Non-Non-Compete

After talking with a small business owner about some of the non-compete disclosures he's been forced to read, I was astounded by the fact that I no longer work in an industry where there are such things. As a matter of fact, transparency, open-source, and free movement of information is the rule, not the exception. And while it certainly can be used as one reason why there's no money in what I do (other reasons include that there are no pills to cure my clients and that you can't see what I work on) it is definitely refreshing and one of the many things I love about this field.

That isn't to say there aren't the business entrepreneurs out there (see any of the voice treatment protocols or even the oral-motor treatment plans, but don't get me started on O-M). They do exist and there are many companies who cater to our profession. But in the end it's the movement of information from one therapist to the next that makes us all better.