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Financing Options For Your Practice Purchase
by Jim Baum | Published 03/31/2009 | Financing & Financial Planning : Vet | Practice Acquisition & Start-up : Vet
While today's economic environment is certainly challenging, there are still a number of financing options available to veterinarians transitioning to ownership through a practice purchase.
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Getting Your Ducks In A Row: Preparing For A Start-up Or Expansion Project
by Richard Armstrong | Published 08/23/2007 | Office Design & Construction : Vet | Practice Acquisition & Start-up : Vet
Migrating ducks instinctively know that their survival depends on the leadership of one individual. Following the lead duck, they have the best chance of staying on course. Failure to follow the leader puts the flock at risk of being scattered in all directions. As you embark on your new hospital project, you can learn a lot from these ducks.
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Getting Ready for Practice Ownership
by Dave Gerber | Published 03/15/2007 | Practice Acquisition & Start-up : Vet
As a private practitioner, you have three career choices: associate, relief doctor, or owner. Each requires a different mindset.
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Leadership: Key to a Successful Transition
by Tammara Plankers | Published 06/06/2008 | Practice Acquisition & Start-up : Vet
Most veterinary hospitals ultimately succeed – but inevitably, some new practice owners run into transition difficulties that require considerable assertiveness to overcome. Whatever challenges you may face when transitioning to ownership, your practice can survive and thrive when you apply the lessons of leadership. Take a look at how two new practice owners used their leadership skills to overcome a difficult situation.
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How the Entity You Select Can Protect You From Liability
by William Prescott | Published 03/15/2007 | Legal & Business Planning : Vet | Practice Acquisition & Start-up : Vet
Are you forming or purchasing a practice? Are you planning to practice with another doctor? What entity form is appropriate and what do you need to know to select the right one?
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Which Ownership Model Is Right For You?
by Trey Cutler | Published 03/18/2009 | Practice Acquisition & Start-up : Vet
While the single-owner veterinary practice may be a time-honored tradition, recent years have marked a move toward multi-vet and multi-owner practices that provide more specialized services, especially for small animal practices within urban areas. Here are a few questions you can ask yourself as you try to assess what ownership model is right for you.
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Open Communication: The Key to a Smooth Transition
by Christine Merle | Published 03/18/2009 | Practice Acquisition & Start-up : Vet | Practice Management & Marketing : Vet
Ensuring your veterinary practice transitions well to a new owner is a shared responsibility for both you and the buyer.
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Five Characteristics of Successful Buyers and Sellers
by Tammara Plankers | Published 07/02/2009 | Practice Acquisition & Start-up : Vet
To successfully purchase or sell a veterinary practice requires a certain amount of know-how. Most of all, successful buyers and sellers possess keen planning and organizational skills that ensure they are on the right path and asking the right questions. Do you possess the five key characteristics for successfully completing a veterinary practice sale or purchase?
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Associateship or Ownership: Making the Choice That Is Right for You
by Allison Farey | Published 09/20/2007 | Practice Acquisition & Start-up : Vet
During your professional life, you will reach a number of crucial turning points that will shape your career path and financial future. Deciding whether to move from practicing as an associate to owning your own practice is one such turning point. Before making a decision, you’ll want to conduct careful research and give much consideration to the alternatives as each inherently entails its own advantages and challenges.
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