History of Beverly Price’s Entrepreneurial Journey
I started my first nutrition private practice which included patient counseling, corporate wellness, community nutrition programs, and public relations for food along with pharmaceutical companies. My colleague and I even wrote a successful nutrition book that was ahead of its time. I sold the business to a like-minded registered dietitian in the community who carried on the legacy of the practice.
After selling the practice I wanted to share my secrets to a successful private practice, so I developed self-directed manuals and conducted workshops around the country for registered dietitians looking to start a private nutrition practice, along with individual business consulting for registered dietitians. I also developed the Jump Start Business school® entrepreneurial curriculum for university dietetics programs and dietetic internships that still use my materials. At the time, I was the only dietitian providing these extensive materials and workshops. Today, so many dietitians have followed suit.
I continued these workshops, along with my self-directed manuals, when I re-entered private practice in 2004 and throughout most of the life of my eating disorders treatment center. During my ownership and operation of the multi-disciplinary staffed Inner Door Eating Disorders Treatment Center, I attained accreditation by the Joint Commission, obtained state licensing as a partial hospitalization program and forged many insurance contracts. In addition to the program development and marketing aspects, running my treatment center prepared me to consult with similar entities and individuals looking to start this type of business.
In addition, based on my history of selling two businesses, I now consult with registered dietitians preparing to sell their private practice. I have also written business-related articles for Today’s Dietitian, along with the Nutrition Entrepreneurs and Nutrition and Dietetic Educators and Preceptors Dietetic Practice Groups (DPGs).
