Cindy Jepson, February Project- Finish January Project, the bones of a private practice

Hello!

**I have edited this post to remove my business name because when I google my business name this post comes up, but not my website.  I'd rather have my website come up so I am seeing if deleting my business name and logo off this post will help.  If you are really curious what I ended up naming it, contact me and I will message you.**

Sooo I have a feeling this year of projects is a lesson on how I often bite off more than I can chew at any given time. 

My goals for January were to get the bones for a speech-language therapy private practice done, file a PLLC with the state, design a logo, make a basic website and get business cards... or something like that.  Nothing much!  As you recall, I got held up at step one as I waited, and waited for dreaded paperwork to go through. 

I am happy to say that now I am official!!!  It happened by the skin of February's teeth though... Sheesh! Waiting! Blah!

Part of the process of making things official required that I change the name I had chosen for my business.  There was another business in the greater area with a similar name.  I chose a new name that was area specific rather than specific to my town which ambles over many miles.  Our local mall and even my church congregation shares this area specific name.  It will let people know the general area I am at better than my city name would. 

It is much more difficult to choose a name than I expected.  Although I was crazy about the name I chose in the beginning, I am not sure how I feel about it now.  Ironically, it could be a little tough to say.  There is comedy in that and hopefully my clients will not mind because the process to obtain a name was time intensive and costly.  I do not want to change it!!

With the name change also came a change of heart about my Logo.  I decided I would rather have it look more neutral and business like to appeal to a large range of clients and not just parents of young children.  I love how it turned out.  Once again, I have my talented husband to thank. 

And here is me with my shiny new business card.

I was also able to get a business bank account set up.  Did you know that you have to have a tax ID number for your business before you can get a business bank account?  It is called an Employer Identification Number (EIN).  This is where you can apply on line if you ever need such a thing: https://sa2.www4.irs.gov/modiein/individual/index.jsp. I didn't know anyone needed to do this, but now I do.  What a fun learning process. 

I wrote in the January post that it was also my goal to go to my state conference to get some continuing education done.  I got that done too.  I always love learning new things. 

I still do NOT have a website up and running though.  We were making good progress on it when I accidently deleted part of the template I was using and didn't realize it until I didn't have enough undo's to get it back.  Yeah, I am technical like that.  It is in the process though.

I have to admit that all of this feels pretty empowering, but nerve wracking too.  Sometimes I think I wait for someone to give me "permission" to do things that I have every right and ability to do. 

 

Wish me luck as I keep plugging along to make this thing work!

Next Month:  Getting my 15 year old registered for on-line drivers ed.