Finance

This overview of Benchmarks 2009: A Study of Well-Managed Practices shows how practices are re-examining their core services and strengths and focusing on being more efficient, effective, and productive.

What's a good way to gauge what our current growth numbers are telling us about our practice's financial health? What growth percentage should we aim for these days?

Tips to increase veterinary practices' bottom line during a recession-or any time.

Veterinarians share their financial success stories with ultrasound machines, dental digital radiography units, and surgical and therapy lasers.

This tip came from a session lead by veterinary architect Dan Chapel at the 2009 Veterinary Economics Hospital Design Conference.

Veterinary Economics Editor Kristi Reimer reports with a hot parking tip from the 2009 conference.

Whether you're starting out or starting over, consider relocating to these cities for business opportunities.

Use this form to help you compare your value-based fees to Well-Managed Practices'.

Study shows women behind men when it comes to financial know-how.

Rethink your strategy to using technology in your practice, and things might run more smoothly.

Get the inside scoop on what materials work with your building project.

Dog visits to the veterinarian increased about 8 percent last year to an average of 2.8 annual visits, while cat visits remained unchanged at an average of 2.1 annually, according to a national survey.

Small animal practices have another strong month. Meanwhile, specialty practices continue to struggle.

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This practice cut labor costs and improved efficiency by investing in practice software.

Personal financial planning is the process of organizing your financial goals into a workable plan so that you can live with financial security in the style you desire.

Internal controls are a system of checks and balances that help ensure clients pay for the goods and services they receive, and the practice's assets are safeguarded.

Making your practice more profitable isn't about luck.

Practice management involves managing staff (the HR issues), managing client and patient care (the quality and control compliance issues) and managing the practice profit, or more importantly, managing the practice cash flow.

Congratulations! You are part of a very vibrant, healthy and fast growing industry.

Gross income in a veterinary practice can be broadly classified into two categories: active income and passive income.

Your existing clients represent a huge, untapped resource.

Increasing practice value is very easy in most practices if there is understanding of how a practice value is determined and how changes in management will affect the bottom line.

You have made the decision to sell. It is probably one of the most significant decisions you will make in your working life.

As we have moved through 2009, veterinary practices continue to feel the effects of the economy.

In establishing your cash flow plan, it will assist you in setting financial goals.

Fraud is defined as an intentional act of deceit for the purpose of gaining an unfair advantage that results in an injury to the rights or interests of another person.

Understanding profitability in a veterinary hospital can be like understanding a Chinese puzzle.

Some of your clients are struggling financially. Here's what you should and shouldn't be doing to help them pay for pet healthcare.

Our expert shows a young veterinarian how to spend smarter and chip away at her debt.