Partnership specializes in overseas health care

of their Western-trained, highly-skilled physicians.

WHAT WERE YOUR STARTUP COSTS AND HOW DID YOU FINANCE THE BUSINESS? $100,000. We used our own money and we took out a small-business loan.

WHO DID YOU RELY ON FOR ADVICE? Aside from extensive research and support from family and friends, I put together a team of highly qualified professionals in both the health and travel industries.

WHAT HADN'T YOU CONSIDERED BEFORE OPENING? The 14-hour workdays and the increasingly high costs for advertising.

WHAT GOALS DO YOU HAVE FOR THE COMPANY? Our company's mission is to continually seek out and provide the best health care available in a worldwide market.

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