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Personal/Professional Development
Don’t Let Success Drain You Emotionally
Establishing personal and professional guardrails protects the owner behind the business.
Personal/Professional Development
Level Up Your Team With Formal Employee Training
Practices excel and career paths become clearer when employee training is well-defined and not left to the imagination.
Patient Care
Veterinary Wellness Plans: A Smart Path to Loyalty
Veterinary wellness plans help clients say yes to care and keep your practice thriving.
Practice Management
The Treat Jar
When your team members’ hard work earns a reward, how you compensate them deserves extra consideration.
Practice Management
Breaking the Cycle
Taming employee turnover doesn’t happen instantaneously. You must investigate the underlying issues and strive to do better.
Practice Management
Is It a Staffing Problem or an Efficiency Issue?
Embrace technology and streamline roles to deliver productivity gains and cost savings.
Practice Ownership
Mind Your Own Business
Before you can run a private practice, you must decide whether to buy one or start fresh.
Finance
8 Ways to Avoid Cash Flow Problems at Your Veterinary Clinic
Cash flow problems are a leading cause of business failure. Follow these eight steps to minimize the risks at your veterinary clinic.
Practice Management
Using Data to Your Advantage
Financial reports can steer your practice in the right direction if you know what to look for.
Practice Management
Learn to Manage Your Accounts Receivable
Prepayments, credit options and swift notifications about past-due accounts can bring client debt to healthier levels.
Practice Management
Learn to Diagnose Employee Fraud
The financial loss to small businesses can be significant when internal controls are absent or disregarded.
Practice Management
Proper Pricing
Knowing what to charge for products and services starts with your customer value proposition and then takes into account your overhead and other expenses.
Practice Management
Where Lonely Managers Find Support and Answers
Always relying on yourself is too much to ask. Help is available.
Finance
Numbers Sometimes Lie
It might be time for your bookkeeper to switch from cash-basis accounting to accrual.
Human Resources
Don’t Reject the Value of Employee Discounts
Lower prices on products and services are a popular benefit for team members. However, be sure to follow the rules.
Finance
Budget for Success in 2024
Projecting revenue and expenses can be daunting, but a measured approach will lead you to profitability.
Innovation/Technology
Life After QuickBooks Desktop
Today’s popular accounting software lives in the cloud.
Legal Issues
Sticky Situations
The odds are your practice is or was a victim of internal theft or fraud.
Innovation/Technology
5 Ways to Improve Your Clinic’s Efficiency
Apps can save you time and money when scheduling team members, processing payments and even registering pet microchips.
Finance
Buy Now, Save Later
Determining how long you intend to use an asset is essential in deciding whether you choose Section 179.
Practice Ownership
Overwhelmed? Learn to Delegate
When you delegate tasks, team members get an opportunity to grow.
Government/Regulations
How the Government Is Helping Practice Owners
A paycheck protection loan and an economic injury grant are two of several business-friendly programs available to veterinarians.
Practice Management
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act and You
Paid sick leave is an employee right, but veterinary practices can take advantage of new payroll tax credits.
Finance
Automation Gets the Job Done
You don’t have to do everything as a veterinary practice owner. From bookkeeping to budgeting, technology will save you time and money.