The Foundation Course for New Health Practitioners

START Your Practice

Turn your health qualification into a real, compliant, thriving practice.
12Modules
49Lessons
39Worksheets
90Day plan
$397 AUD
One payment, lifetime access — or 3 monthly payments of $149
The opportunity
You trained for years to help people. No one trained you to run the business.

You completed one of the most rigorous training pathways in healthcare — you can assess, diagnose and treat. But the day you decide to open your own practice, a different set of questions arrives: structure, registration, insurance, privacy law, GST, pricing, getting paid and advertising rules. It isn’t a gap in your ability — no one ever taught you the business side. START closes that gap, taught in the exact order a practice is actually built, with every regulatory point anchored to its primary government source.

Who it’s for

Built for practitioners about to open their doors

The newly qualified practitioner

Out of training and ready to work for yourself — wanting to open properly, not learn by costly trial and error.

The practitioner going solo

Leaving a clinic or employer to start your own practice, and wanting the structure, compliance and money set up right from day one.

Where it fits

One path, three stages

START
Set up the business properly
You are here
GROW
Grow to $100k and beyond
SCALE
Multiply revenue & reach
What makes it different

Sequenced, anchored, and built for Australia

01

Sequenced like a real build

Twelve modules in the exact order a practice opens — each step moves you closer to your first paying client.

02

Anchored to Australia

Every regulatory point tied to its primary source — business.gov.au, ASIC, AHPRA, the OAIC, the ATO, the TGA and the ACCC.

03

Tools, not just theory

Worksheets, calculators and a workbook, so you finish with your business actually set up — not just understood.

04

Honest by design

Education, not advice — it shows you exactly what to confirm with your own advisers.

The curriculum

Twelve modules. One logical build.

12Modules
49Video lessons
39Worksheets & tools
90Day launch plan
01
You Belong Here
From clinician to practice owner — and a readiness check.
02
Choose Your Foundation
Structure, ABN, business name and bank — set up right.
ToolBusiness Structure Explorer
03
Protect Yourself First
Insurance, the Privacy Act, consent and client data.
04
Know Your Lane
Scope, protected titles, your code, and when to refer out.
05
The Money Engine
A fee you can defend, break-even and cashflow.
ToolFee & Break-Even Calculator
06
Get Paid & Stay Compliant
Payments, no-shows, GST, invoicing and the ATO.
ToolGST Position Checker
07
Systems That Run the Practice
Bookings, records and a tech stack you can trust.
08
The Client Experience
A confident consult, rebooking and outcomes that retain.
09
Be Found
A brand sentence and a digital presence, in the right order.
10
Advertise Within the Law
Compliant advertising under the TGA, AHPRA and ACCC.
11
Work Smarter
Templates, automation and habits that save you hours.
12
Launch & Sustain
A dated 30/60/90-day plan to open — and keep going.
Tool30/60/90-Day Launch Planner
What’s included

Everything you need

  • 49 video lessons, self-paced across all twelve modules
  • Interactive workbook — build your practice as you learn
  • 39 worksheets & tools — calculators, trackers and templates
  • Policy & document pack — privacy notice, consent and more
  • Quizzes & a final assessment for every module
  • The Foundation certificate on completion
  • A dated 30/60/90-day launch plan
  • Lifetime access, on any device
What you’ll walk away with

By the end…

  • Your business registered — structure, ABN and bank sorted
  • Insurance, privacy and consent in place before client one
  • A break-even and a fee you can defend
  • Clarity on your GST position and how to confirm it
  • A compliant way to take payment and handle no-shows
  • A practice-management system and records you trust
  • A confident consultation and rebooking approach
  • A dated 30/60/90-day plan to actually launch
Annie Gibbins
Your instructor

Annie Gibbins

Founder & CEO, The Nexus Collective · BHlthSc, MEd, AICD

A Grand Stevie Award-winning business leader, a registered nurse turned educator, and the author of 17 books. Over fifteen years she has led five of the professional associations health practitioners belong to.

“START is the foundation I wish every practitioner had on the day they decided to open.”
Enrolment

Open properly — the right way, the first time

One enrolment includes the full course, the workbook, the worksheet pack, the quizzes and your certificate — with lifetime access.

$397 AUD
One payment · lifetime access — or 3 monthly payments of $149
  • All twelve modules & 49 video lessons
  • Interactive workbook & 39 worksheets
  • A knowledge check for every module
  • The Foundation certificate
  • A dated 30/60/90-day launch plan
  • Lifetime access, on any device
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Price in AUD — confirm current pricing at nexuspracticemanagement.au. START is general business education, not legal, financial, tax or clinical advice.
Common questions

Questions, answered

Who is START for?

Australian health practitioners about to open a practice — newly qualified, or leaving an employer to go solo.

Do I need a business background?

None. START assumes you’re starting from zero on the business side and builds from there, step by step.

Is it advice?

No — general business education, not legal, financial, tax or clinical advice. It shows you what to confirm with your own advisers.

How much time does it take?

Self-paced — most practitioners open over a few focused weeks, at about an hour a week.

Ready to open the practice you trained for?

Download the prospectus for the full detail, or email us — we’d love to help.

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