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How do i start business of counseling

i want to run counseling firm for trauma

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Let me try answering you based on how I started my solo business. In term of setting your business goals, Start with knowing your WHY you want to start this business. Then move to HOW and then to WHAT of your business model. That’s standard Simon Sinek way of doing things! Few things which you can do once you gain clarity are: 1. Understanding your niche. Do a small test run with family and friends to understand how well your ideas will be accepted and who would be your ideal client. Once you gain clarity build your product/ therapy routines around it. 2. Build awareness and presence about your business. Let as many people become aware of your and your business presence as you can.Joining BNI/ networking/LinkedIn/ social media posts and events can help here. 3. Build your SME - subject matter expertise - website, u tube channel, blogs, answering in quora, linkedin, social media discussions. Let yourself be known as a trusted therapist who can solve a particular problem that client can’t solve on their own without your intervention. 4. Typically client funnel, as in achieving client base, works in three levels. cold - warm - hot. What it means is awareness brings people to level 1. To move them to level 2, you need to warm them with your knowledge and expertise so they have the trust to move further to level 3 Which is prospective client level - here you can offer tailor made solutions and price them with higher perceived value. 5. Follow up and close the deal. Ask for recommendations and references from first successful client and get started. I haven’t covered legal and financial aspects because of ambiguity of your question and also because I’m not experts in those areas.

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Roger, great advise from Heha which I suggest you follow. Also, Miguel suggestion of the business plan is accurate. My advise is that you start writing that business plan first and get feedback from business consultants to enhance it. If you take the right steps in the right order, you should succeed. Strategy is tbe key word here.

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In addition to wonderful inputs above, start with the people who are already familiar with your expertise. Use social media to connect with friends who might be interesting in what you do.

Your initial effort is to get 1 or 2 clients to gain momentum. Once, you started things will unfold.

In addition, you need a website with the details of your available services, testimonials and pricing.

Lastly, be confident. Trust your gut. And, take bold steps.

Hope this helps?

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