Hi Everyone, Many yrs of working for others has me investigating the possibliity of going independent.....Please give me an idea what I'm in for.....I dont mind working hard or long hrs, I am concerned about average yrly income and how many products to rep...and advice or other places to find infomation would be great....By the way I have over 15 yrs of OR device sales here in the Metro NYC area......sold everything from surgical instruments to collegen implants

Thanks again.......

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John MIller
Director of Business Development
Therapon Skin Health
jmiller@therapon.com

Best thing you can do. Get vertical markets and specialize so you don't look like you have a trenchcoat of products (wanna buy some medical stuff) Depending on the lines (Start with 2-3) you can expect 150K-200K top line revenues if you stay with ortho implants. I started in vascular access devices and got side track when offered a direct position. Came back to the real money doing pacemakers as an independent but again offered a direct position. Take me three times to learn a lesson, if you can find a cutting edge new device from a company who will pay 30% and are confident in your abilities you can look at into buying that second home for the spouse.

Fairly new independent selling OB products and 1 capital piece of medical equipment. Looking to expand into other products. Do you have any advice? I really like selling OB and have a nice customer base in the Midwest. I would like to add more products (residuals?) to increase my income!

Any advice from someone who has been in the business for many years would be welcomed!