In the first edition of Starting Your Own Practice, Fragassoprovided the blueprint for professionals looking to go into business for themselves, from the decision to break free to the formation process and then to managing the business that was created. Starting Your Own Practice, Second Edition will repeat and refine those steps, incorporating Fragassos 15 additional years of practical experience and adding more depth on management considerations, transition to business maturity, and eventual profitable business succession. This second edition will also include alternative ideas on how to strike out on ones own, such as licensing of services and infrastructure to make the independence move quicker, easier to assimilate, and less costly.