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Has anybody who is in a split situation, split part of their herb sales as

well?

 

I posted awhile back about a possible job, well she has decided she wants to

do a split 50/50, she provides all supplies, one room only, and wants 20% of

herb profits. I have to drive an hour there, two hours round trip, pay for

childcare for 3 children, she has only had this office 2 months. So I have

no guarantee of how busy it will be. I could essentially drive there for

one patient, they no show, and have to drive home, paying out 2 hours of

childcare with no income. She is interested in spa services and workers

comp. Im not interested in spa. But I'd like some extra cash, you know?

Im really leaning against this, and I just can't imagine giving her part of

the herbs, seems wrong in a way, so Im curious as to others opinions?

 

Julie

 

 

 

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The problem I am seeing is that after you give up 50%, you won't have enough

left for any advertising, and you depend on her sending you clients or promoting

your services. If she doesn't come through, you are screwed. I would ask for a

minimum payment from her every time you show up, essentially you are on call

without compensation, and who can afford that? Or ask if you can pay rent. Rooms

in professional suites are more than plain offices, but you can offer to supply

everything else.

I do workers comp and find that you REALLY need to know your billing, and put in

a lot of time to collect, including sending progress notes every time. However,

in my state, Oregon, it's top dollars, about 200 for the intake and over 100 for

every visit. The workers comp people have a fee schedule that they usually will

send you. I would not worry about the herbs, it's not that much profit. If the

client pays $12 for the herbs, only 6 is profit, if you give her 3, now only

every second client needs herbs, that is $1.50 per visit. The office just

doesn't sound like a great match for you, follow your guts and good luck.

 

Regards,

Angela Pfaffenberger, Ph.D.

 

angelapfa

 

www.InnerhealthSalem.com

 

Phone: 503 364 3022

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Julie Ormonde

Chinese Medicine

Thursday, March 12, 2009 5:12 PM

Splitting Herbs (money question)

 

 

Has anybody who is in a split situation, split part of their herb sales as

well?

 

I posted awhile back about a possible job, well she has decided she wants to

do a split 50/50, she provides all supplies, one room only, and wants 20% of

herb profits. I have to drive an hour there, two hours round trip, pay for

childcare for 3 children, she has only had this office 2 months. So I have

no guarantee of how busy it will be. I could essentially drive there for

one patient, they no show, and have to drive home, paying out 2 hours of

childcare with no income. She is interested in spa services and workers

comp. Im not interested in spa. But I'd like some extra cash, you know?

Im really leaning against this, and I just can't imagine giving her part of

the herbs, seems wrong in a way, so Im curious as to others opinions?

 

Julie

 

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This is a tough one Julie.  50/50 is okay as long as many things are provided,

including the patient.  She should have some idea of patient load, so that you

are not driving that distance for less than 3 patients, ideally 8 patients. 

Why only one room?  If you had two, could maximize your income in the time you

are there.  The 20 % on herbs is a tough question.  I am thinking of hiring an

associate in the near future.  I thought I would order all the herbs, make

recommendations, since many of the students out of my school don't study

them,and then they would get 20% of the sale.  This is typical in a MLM deal (I

hate to utter the words - they have not worked for me).  So I mean my associate

would get 20% of the 100% profit I would get.  Maybe someone else is doing this

and can say what they think is fair.

 

 

 

When I hire an associate, they will be doing a 1hr plus drive to my offfice. 

Most practitioners are located that far away from me.  I would have 2 rooms and

would make sure the patient load was there.  You can't guarantee, but you can

build the demand so there is a reasonable patient load.

 

 

 

However, it does sound like you and this practitioner may not be on the same

page.  I can see the one room with a long facial treamtent, and charging

accordingly.  The workman's comp.  Wow, what different patient groups. 

Anyway, it seems like you are not too comfortable with this practitioner and her

goals - so definitely listen to that.

 

 

 

Anne C. Crowley, L.Ac., Dipl.Ac.

www.LaPlataAcupuncture.com

 

-

" Julie Ormonde " <cariadanam

" Traditional "

<Chinese Medicine >

Thursday, March 12, 2009 8:12:17 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern

 Splitting Herbs (money question)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Has anybody who is in a split situation, split part of their herb sales as

well?

 

I posted awhile back about a possible job, well she has decided she wants to

do a split 50/50, she provides all supplies, one room only, and wants 20% of

herb profits. I have to drive an hour there, two hours round trip, pay for

childcare for 3 children, she has only had this office 2 months. So I have

no guarantee of how busy it will be. I could essentially drive there for

one patient, they no show, and have to drive home, paying out 2 hours of

childcare with no income. She is interested in spa services and workers

comp. Im not interested in spa. But I'd like some extra cash, you know?

Im really leaning against this, and I just can't imagine giving her part of

the herbs, seems wrong in a way, so Im curious as to others opinions?

 

Julie

 

 

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I think that this issue is more about the legal and tax issues then it is simply

a matter of business model. Here are the reasons why.

While we do not know the full details of the proposed arrangement, I have not

read anyone asking about employee/independent contractor status, state

acupuncture laws, federal law, IRS criteria for taxation, etc. All of these are

equally as important.

I have discussed many of these issues with an attorney that is also a

chiropractor as the chiropractic laws seem applicable in many cases to

acupuncturists as well.

First, we should know which state this person is in and what the acupuncture and

other applicable state laws say.

Next, we should consider that deviation from the norm as far as creating

business models does not bode well in court. Most of us rent from a landlord

(fixed rate) or are employees and simply get a paycheck.

If this is an attempt to avoid paying taxes, know that the IRS will get their

money, one way or another. I have asked this practitioner to look at Dr. Kevin

McNamee's (DC/LAc) article in the archives at www.acupuncturetoday.com as it

nicely shows you which category you are in at a glance and reminds us that we

cannot pick and choose from each side but must stay in one column or the other

for legitimacy.

A % may be justified, as it is in chiropractic practice, when one becomes an

associate. A contract should be drawn up detailing the particulars.

The other issue is known as " fee-splitting " and is illegal in most states. If

this is about trying to use a % in lieu of rent and you are trying to keep your

overhead low, then consider rental by the day or even hourly. There is no

reason to pay for a month when you only need a small of amount of time until you

need more space. The money for your rent should not be tied directly to the

patients fee as it is in a % rental (fee splitting) situation.

Again, we need to defer this to the acupuncture licensing board and/or attorney

general's office for determination. Be careful if you are creating something

that is questionable from the outside.

In the end, it sounds like an attorney may be needed to create a legit contract

for employment and clarify what is acceptable. Business law does not trump

medical law.

It also sounds like there is a rather large area of disagreement over niche

market for the practice. I would walk away from this one, quickly.

 

Michael W. Bowser, LAc

 

Chinese Medicine

anne.crowley

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:15:05 +0000

Re: Splitting Herbs (money question)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a tough one Julie. 50/50 is okay as long as many things are provided,

including the patient. She should have some idea of patient load, so that you

are not driving that distance for less than 3 patients, ideally 8 patients. Why

only one room? If you had two, could maximize your income in the time you are

there. The 20 % on herbs is a tough question. I am thinking of hiring an

associate in the near future. I thought I would order all the herbs, make

recommendations, since many of the students out of my school don't study

them,and then they would get 20% of the sale. This is typical in a MLM deal (I

hate to utter the words - they have not worked for me). So I mean my associate

would get 20% of the 100% profit I would get. Maybe someone else is doing this

and can say what they think is fair.

 

 

 

When I hire an associate, they will be doing a 1hr plus drive to my offfice.

Most practitioners are located that far away from me. I would have 2 rooms and

would make sure the patient load was there. You can't guarantee, but you can

build the demand so there is a reasonable patient load.

 

 

 

However, it does sound like you and this practitioner may not be on the same

page. I can see the one room with a long facial treamtent, and charging

accordingly. The workman's comp. Wow, what different patient groups. Anyway,

it seems like you are not too comfortable with this practitioner and her goals -

so definitely listen to that.

 

 

 

Anne C. Crowley, L.Ac., Dipl.Ac.

 

www.LaPlataAcupuncture.com

 

 

 

-

 

" Julie Ormonde " <cariadanam

 

" Traditional "

<Chinese Medicine >

 

Thursday, March 12, 2009 8:12:17 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern

 

Splitting Herbs (money question)

 

 

 

Has anybody who is in a split situation, split part of their herb sales as

 

well?

 

 

 

I posted awhile back about a possible job, well she has decided she wants to

 

do a split 50/50, she provides all supplies, one room only, and wants 20% of

 

herb profits. I have to drive an hour there, two hours round trip, pay for

 

childcare for 3 children, she has only had this office 2 months. So I have

 

no guarantee of how busy it will be. I could essentially drive there for

 

one patient, they no show, and have to drive home, paying out 2 hours of

 

childcare with no income. She is interested in spa services and workers

 

comp. Im not interested in spa. But I'd like some extra cash, you know?

 

Im really leaning against this, and I just can't imagine giving her part of

 

the herbs, seems wrong in a way, so Im curious as to others opinions?

 

 

 

Julie

 

 

 

 

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Thank you everyone for your responses (off and on list) I think the reality

and irregardless of even the legalities, is I just really don't like the

feel of the practice and don't want to sit in traffic 2+ hours a day to do

something I really don't like meanwhile paying out the nose for extra

childcare. I have a special needs son who goes to a private school and I am

desperately trying to afford to keep him there, so truly my only motivation

to do this is to make extra money. I just moved states and am building up a

new practice so it isn't providing much income at this point. But I feel

that if I put the same amount of time and energy into my own practice that

it will work out in the end.

 

Thank you for the " go with your gut " type of comments because my gut is

screaming loud and clear, lol.

 

Julie Ormonde, L.Ac.

 

 

 

 

 

On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 8:47 AM, mike Bowser <naturaldoc1wrote:

 

>

> I think that this issue is more about the legal and tax issues then it is

> simply a matter of business model. Here are the reasons why.

> While we do not know the full details of the proposed arrangement, I have

> not read anyone asking about employee/independent contractor status, state

> acupuncture laws, federal law, IRS criteria for taxation, etc. All of these

> are equally as important.

> I have discussed many of these issues with an attorney that is also a

> chiropractor as the chiropractic laws seem applicable in many cases to

> acupuncturists as well.

> First, we should know which state this person is in and what the

> acupuncture and other applicable state laws say.

> Next, we should consider that deviation from the norm as far as creating

> business models does not bode well in court. Most of us rent from a landlord

> (fixed rate) or are employees and simply get a paycheck.

> If this is an attempt to avoid paying taxes, know that the IRS will get

> their money, one way or another. I have asked this practitioner to look at

> Dr. Kevin McNamee's (DC/LAc) article in the archives at

> www.acupuncturetoday.com as it nicely shows you which category you are in

> at a glance and reminds us that we cannot pick and choose from each side but

> must stay in one column or the other for legitimacy.

> A % may be justified, as it is in chiropractic practice, when one becomes

> an associate. A contract should be drawn up detailing the particulars.

> The other issue is known as " fee-splitting " and is illegal in most states.

> If this is about trying to use a % in lieu of rent and you are trying to

> keep your overhead low, then consider rental by the day or even hourly.

> There is no reason to pay for a month when you only need a small of amount

> of time until you need more space. The money for your rent should not be

> tied directly to the patients fee as it is in a % rental (fee splitting)

> situation.

> Again, we need to defer this to the acupuncture licensing board and/or

> attorney general's office for determination. Be careful if you are creating

> something that is questionable from the outside.

> In the end, it sounds like an attorney may be needed to create a legit

> contract for employment and clarify what is acceptable. Business law does

> not trump medical law.

> It also sounds like there is a rather large area of disagreement over niche

> market for the practice. I would walk away from this one, quickly.

>

> Michael W. Bowser, LAc

>

> To:

Chinese Medicine <Chinese Medicine%40yaho\

ogroups.com>

> anne.crowley <anne.crowley%40comcast.net>

> Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:15:05 +0000

> Re: Splitting Herbs (money question)

>

>

> This is a tough one Julie. 50/50 is okay as long as many things are

> provided, including the patient. She should have some idea of patient load,

> so that you are not driving that distance for less than 3 patients, ideally

> 8 patients. Why only one room? If you had two, could maximize your income in

> the time you are there. The 20 % on herbs is a tough question. I am thinking

> of hiring an associate in the near future. I thought I would order all the

> herbs, make recommendations, since many of the students out of my school

> don't study them,and then they would get 20% of the sale. This is typical in

> a MLM deal (I hate to utter the words - they have not worked for me). So I

> mean my associate would get 20% of the 100% profit I would get. Maybe

> someone else is doing this and can say what they think is fair.

>

> When I hire an associate, they will be doing a 1hr plus drive to my

> offfice. Most practitioners are located that far away from me. I would have

> 2 rooms and would make sure the patient load was there. You can't guarantee,

> but you can build the demand so there is a reasonable patient load.

>

> However, it does sound like you and this practitioner may not be on the

> same page. I can see the one room with a long facial treamtent, and charging

> accordingly. The workman's comp. Wow, what different patient groups. Anyway,

> it seems like you are not too comfortable with this practitioner and her

> goals - so definitely listen to that.

>

> Anne C. Crowley, L.Ac., Dipl.Ac.

>

> www.LaPlataAcupuncture.com <http://www.laplataacupuncture.com/>

>

> -

>

> " Julie Ormonde " <cariadanam <cariadanam%40gmail.com>>

>

> " Traditional " <

>

Chinese Medicine <Chinese Medicine%40yaho\

ogroups.com>>

>

>

> Thursday, March 12, 2009 8:12:17 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern

>

> Splitting Herbs (money question)

>

> Has anybody who is in a split situation, split part of their herb sales as

>

> well?

>

> I posted awhile back about a possible job, well she has decided she wants

> to

>

> do a split 50/50, she provides all supplies, one room only, and wants 20%

> of

>

> herb profits. I have to drive an hour there, two hours round trip, pay for

>

> childcare for 3 children, she has only had this office 2 months. So I have

>

> no guarantee of how busy it will be. I could essentially drive there for

>

> one patient, they no show, and have to drive home, paying out 2 hours of

>

> childcare with no income. She is interested in spa services and workers

>

> comp. Im not interested in spa. But I'd like some extra cash, you know?

>

> Im really leaning against this, and I just can't imagine giving her part of

>

>

> the herbs, seems wrong in a way, so Im curious as to others opinions?

>

> Julie

>

>

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Hello Julie Ormonde,

I am currently in an associate position and receive 65% of what we charge the

client. I don't receive anything for herb sales unless I special order something

for the client... then I receive 100% of the profit if I charge more than cost,

but this is a rare occurance, as our clinic is well stocked by my office mate

with many patent formulas. I am in my first year of practice and am just now

starting my own practice on the side after several months at this position. I

also travel over an hour to commute to this job. I must say that this agreement

has been more profitable to me in tangible and intangible ways than I could have

anticipated at the beginning. It is a big blessing to come into a well ordered

already established system of business. I have learned so much from this and my

life has been eased considerably because of it. There are so many pieces to

running a business that I don't have to worry at all about as an associate. It

is a joy just to show up to work, clients provided... no need to market myself

or go out and find a computer system, filing system, sheets to wash, track and

purchase herb inventory, etc, etc... Frankly I am glad to be giving away some of

the profits because I recognize all the work he puts into the business and that

which I don't have to do, but can learn from for my own purposes in the future.

Make sure you are with someone whom you enjoy and trust, someone from whom you

know you can learn something, and then you will not mind the hopefully rare

occasion where a day or a week was slow. Make sure the business is doing well

currently and is only expected to grow, that new patients will be funneled your

direction, and that the charges to the patient are high enough to make each

visit worth your while. It is a wonderful thing to be able to practice right

after licensure... even if it is not the kind of money you want to be earning

later on. I knew I needed to put my knowledge to use right away, so I was

willing to share profits in order to enjoy such growth as a practitioner and

eventually as a self employed small business owner.

Best, Kat Delse, L.Ac.

http://www.sacramento-acupuncture.com

http://www. santarosa-acupuncture.com

 

 

Chinese Medicine , Julie Ormonde

<cariadanam wrote:

>

> Has anybody who is in a split situation, split part of their herb sales as

> well?

>

> I posted awhile back about a possible job, well she has decided she wants to

> do a split 50/50, she provides all supplies, one room only, and wants 20% of

> herb profits. I have to drive an hour there, two hours round trip, pay for

> childcare for 3 children, she has only had this office 2 months. So I have

> no guarantee of how busy it will be. I could essentially drive there for

> one patient, they no show, and have to drive home, paying out 2 hours of

> childcare with no income. She is interested in spa services and workers

> comp. Im not interested in spa. But I'd like some extra cash, you know?

> Im really leaning against this, and I just can't imagine giving her part of

> the herbs, seems wrong in a way, so Im curious as to others opinions?

>

> Julie

>

>

>

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Kat:

 

 

 

I totally agree with you.  I began practicing in an area with very few

acupuncturists.  I had ties to the community.  What I didn't know is how much

I would have to market myself to get consistent patients in the door.  I broke

even for 3 years.  I worked alone and was pretty far from other

acupuncturists.  The ones in the community weren't too open arms.  Joining the

TCM was a live saver.  I do have a community in Columbia MD where I

went to school, but that is 1.5 hrs. from my house.

 

 

 

I am doing well now and growing all the time.  I will also bring an associate

on, probably in the 50% range.  I will supply the clients and everything else

needed.  I will also train the associate and order herbs etc.  By the time

someone leaves my business, hopefully in 2 years, they will be ready to go with

lots of up-front knowlege.  The other thing they will know how to do is relieve

pain fairly quickly.  As I say, no pain relief, no patient.  Now if the person

doesn't want to leave and take on these business responsiblities, that is fine

too.  What everyone must realize is there are huge risks to running a

business.  If the owner is willing to take them on, then they should be

compensated.  If you want to be an employee, you show up and don't worry about

these things.

 

 

 

Anne

 

Anne C. Crowley, L.Ac., Dipl.Ac.

www.LaPlataAcupuncture.com

 

-

" katdelse " <katdelse

" Traditional "

<Chinese Medicine >

Friday, March 13, 2009 7:35:44 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern

 Re: Splitting Herbs (money question)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hello Julie Ormonde,

I am currently in an associate position and receive 65% of what we charge the

client. I don't receive anything for herb sales unless I special order something

for the client... then I receive 100% of the profit if I charge more than cost,

but this is a rare occurance, as our clinic is well stocked by my office mate

with many patent formulas. I am in my first year of practice and am just now

starting my own practice on the side after several months at this position. I

also travel over an hour to commute to this job. I must say that this agreement

has been more profitable to me in tangible and intangible ways than I could have

anticipated at the beginning. It is a big blessing to come into a well ordered

already established system of business. I have learned so much from this and my

life has been eased considerably because of it. There are so many pieces to

running a business that I don't have to worry at all about as an associate. It

is a joy just to show up to work, clients provided... no need to market myself

or go out and find a computer system, filing system, sheets to wash, track and

purchase herb inventory, etc, etc... Frankly I am glad to be giving away some of

the profits because I recognize all the work he puts into the business and that

which I don't have to do, but can learn from for my own purposes in the future.

Make sure you are with someone whom you enjoy and trust, someone from whom you

know you can learn something, and then you will not mind the hopefully rare

occasion where a day or a week was slow. Make sure the business is doing well

currently and is only expected to grow, that new patients will be funneled your

direction, and that the charges to the patient are high enough to make each

visit worth your while. It is a wonderful thing to be able to practice right

after licensure... even if it is not the kind of money you want to be earning

later on. I knew I needed to put my knowledge to use right away, so I was

willing to share profits in order to enjoy such growth as a practitioner and

eventually as a self employed small business owner.

Best, Kat Delse, L.Ac.

http://www.sacramento-acupuncture.com

http://www. santarosa-acupuncture.com

 

Chinese Medicine , Julie Ormonde

<cariadanam wrote:

>

> Has anybody who is in a split situation, split part of their herb sales as

> well?

>

> I posted awhile back about a possible job, well she has decided she wants to

> do a split 50/50, she provides all supplies, one room only, and wants 20% of

> herb profits. I have to drive an hour there, two hours round trip, pay for

> childcare for 3 children, she has only had this office 2 months. So I have

> no guarantee of how busy it will be. I could essentially drive there for

> one patient, they no show, and have to drive home, paying out 2 hours of

> childcare with no income. She is interested in spa services and workers

> comp. Im not interested in spa. But I'd like some extra cash, you know?

> Im really leaning against this, and I just can't imagine giving her part of

> the herbs, seems wrong in a way, so Im curious as to others opinions?

>

> Julie

>

>

>

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Kat and Anne,

 

I appreciate your thoughts. If I were in a similar position to you Kat, I

think it could be a good deal, provided I had some way of knowing the

patients were going to come. But I am not a new practitioner, nor am I a

new business owner, this is not an established business that I can walk

right into and work, I will have to essentially set it up, order the herb

pharmacy, and institute an acupuncture practice, etc. I have been

practicing for over six years and am well aware of the ins/outs of building

a business, what treatments work for me, etc. I am not naive to say I know

it all and wouldn't learn anything, I am sure I would, but still for 50% and

3 children to pay childcare for it is just too risky for me.

 

Kat - I am sure you saw that I am up out of Sac, just curious as to where

you live, I see you have your practice in Santa Rosa, thats quite a drive

from Sac to Santa Rosa! If you are somewhere near we should connect.

 

Julie

 

 

 

On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 5:30 PM, Anne Crowley <anne.crowleywrote:

 

>

>

> Kat:

>

> I totally agree with you. I began practicing in an area with very few

> acupuncturists. I had ties to the community. What I didn't know is how

> much I would have to market myself to get consistent patients in the door.

> I broke even for 3 years. I worked alone and was pretty far from other

> acupuncturists. The ones in the community weren't too open arms. Joining

> the TCM was a live saver. I do have a community in Columbia MD

> where I went to school, but that is 1.5 hrs. from my house.

>

> I am doing well now and growing all the time. I will also bring an

> associate on, probably in the 50% range. I will supply the clients and

> everything else needed. I will also train the associate and order herbs

> etc. By the time someone leaves my business, hopefully in 2 years, they

> will be ready to go with lots of up-front knowlege. The other thing they

> will know how to do is relieve pain fairly quickly. As I say, no pain

> relief, no patient. Now if the person doesn't want to leave and take on

> these business responsiblities, that is fine too. What everyone must

> realize is there are huge risks to running a business. If the owner is

> willing to take them on, then they should be compensated. If you want to be

> an employee, you show up and don't worry about these things.

>

> Anne

>

> Anne C. Crowley, L.Ac., Dipl.Ac.

> www.LaPlataAcupuncture.com <http://www.laplataacupuncture.com/>

>

> -

> " katdelse " <katdelse <katdelse%40>>

> " Traditional " <

>

Chinese Medicine <Chinese Medicine%40yaho\

ogroups.com>>

>

> Friday, March 13, 2009 7:35:44 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern

> Re: Splitting Herbs (money question)

>

> Hello Julie Ormonde,

> I am currently in an associate position and receive 65% of what we charge

> the client. I don't receive anything for herb sales unless I special order

> something for the client... then I receive 100% of the profit if I charge

> more than cost, but this is a rare occurance, as our clinic is well stocked

> by my office mate with many patent formulas. I am in my first year of

> practice and am just now starting my own practice on the side after several

> months at this position. I also travel over an hour to commute to this job.

> I must say that this agreement has been more profitable to me in tangible

> and intangible ways than I could have anticipated at the beginning. It is a

> big blessing to come into a well ordered already established system of

> business. I have learned so much from this and my life has been eased

> considerably because of it. There are so many pieces to running a business

> that I don't have to worry at all about as an associate. It is a joy just to

> show up to work, clients provided... no need to market myself or go out and

> find a computer system, filing system, sheets to wash, track and purchase

> herb inventory, etc, etc... Frankly I am glad to be giving away some of the

> profits because I recognize all the work he puts into the business and that

> which I don't have to do, but can learn from for my own purposes in the

> future. Make sure you are with someone whom you enjoy and trust, someone

> from whom you know you can learn something, and then you will not mind the

> hopefully rare occasion where a day or a week was slow. Make sure the

> business is doing well currently and is only expected to grow, that new

> patients will be funneled your direction, and that the charges to the

> patient are high enough to make each visit worth your while. It is a

> wonderful thing to be able to practice right after licensure... even if it

> is not the kind of money you want to be earning later on. I knew I needed to

> put my knowledge to use right away, so I was willing to share profits in

> order to enjoy such growth as a practitioner and eventually as a self

> employed small business owner.

> Best, Kat Delse, L.Ac.

> http://www.sacramento-acupuncture.com

> http://www. santarosa-acupuncture.com

>

> --- In

Chinese Medicine <Chinese Medicine%40yaho\

ogroups.com>, Julie Ormonde <cariadanam

> wrote:

> >

> > Has anybody who is in a split situation, split part of their herb sales

> as

> > well?

> >

> > I posted awhile back about a possible job, well she has decided she wants

> to

> > do a split 50/50, she provides all supplies, one room only, and wants 20%

> of

> > herb profits. I have to drive an hour there, two hours round trip, pay

> for

> > childcare for 3 children, she has only had this office 2 months. So I

> have

> > no guarantee of how busy it will be. I could essentially drive there for

> > one patient, they no show, and have to drive home, paying out 2 hours of

> > childcare with no income. She is interested in spa services and workers

> > comp. Im not interested in spa. But I'd like some extra cash, you know?

> > Im really leaning against this, and I just can't imagine giving her part

> of

> > the herbs, seems wrong in a way, so Im curious as to others opinions?

> >

> > Julie

> >

> >

> >

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