Marrying a Private Practice: Financing Your Startup
Course: #35031Level: Intermediate 1.5 Hours 124 Reviews
This multi-course presentation will cover topics that the presenters learned from their own experiences launching new private practices. The third webinar will discuss audiology specific financing options of a startup private practice such as personal savings, friends and relatives, investors, suppliers, banks, government-sponsored agencies, community-focused financial institutions, venture capital firms, or sale of stock. This course series is sponsored by CareCredit.
Please note: You may earn ABA Tier 1 credits for this course if you complete it as part of the course 35473, "Marrying a Private Practice Series." Course 35473 contains recordings of all six events from our 2020 series on Private Practices. ABA Tier 1 CEUs can be earned only when all modules are completed as part of course 35473.
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Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to list the types of sources available for start-up funding for an audiology practice.
- After this course, participants will be able to determine the total cost needed for a start-up audiology practice.
- After this course, participants will be able to explain why a banking institution would want to see the Equipment Start-up Expenses.
Course created on June 10, 2020
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-20 Minutes | Loans- Bank |
| 20-35 Minutes | Loans- Investors, Partnerships, Grants |
| 35-45 Minutes | Loans- Self-funded |
| 45-60 Minutes | Credit Cards and Record Keeping |
| 60-70 Minutes | What is important? |
| 70-80 Minutes | Asking for funding |
| 80-85 Minutes | Total Cost |
| 85-90 Minutes | Summary, Q & A |
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Alicia Spoor
AuD
Alicia Spoor, Au.D. is the Audiologist and President of Designer Audiology, LLC in Highland, MD. She earned her Doctor of Audiology degree from Gallaudet University in 2006. After being employed at the Mayo Clinic Arizona and two Maryland-based private practices, she opened her own practice in 2014. Dr. Spoor is currently the President for the Academy of Doctors of Audiology and Legislative Chair for the Maryland Academy of Audiology. Dr. Spoor was named the first recipient of the Craig W. Johnson Advocacy Award from the Academy of Doctors of Audiology in 2015.
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Julie Link
AuD
Julie Link, Au.D., is the President and owner of The Audiology METHOD. She founded her practice to provide prevention and early intervention to working professionals. Dr. Link is passionate about destigmatizing hearing loss and hearing aids. She has spoken locally and nationally and is a past board member for the Colorado Academy of Audiology and previously served on the ADA’s Practice Accreditation Task Force.
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Julie Link: Financial: Julie Link is the owner of The Audiology METHOD. She received an honorarium for this presentation. Non-financial: Julie Link has no non-financial disclosures.
Sponsor Disclosure: This Course is presented by AudiologyOnline, and sponsored by Care Credit.
Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.
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