Owning a Business
Learn to Run the Business — Not Just Work in It.
Owning a business means making decisions you were probably never formally taught to make — about priorities, operations, people, money, growth, and where to focus your time.
This section is designed to help women physicians and entrepreneurs become more confident business owners by understanding the fundamentals, asking better questions, and making more intentional decisions about how their business is run.
Explore practical resources to help you think like an owner, lead with more clarity, and build a business that works better for you.
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RESOURCES SPECIFICALLY FOR WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS
Explore training, counseling, funding resources and programs created specifically to help women start, operate and grow businesses.
Find local and online business counseling, including Women’s Business Centers designed to support female entrepreneurs.
A practical starting point for women looking for business counseling, training, funding support and other resources as they build and grow.
A thoughtful perspective on why women should think beyond generating income and intentionally build businesses that create long-term financial value.
Learn where women entrepreneurs can find counseling, training and support as they move from a business idea into ownership.
TRUSTED RESOURCES
Own a Practice?
AMA & MGMA Resources
A comprehensive guide to the fundamentals of starting, operating, and sustaining an independent physician practice, including practical tools and customizable templates.
A physician owner shares why business-management and entrepreneurial skills are just as important as clinical expertise when building an independent practice.
A collection of MGMA resources focused on the strategic and operational decisions involved in managing and growing a medical practice.
These curated AMA and MGMA resources go deeper into the unique operational, regulatory, and management responsibilities that come with owning an independent medical practice.
A step-by-step overview of the major business decisions involved in launching a private medical practice—from planning and staffing to advisors, payment models and operations.
Learn which outside experts can help practice owners navigate legal, financial and operational decisions without trying to become experts in everything themselves.
Practical lessons from physician owners on the business fundamentals that help independent practices operate and grow successfully.
Explore AMA's broader library of practical tools and guidance for starting, managing and sustaining an independent physician practice
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