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title: "Starting a Practice"
description: "ADA offers programming and support to audiologists and students who are or who desire to be autonomous practitioners in the field of Audiology."
url: "https://audiologist.org/audiologists/practice/starting-a-practice"
date: "2026-06-15T11:00:10+00:00"
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#  Starting a Practice

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    "description": "Starting a Practice Is Private Practice Right For You? Have you applied for your provider numbers? In addition to your professional licensure, do you have a business license for your city/county? Does your area require a professional provider license? Where will your office be located? Make sure to take local demographics into consideration. Will your practice be stand-alone or part of a professional practice group? Remember, with an individual practice, you will be the only boss. This means that while you set the rules, you have sole responsibility for the success of your practice. Do you have the capital to start a private practice? Have you submitted your credit applications? What will you call your practice? Will it be clear to potential clients what services you provide? Do you have liability insurance? Establishing a Network of Professional Help Start establishing relationships with your vendors. Hire an accountant and a lawyer. Contact physicians, nurses and other health care providers in your area to let them know about your services and credentials, and let them know that you'll work jointly with them to provide the best possible care for their patients. Creating a Business Plan Establish a monthly budget and determine your operating expenses. Contact your local equipment supplier to discuss what equipment you'll need and what it will cost. Remember that pre-owned equipment is always an option, and could save you some much-needed money! Talk to your lawyer about your practice name and any advertising to make sure that the name isn't trademarked and that your advertising claims are legally sound. If your budget is tight, consider holding off on hiring office staff until you have built at least a small client base. Finding Prospective Clients Advertise! Consider local newspapers and the phone book. Make sure that both your practice name and phone number are easy to remember. Make contact with local primary care physicians and provide them with information on your services and credentials. Practitioners can't recommend you if they don't know you! Consider creating a brochure that would allow someone to determine if they need to see an audiologist, and provide them to physicians, retirement communities and hospitals in your area. Additional Resources Accounting 101: Accounting 101: More Guts than Money Quickbooks Account List for LLCs The Basics of Accounting for Audiologists ACME Resources: ACME Audiology Chart of Accounts ACME Audiology Practice Budget Worksheet ACME Audiology Practice Cash Flow ACME Audiology Practice Assessment Tool ADA Endorsed Practice Management Solutions Practice Documents and Forms Trust Risk Management Services Insurance Program Audiology Business Information: The Hearing Journal, July 2006 - Vol 59, Issue 7 (page 10) The Hearing Journal, September 2010 - Vol 63, Issue 9 (page 19) ADA webinars Business Goals and Objectives: Business Plans Kits for Dummies, 4th Edition Purdue University, Defining your Business Through Goals and Objectives Market Share: Wikipedia - Market share Small Business Administration - Build your Business Plan Mission Statements: Company Mission Statements OnStrategy, Mission Statements Pricing: The Hearing Journal, Reducing hearing aid cost does not influence device acquisition SCORE Financial Statements Template Gallery Startup Business Plan Template Small Business Administration: Small Business Administration Website Small Business Administration - Write your Business Plan Target Market: Wikipedia - Target market Entrepreneur - Target market Inc - Narrow your target market Inc - Define your target market",
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