Poor location choices and state-to-state demographic shifts are changing the rules of the game.
Mar 1, 2010
By:
Gerald Snyder, VMD
There is little doubt that we, as a profession, are suffering the multiple effects of not-enough-self-Âinterest.
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Client service remains your most important survival skill
Feb 1, 2010
By:
Gerald Snyder, VMD
We all probably know the colorful humor that starts out with "What are the three greatest lies ever told?" To me they relate to the current misconceptions about the future of our profession.
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Practice owners: Don't run from today's financial realities
Jan 1, 2010
By:
Gerald Snyder, VMD
Evaluate your animal hospital's staffing, equipment, inventory and more
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Profitability is key to determining its true value
Dec 1, 2009
By:
Gerald Snyder, VMD
Profitability is key to determining its true value
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Nov 1, 2009
By:
Gerald Snyder, VMD
The watchword in this recession is less. Clients spend less, and our bottom line takes a nosedive. We clearly need to provide for ourselves and our staff by lowering expenses.
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Oct 1, 2009
By:
Gerald Snyder, VMD
Every practice, whatever its size, needs a strong, reliable manager to oversee associates and staff. Once trained, he or she should have a relatively free hand to deal with all management problems as they arise.
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Obeying this economic equation is crucial to your practice's survival
Sep 1, 2009
By:
Gerald Snyder, VMD
Violate the 5-to-7 ratio at your risk. That is the ratio between a veterinary practice's gross revenue and the cost of paraprofessional staff. Anything outside that ratio is bad for the practice.
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Choice of location, monitoring average client transactions are key
Aug 1, 2009
By:
Gerald Snyder, VMD
There's nothing unethical about trying to increase average client transactions.
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They are the ones who can best ensure your practice remains viable
Jul 1, 2009
By:
Gerald Snyder, VMD
Tough talk is the basis of my column. And it's especially needed as our struggling economy flops around like a newly caught fish in the bottom of your boat.
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