing means less overhead. You may develop a local network of supportive specialists, not only with patient care but also with physician entrepreneurship, which can sustain you through difficult or lonely times.
LOCAL BUSINESS NETWORKING GROUPS
There are business networking groups that can be very helpful in introducing you and your business to your local business community. Be prepared to join as a member and go to meetings and events to network with other small business owners. Be aware that networking takes TIME and many conversations but eventually as you and your DPC model become well known and trusted, you will begin to get referrals.
- “BNI”- Business Networking International.
- Chamber of Commerce/Local Business Associations
- Faith community (if that applies to you) Consider offering to give presentations on medical topics (not DPC) to increase exposure in your community
- One Million Cups
- Meetup.com (look for entrepreneurial groups)
- Civic groups like Rotary International and Lions Clubs can all help you establish connections and useful business relationships. They may not bring in a substantial number of patients but they will help with your business acumen and word of mouth knowledge in your community.
Other members of your team worth considering include:
- Accountant
- Lawyer
- Business mentor. Use your business networking meetings to learn tips for running a business from other entrepreneurs.
LOCAL AND NATIONAL DPC PHYSICIANS
Call or email your local established DPC physicians. Most will be happy to hear from you and help you along the way. Some are less interested in being part of a wider DPC community - don’t take it personally! The national DPC community is full of physicians willing to help you get off the ground. Check out the DPC Alliance member directory, send an email, and ask for help. See How to Find Your DPC Mentor for suggestions.
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Building Your Team
Any venture worth doing is worth doing with someone else. As you are building your business vision and laying out a plan for your start-up, ask yourself: who is your business team?
DOMESTIC PARTNER
When considering DPC, physicians with a domestic partner should involve their partner in the decision to switch. Working together to realize your dreams can bring you closer or apart, depending on how invested your partner is in your DPC dream. Whether you have a partner who can hold down the fort at home, provide income and health insurance, offer design/graphic device, help with keeping the books, do the billing, run your office or just enjoy dinners while you ramble on about all of your ideas and needs, a supportive partner is a critical component to business success.
LOCAL INDEPENDENT PHYSICIANS
Seek out like-minded entrepreneurial independent physicians of all specialties. Most are intrigued by the Direct Primary Care model and are eager to work with our cash-paying patients as less billing means less overhead. You may develop a local network of supportive specialists, not only with patient care but also with physician entrepreneurship, which can sustain you through difficult or lonely times.
LOCAL BUSINESS NETWORKING GROUPS
There are business networking groups that can be very helpful in introducing you and your business to your local business community. Be prepared to join as a member and go to meetings and events to network with other small business owners. Be aware that networking takes TIME and many conversations but eventually as you and your DPC model become well known and trusted, you will begin to get referrals.
- “BNI”- Business Networking International.
- Chamber of Commerce/Local Business Associations
- Faith community (if that applies to you) Consider offering to give presentations on medical topics (not DPC) to increase exposure in your community
- One Million Cups
- Meetup.com (look for entrepreneurial groups)
- Civic groups like Rotary International and Lions Clubs can all help you establish connections and useful business relationships. They may not bring in a substantial number of patients but they will help with your business acumen and word of mouth knowledge in your community.
Other members of your team worth considering include:
- Accountant
- Lawyer
- Business mentor. Use your business networking meetings to learn tips for running a business from other entrepreneurs.
LOCAL AND NATIONAL DPC PHYSICIANS
Call or email your local established DPC physicians. Most will be happy to hear from you and help you along the way. Some are less interested in being part of a wider DPC community - don’t take it personally! The national DPC community is full of physicians willing to help you get off the ground. Check out the DPC Alliance member directory, send an email, and ask for help. See How to Find Your DPC Mentor for suggestions.