Built to Scale: The BCBA's Complete Guide Starting, Operating, and Growing a Successful ABA Practice

You built your clinic to help kids. Now you're drowning in spreadsheets at 11 p.m.If you're a BCBA who decided to open your own practice, you probably got into ABA for one reason: to make a real difference for children with autism and their families.What nobody tells you is that owning a clinic means suddenly becoming a CEO, a CFO, an HR manager, and an operations director-roles you were never trained for. You're juggling insurance credentialing, staff scheduling, payroll problems, and the constant, gnawing fear that growth might destroy the very thing that made your clinic worth opening in the first place.You've watched colleagues burn out. You've seen clinics hire fast and watch quality slip. You've felt the guilt of charging families what you actually need to charge to keep the lights on.It doesn't have to be this way.Built to Scale is the operating manual for ABA clinic owners who refuse to choose between growth and integrity. This book walks you through every system you actually need-from credentialing and insurance negotiation to hiring the right people, building leadership, maintaining clinical quality at scale, and eventually, selling or transitioning your practice.Written specifically for BCBAs, this book is built on real stories from real owners who made real mistakes-and figured out how to not make them again. You'll find: - The exact systems that let your clinic run on documented processes instead of your personal heroics- How to hire for fit, not just credentials (and why it matters more than you think)- A clear path from clinician to CEO, without losing who you are- How to grow without losing the clinical integrity that drew you to ABA in the first place- Templates, SOPs, and checklists you can start using immediately- The financial fluency every owner needs but nobody teachesThe truth is, you already know how to help kids. This book teaches you how to build something that helps a lot more of them-without it costing you everything else in your life.If you've ever wondered if there's a better way than the chaos you're currently managing, Built to Scale is it.