Establishing your own firm or practice is an incredibly daunting task. From myriad of legal and regulatory hurdles to the financial and career related risks, professionals who choose to start their own firm have to overcome so much and so we wanted to reach out to those who’ve done it successfully for advice, insight and stories.

Desiree Parker

My journey actually began over 20 years ago. I did not know it at the time. I just realized it about 3 years ago. Back in 1998, my father and his friend came to me with a business venture. At that time, I was attending Canisius College full-time, and my daughter, NaTania B Parker, was two years old. At the age of 21, I became the youngest, African-American, Female Franchise Owner in North America for Subway Sandwich Shops. Read more>>

Esse Tuke

In my journey to start The Tuke Firm, Michigan based Divorce & Family Law firm, the first thing that happened, before I even left the prior firm I was working for, was to believe in myself and my own professional abilities. At the core, you need competence to get results for the clients you are asking to trust your firm to help. You must have discipline to plan out the steps to start and execute. Making a realistic budget for initial investments is key. Read more>>

Inspine Chiropractic

Inspine Chiropractic and Wellness is a chiropractic clinic that was born from the desire to provide excellent chiropractic care to the community of Dalton, GA. Our doctor team includes Dr. Salas and Dr. Vega, a husband and wife team of chiropractors whose goal is to become the first choice of treatment for anyone suffering from any type of injury. Read more>>

Olga Bachilo

When starting my practice it was very important to me to create a place where everyone was welcome and we were able to address every cosmetic concern a patient may have. My vision was to have a cosmetic practice where we could offer every nonsurgical treatment and since I’m also a plastic surgeon, I am also able to offer surgical solutions. Read more>>

Laura Lauraityte

I never envision myself as massage therapist or bodyworker, but I believe that my own personal transformation of my body and relationship to it led my way into this field. My passion for healthy lifestyle, fitness, and nutrition started over 12 years ago. I soon understood through experience of shedding access body weight that there’s so much more involved than physicality. Read more>>

Chantelle Love

Well …shortly after I got licensed as a Massage Therapist, I worked in a few spas and I was not finding myself fulfilled. The workload was very demanding compared to what the therapists were compensated and the work with the clients so impersonal. I took a sabbatical from the spa industry but continued to be of service to my friends and family who wanted or needed massage on the side while focusing more on my career in administration and education. Read more>>

Charhonda Crawford

Wow!! Starting my own business was definitely very challenging but I learned a lot about myself and I believe every job I had before becoming a business owner prepared me for this very moment in time. I had to attend Massage school for 18 months, leave my full time job, and miss time with my children to get my foundation firm in the business. Read more>>

Tanvi Kansara

In 2020, when most of the world’s population was confined to their homes due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, many people had to endure some unpleasant and unique experiences that our last few generations never had to go through. Read more>>

Christen Clark

Tell us the story of the early days from when you decided to start your own firm/practice to establishing the practice. What were the main steps you had to take, what were some of the key challenges in setting up your own office/practice and would you have done anything differently knowing what you know now? Any advice for a young professional who might be considering starting their own practice? Read more>>