1. [[1. Vision]] 1.1 Clarify Your Purpose 1.2 Develop a Business Vision Statement 1.3 Emotional Preparation 2. [[2. Forming a Business]] 2.1 Introduction to Stripe Atlas 2.2 Forming Your Entity 2.3 Registering with the IRS (via Atlas) 2.4 State and Local Business Registrations 2.5 Banking and Financial Setup 3. [[3. Licenses]] 3.1 BCBA and State-Specific Licensing 3.2 Organizational NPI (Type 2) 3.3 Other IDs and Permits 4. [[4. Insurance]] 4.1 Medicaid Enrollment 4.2 Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) for Medicaid 4.3 Private Insurance Credentialing 4.4 Parallel Tasks During Credentialing 5. [[5. Care Model]] 5.1 Choosing a Physical Facility 5.2 Telehealth Model 5.3 Hybrid Model 6. [[6. Operations]] 6.1 Clinical Policies 6.2 Administrative Procedures 6.3 Risk Management & Compliance 6.4 Parallel Task 7. [[7. Hiring]] 7.1 Clinical Staff (BCBAs, RBTs, etc.) 7.2 Administrative Staff 7.3 Training and Onboarding 7.4 Parallel Steps 8. [[8. Billing]] 8.1 Setting Up Your Billing System 8.2 Insurance Verification and Authorizations 8.3 Fee Schedules and Private Pay 8.4 Bookkeeping and Accounting 9. [[9. Customer Acquisition]] 9.1 Establish an Online Presence 9.2 Networking with Referral Sources 9.3 Building Trust 10. [[10. Scaling]] 10.1 Quality Assurance 10.2 Expanding Services 10.3 Ongoing Compliance 11. [[11. Other Common Questions]] --- []() I love you so much. <3 Josh