Entries with the topic Featured 3.

At year-end, review and optimize your supplier agreements

Nov 30, 2016 by Edward L. Blach, DVM, MS, MBA

Be careful with those year-end buying opportunities, as they may not always be good for your practice. Buying large volumes to fulfill a year-end sales objective brings some risk... [ Continue Reading ]

Topics: Featured 3 ,Optimize Inventory and Suppliers ,Supplier Wednesday

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Where do you find great new team members?

Nov 29, 2016 by Edward L. Blach, DVM, MS, MBA

In talking with many practices, finding new team members can be quite challenging. Certified veterinary technicians have been in relatively high demand and short supply recently. Finding excellent... [ Continue Reading ]

Topics: Featured 3 ,Build and Lead Your Team ,Team Tuesday

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What is crowdsourcing?

Nov 28, 2016 by Edward L. Blach, DVM, MS, MBA

Our on-demand economy has brought many solutions to our fingertips that previously were not available. In the marketing arena, crowdsourcing brings graphic designers to every veterinary practice at a... [ Continue Reading ]

Topics: Featured 3 ,Sales and Marketing ,Marketing Monday

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Would You Like to Have Your Drugs and Supplies On Consignment?

Nov 25, 2016 by Andrew Clark

Veterinary Businesses work in an environment in which we have significantly less ability to increase our net profit via the top line than we did prior to the Great Recession.... [ Continue Reading ]

Topics: Featured 3 ,Finance ,Financial Friday

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Nov 24, 2016 by Edward L. Blach, DVM, MS, MBA

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you and your teams! We are grateful for your support and for the opportunity to serve you. The opportunity to participate in our... [ Continue Reading ]

Topics: Featured 3 ,Provide Exemplary Care ,Service Thursday

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Set reorder levels and use alerts for reordering

Nov 23, 2016 by Edward L. Blach, DVM, MS, MBA

Inventory management doesn't have to be difficult. It represents approximately 20% of revenue in the average healthy practice, and it impacts practice value dramatically, especially if it's not... [ Continue Reading ]

Topics: Featured 3 ,Optimize Inventory and Suppliers ,Supplier Wednesday

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Create a positive, client-centered culture

Nov 22, 2016 by Edward L. Blach, DVM, MS, MBA

Serving clients is of the utmost importance in a healthy practice. To do so, your team is most important. A healthy practice establishes a positive, team-oriented culture, with... [ Continue Reading ]

Topics: Featured 3 ,Build and Lead Your Team ,Team Tuesday

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Remove the barriers

Nov 21, 2016 by Edward L. Blach, DVM, MS, MBA

Can your clients request an appointment quickly and easily online? Can they request a prescription refill in similar manner? For companion practices, can your clients request food orders... [ Continue Reading ]

Topics: Featured 3 ,Sales and Marketing ,Marketing Monday

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Spend Smart to Lower Taxes

Nov 18, 2016 by Andrew Clark

Quarter four of each year is a time when veterinary business owners meet with their accountants to forecast how much cash the business will have at year end. If... [ Continue Reading ]

Topics: Featured 3 ,Finance ,Financial Friday

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Evaluate your customer interface

Nov 17, 2016 by Edward L. Blach, DVM, MS, MBA

What is your customer interface? To use an analogy, the customer interface for the Apple iPhone and similar devices is how easy, simple, effective, reactive, and satisfying it is... [ Continue Reading ]

Topics: Featured 3 ,Provide Exemplary Care ,Service Thursday

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