Business

Integrate your facility's design with your business cards and other materials to help your marketing message hit home.

Leaseholds, renovations, and additions are as good as new. Take a look at what you've already got.

Microchipping is becoming standard procedure for many practices. Is your clinic keeping up with the times?

It's been difficult to hear persistent reports about unwanted or abandoned horses in recent months. But here's the good news: You can help save unwanted horses. And in some cases, finding ways to help the animals you love can even lead to increased client confidence and trust.

The key to efficiency in your veterinary practice lies in how you start your day. Veterinary Economics Editorial Advisory Board member Denise Tumblin, CPA, offers three tips for getting off on the right foot.

Sometimes discounts can do wonders for veterinary practices. Other times, they fail miserably. One equine practitioner has experienced both scenarios.

Do you discount your services or focus on other ways to keep clients coming back? Two equine practice experts weigh in.

Veterinary graduates are finding a tighter job market this year than in the past.

The Pet Peace of Mind initiative will help defray cost of veterinary care, find homes for pets, and more.

Tom McFerson, CPA, offers advice to veterinarians looking to buy or sell a practice during tough times.

Shared qualities between dog owner and dog are skin deep.

A new study says outspoken people are judged as more competent-even if they're not.

Give your parasite protocols an extreme makeover, peek under the hood of pet insurance, learn when it's time for your manager to go, and more.

Pet hair may be a hassle for clients to clean, but children in the household might be better off with the dander.

Dr. Bryce Peckham shares his experience at the 135th Kentucky Derby as the chief track veterinarian for the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission.

Denise Tumblin, CPA, recommends reevaluating these areas of your veterinary practice.

April showers bring May flowers, but the wet weather may also bring a higher incidence of suicides.

Varying races and genders positively impact businesses.

New data shows that pets cause thousands of falls per year.

The FTC will delay enforcement of the new "Red Flags Rule" until Aug. 1.

Educating clients about feline care can increase visits to your practice.

Now more than ever, your employees should strive for improved practice efficiency. Teach them how.

The gloomy economic skies are clearing, according to a recent survey.

Our practice gives out too much free advice over the phone. How can we make these interactions worth our time without alienating our clients?

Keep your practice safe with security cameras, safety procedures, and an early warning system.

How much a client will pay for a given service follows a time-tested formula.

Cats healthcare needs clients' attention-and veterinarians' too

We recently started having clients complete a "Test Your Knowledge" quiz while in an exam room. The quizzes are usually 12 questions on a specific topic.