going it alone... setting up your own oh business
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Going it alone... Setting up your own OH business. Alison Presswell Senior OH Advisor & Director Carlyon Bay Occupational Health Ltd. Making the decision to work for yourself. Questions to ask yourself: What’s my motivation? What’s my attitude to risk? Have I thought about set-up costs? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Going it alone...
Setting up your own OH business
Alison PresswellSenior OH Advisor & Director
Carlyon Bay Occupational Health Ltd
Making the decision to work for yourself
Questions to ask yourself:• What’s my motivation?• What’s my attitude to risk?• Have I thought about set-up costs?• Can I support myself financially in the early days?• Where will I work from?• How many hours a week am I prepared to work?• How is my emotional resilience?• Do I have good support (spouse, family, friends)?
Business planning
• Business set-up: consider carefully what’s right for you.• Trading name & logo• Investment• SWOT analysis and USP• Know your market• The importance of a 3 year business plan• Think about the day-to-day• Seeking professional support
Establishing & maintaining your business...The early days of CBOH
Establishing & maintaining your business... Be prepared for a steep learning curve!
Establishing & maintaining your business
Getting established• Network with other
professionals• Consider agency work• Marketing/website• Take the direct approach• Word of mouth
Maintaining the status quo• Keep your clients• Strive for excellence in
professional standards • Great customer service• Don’t become complacent• Never stop learning• Never stop improving
Managing your clients
• Managing expectations• Getting repeat business• Contracts & SLA’s for larger clients• Getting paid (not always as easy as you might think!)• Managing difficult clients• Losing or ‘dropping’ clients
Legislation & clinical standards
Legislation/good practice• Data protection & records
storage• H&S legislation• HSE guidance• Consider established ‘best
practice’• Benchmarking• Maintain competencies
Clinical standards & practice• Working with standards &
guidelines• Analyse every procedure• Develop your own protocols• Don’t forget the ‘small
stuff’: Clinical waste, patient questionnaires, info leaflets, customer feedback documents
Time to grow...
• Responding to change
• Making the decision
• Managing the transition
• Employing others
• Continued investment
CBOH evolution 2014
Pro’s & con’s of working for yourself
Pro’s• Being your own boss• Flexibility & variety• Working hours• Freedom from workplace
politics & constraints• Rewarding• Sense of pride &
achievement
Con’s• Unpredictable• Uncertainty & risk• Working hours • Can be lonely & isolating• The buck stops with you
CBOH team & new offices 2014