Finance

How to create an Excel spreadsheet that helps you figure the value of owning a clinic.

See how Well-Managed Practices turn their core values into financial success.

Brief message for the practice selling $1 cat toys: It costs well over $2 just to print out an invoice

Help owners pick pets and tackle behavior problems early with profitable pre-adoption and soon-after-adoption counseling.

These tips will help you duck common legal, financial, and communication oversights and keep you off the ropes during your transition to ownership.

In this weight loss competition, being a big loser is a good thing.

Got a burning question? You just might find the answer here.

No, it's not the fees you're charging. The words you're using are doing the damage.

It may seem like a hassle to devote time and space to your in-house pharmacy, but one expert wants to argue for it.

Let these lessons keep you out of a business nightmare of your own.

This California equine practice brightened its future by changing its fees and billing policy in the present.

What marketing endeavors can I undertake to get the name of my emergency hospital out there?

Manage your funds, earn more interest, and get better service starting right now.

Residential pet burial is illegal in Beaumont, Texas, so the local landfill used to be the only option for pet remains. But it wasn't an option many pet owners cherished. So Dr. Kelley Kays built a crematory into Dowlen Road Veterinary Center.

Build on the groundwork you've already laid to cross the marketing finish line with style.

A DVM must know all components of the deduction, and how much was spent for each.

Veterinarians who learn that a client filed for bankruptcy often wrongly assume that the practice has no options.

You know that a comprehensive analgesic protocol is necessary for your patients. But these drugs have a noticeable side effect-a financially healthy practice.

Q. I'm concerned about my hospital's liberal employee discount benefit. Are there any guidelines I can offer the owner to keep him and the rest of the team safe from tax liability?

Think about your practice's identity and how you want to connect with clients before embarking on a marketing campaign.

Metairie Small Animal Hospital in New Orleans has its own in-clinic pet shop: Silver Collar Pet Boutique.

Relax and reinvigorate your reception area with feng shui

It pays to think through your options when you're borrowing.

Q. How do I know whether I have the right retirement plan to meet my objectives?

Polish up your approach to providing these five services, and show clients you're all about good medicine.

Q. I discovered that the owner of the practice I work at has been changing my invoices. Flea medications, shampoos, and glucosamine supplements are being charged to an over-the-counter charge, even though I sold them to the client at the time of the exam. Shouldn't those items fall under my production?

It's good to know the true 'cost' of money, and what every aspect of every service is costing you.

How much of your income is due to your performing surgery? Perhaps 15 percent? Even 20 percent?