| From: Dr. Margolies.. 11-19-21 www.chirosmart.net www.familychirocenter.net   Note: Looking to sell or purchase a practice, sell or purchase equipment or looking for employment, postings are free so reply back with them by Thursday for the Friday e-mail   Full time associate position is available in Oakmont, Pa .. For sale Medray Dual Wavelength Laser   E-mail message this week .. Time to Get Your Business Right   When I taught a class at Life, one thought I attempted to get across to my students was that we are in business. All the lofty goals we chiropractors philosophically know to be true are mute if you cannot sustain your business. Repaying student loans, purchasing a home and business along with vehicles, travel, private schools for the kids and saving for retirement takes skill and business savvy. No one said it would be easy. We don’t have the luxury of working for a consortium of hospitals providing security with a decent paycheck and benefits, nor do we have the luxury of steady clientele, patients reproducing with vigor through their family and friends. We must work diligently and steadfast to create and sustain the business we enjoy with timely referrals and internal promotions. Thinking as a businessperson is crucial for success and a way to maintain the sanity we need to have a lasting and fulling career.   For the doctor always on the ropes, unable to make the big leap forward and finding it difficult to succeed, steps must be taken to turn it around.  I believe in solutions. So, what should one do if their life has taken a turn and their business suffered.   First is to consolidate the wins that got you so far. Time is ripe to collect successful steps and ideas and begin asking for assistance from those that will share. If funds are limited to assist with marketing and promotion use every resource in a cost effective manner. As our communities open further in this hopefully manageable post covid era, drive around your community looking for the four components of our business demographics, clerical. retail, labor and residential. Each component has areas to explore for workshops, screenings, health fairs or just getting your name around. Planting seeds for a bountiful harvest starts by fertilizing your soil. Next, work within your patient base to get a handle on their concerns and tailor classes and handouts including specific e-mails to their work and home creating awareness and urgency to use your services. Patient and community focus groups work even if at first it seems difficult to launch. In other words, begin methodically, in baby step fashion, to rebuild a solid base of patients. Set your goals high but keep your action steps realistic with one rung up the ladder of success close enough to reach the other.   Doctor, as we near the New Year, we have an opportunity to promote wellness by reaching out to your patients and community. Be a leader with a giving heart during this holiday season. Begin collecting food for local food banks. Have an area to collect clothes and toys and promote with social media letting your community know that your office stands out from others. Begin the campaign to rekindle or form a relationship with local professionals such as attorneys, healthcare providers, gyms and clubs. Reach out to patients that have not returned for their necessary care since covid kicked us in the butt. There is so much work to do, that failure is no options and therefore success is just around the corner   If you have a question or concern, please reach out to me for my humble and free advice   Have A Great Day   Joel E. Margolies, DC 4910 Lavista Road Tucker (metro Atlanta), Georgia 30084 770-491-3639 www.familychirocenter.net Life College graduate 1978, use the Activator, Impulse, SOT, Diversified, Cox Lumbar Distraction, Ulan NRT, Rapid Release, Standard Process Nutrition, Cold Laser Therapy with Multi Radiance   |