From Business Plan to Physiotherapy Entrepreneurship
Hellsten, Essi (2022)
Hellsten, Essi
2022
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2022112824608
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2022112824608
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Aim for this thesis is to offer information about physiotherapy entrepreneurship. It describes the starting process of a business and a business plan. It summarizes the laws, insurances, and permissions needed in the start of opening a physiotherapy business.
The theoretical framework consists of different business forms, statistics, laws, regulations and introduces tools that are used in business plan. It includes three semi-structured thematic interviews from physiotherapy entrepreneurs. Physiotherapy entrepreneurship offers freedom, flexibility, and the ability to implement own ideas into action. In contrast discomfort and uncertainty needs to be tolerated. Basic knowledge is not enough, and additional training is emphasized. Good customer-service skills are essential working with people. Most important skills are listening, creating connection and trust in client situations. Competition is growing and standing out from the crowd is inevitable. Substantial expenses might come as a surprise for novice physiotherapy entrepreneurs and more profitable option in the start, could be working as a sole trader inside another company. Keeping phone on silent and restricting the amount of client flow, reduces the risk of burnout and exhaustion. In conclusion, loving what you do is important as the working hours might be long and it requires a lot of work in the start. Starting a business should feel good as enthusiasm shows to the clients. The key result of this thesis shows that it is possible to start entrepreneurship right after graduation. Additional training and specialization reduce the amount of competition and risk of failing. Determination, passion for your work and believing in your abilities to start a physiotherapy business are qualities that are needed.
The theoretical framework consists of different business forms, statistics, laws, regulations and introduces tools that are used in business plan. It includes three semi-structured thematic interviews from physiotherapy entrepreneurs. Physiotherapy entrepreneurship offers freedom, flexibility, and the ability to implement own ideas into action. In contrast discomfort and uncertainty needs to be tolerated. Basic knowledge is not enough, and additional training is emphasized. Good customer-service skills are essential working with people. Most important skills are listening, creating connection and trust in client situations. Competition is growing and standing out from the crowd is inevitable. Substantial expenses might come as a surprise for novice physiotherapy entrepreneurs and more profitable option in the start, could be working as a sole trader inside another company. Keeping phone on silent and restricting the amount of client flow, reduces the risk of burnout and exhaustion. In conclusion, loving what you do is important as the working hours might be long and it requires a lot of work in the start. Starting a business should feel good as enthusiasm shows to the clients. The key result of this thesis shows that it is possible to start entrepreneurship right after graduation. Additional training and specialization reduce the amount of competition and risk of failing. Determination, passion for your work and believing in your abilities to start a physiotherapy business are qualities that are needed.