title: Creating a business backbone. A first person recount of the planning process involved in laying the foundation of a successful rehabilitation clinic.
abstract: Opening your own outpatient therapy center will likely seem an insurmountable task at times. Broken down into the stages of mission establishment, planning and goal setting, establishing financial viability, choosing equipment, promoting your product, and, finally, hiring staff, this task will become less onerous. Remember, it is your practice. True to your vision, and just like high school, be prepared for an emotional roller-coaster ride. Done correctly, this experience will be just as thrilling and ultimately much more gratifying.
authors.affiliation: Physical Therapy & Wellness Institute, Lansdale, PA, USA. therababb@comcast.net
authors.forename: Robert W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Babb
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016520:Entrepreneurship; D006801:Humans; D020399:Practice Management; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*