Episode 13: Agency vs Independent Contractor vs Solo Doula
One of the first decisions you will make about your doula business is one that determines your doula business structure. Before you create your LLC, secure insurance or even choose a name, you’ll need to decide how your business will be run.
Will you simply open a solo practice?
Do you want to start an agency?
Or would you prefer to be an independent contractor?
Each of the options has its own unique benefits and drawbacks.
Do you want to call all the shots and love working on your own? Perhaps you envision a team of doulas or other birth professionals working together to serve your community. Or do you just want to support families and leave the business end to someone else?
Come join us as we talk about the options you have to determine your business structure.
3 Comments
Carrie Jeff
Hi, I loved this podcast! May I ask what the call schedule is like that you’ve set up with your teams? I’m moving towards this model and doing a bit of research. Thank You.
Carrie xx
Qld, Australia
Eva Owen
Hi Carrie! First off thank you for listening!
In the agency, we have teams, two doulas per team. Within the teams, we serve as each other’s backups. So we attend all the appointments together, and then between the two of us, we decide who goes to a birth. That way the clients get to know us both which helps them feel comfortable with whoever attends the birth.
I’d love to hear more about how doulas work in Australia! Would it be okay to DM you?
Have a lovely day!
Carrie jeff
Yes that would be great, would love to talk more x