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February 2010

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Therapist to Therapist with Norm Quantz

Who's Blocking Progress ~ Therapist or Client?

In individual therapy, both the client and the therapist are able to hinder or accelerate the process. There are a multitude of factors that obstruct or support how fast the progress in therapy moves along.

Have a look at this video edition of The Effective Therapist as we take a look at a few of the many ways that the process of recovery can be delayed and how you can be more open to the factors that hinder or accelerate the process.

Click here to watch the video now.

With you in mind,

Norm

Norm Quantz is a counseling therapist, and Cofounder and President of I.M.A.G.E. Inc. He has over 25 years of experience in private practice and as CEO of a multi-therapist practice.

Practice Excellence with Neva Quantz

Introduction (1), Cover Page (1) and Table of Contents(1)

Remember the bracketed (numbers) following each heading are merely suggestions for page lengths.

This is the last in the series on the Basic Business Plan outline. This section is completed after all other sections and you will now be able to tie it all together with these three last steps.

Introduction (1)
This section is necessary and will set the tone and agenda of the entire Business Plan.

This section includes: Introductory Letter (1)

This document should be customized to accurately address each specific person or group to which you wish to present your plan.

Cover Page (1)

This single page document should be attractively designed and besides the title "Business Plan" should include:
- Your Name
- Company Name
- Address
- Telephone Number
- Date
- Fax Number
- Email Address
- Web Address
- Company Logo

Table of Contents (1)
Outlines the core sections and subsections of the entire business plan; indicating their specific page numbers. This will allow readers to skip to the parts that most interest them.

A. Executive Summary pg
B. Business Overview pg
C. Products and Services pg
D. Industry Overview pg
E. Marketing Strategy pg
F. Management & Staffing pg
G. Regulatory Issues pg
H. Risks pg
I. Implementation Plans pg
J. Financial Plans pg
K. Appendices pg

Re-read and rewrite anything that has changed throughout the process

Once again bear in mind these 5 points as you finish up.

1. Define your objectives for producing the business plan.
2. Allocate enough time and resources to thoroughly research your business plan.
3. Outline the key points you want to make in each section before you start writing.
4. Write your own business plan
5. When writing the plan:

Avoid unnecessary jargon

Economize on words

Use short crisp sentences

Check spelling

Concentrate on relevant and significant issues

Break the text into numbered paragraphs, sections etc.

Relegate detail to Appendices

Best Regards,

Neva

P.S. This is Part 14 in the Practice Excellence series. To review earlier articles start here.

"Excellence is never an accident: it is the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction, skillful execution and the vision to see obstacles as opportunities."
- Author Unknown

Neva Quantz has served in upper management in two corporations and has co-established and directed four counseling centers. She currently is the Business Manager for Norm's private practice and Cofounder and Vice President of I.M.A.G.E. Inc.

Promotional Buzz with Tammy Morales

Get Connected

They say that in many cases it takes 7 instances of contact to convert a viewer to a buyer.

If that equation holds true for your therapy practice that means that potential clients need to interact, get to know or be introduced to you and your ideas at least 7 times before they would be willing to take that first step of setting up a consultation.

Sounds daunting, doesn't it?

Well as we have discussed already . . .

click here to continue reading.

Warmly,
Tammy

Tammy Morales owns and operates an internet marketing business and a successful graphic arts company. She also is the Chief Operating Officer for I.M.A.G.E. Inc.

News and Upcoming Events

Norm's upcoming book, "It's All About Power and Control" is currently in the publishing process. Stay tuned for the announcement of its release!

FaceToFaceGlobal Tech Tips
with Rumilio Morales

Using the Co-Browser

Prior to your meeting if you have websites that you want to share with your guests you can store them in the co-browser for later use. Remember to "push the page" when you bring it up so all your guests can see it. You can also hide the URL address bar from your guest as well from within the co-browser tab by clicking "hide Co-Browser Features".

Together we Aspire
Together we Achieve,

Rumilio

(If you are having trouble please go to tech support.

Fill out the online form, click submit and someone will contact you within 48 hours to assist you.)

Rumilio Morales is the Director of Tech Support for FaceToFace-Global.com. He has extensive telecommunications background and he also owns a home-based internet marketing business.

Your Online Presence
with James Friesen

Get Found With Video

Did you know that video is one of the hottest new things in search engine optimization (SEO)? More and more leading SEO companies are recommending the use of video as part of your SEO strategy.

Why? Mainly because the main search engines (Google, Bing, Yahoo) are tripping over themselves trying to include relevant video results in their results. So if you have a video on a certain topic it is much more likely to show as a top-ranked result than a text article of the same content, and even more so because there is much less competition in the video arena.

So if you have video available to add to your website, start using it now! In my next post I will discuss how to make sure your video gets properly included in the search engine indexes.

Cheers,
James

James Friesen is the Director of Web Services for I.M.A.G.E. Inc. He is a web designer and developer and has his own business, Mango Tree Media. He also has extensive international and cross cultural experience.

About the Editor

Tracy Epp is the Director of Online Communications and
Editor-In-Chief for I.M.A.G.E. Inc. She brings significant experience in interpersonal relationships and community building.

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