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A man flying in a hot-air balloon realized he was lost. Reducing altitude, he spotted a fellow on the ground and descended to shouting range.

More information, more experience, more skills-those are all good things, right? Actually, your know-how can sometimes work against you.

Atlanta - If this southern metropolis keeps growing the way it has the last few years, "we'll soon be calling Chattanooga a suburb," says veterinarian Nicholas W. Petty, who has practiced in the Buckhead area near downtown Atlanta since 1976.

If you practice with partners, your buy-sell agreement is an important way to develop a plan to purchase an owner's interest under a variety of circumstances and to protect your own interest in those same circumstances-one of which is the death of a partner.

Finally, during the second round, the leg popped out. I started celebrating like I'd just won a gold medal.

Things to think about when dealing with contract and health certificates.

New study finds that your attitude for the day is determined largely by what happens before you get to work.

The Internal Revenue Service is trying hard to convince everyone to file income-tax returns electronically.

This hospital in Panama City Beach, Fla., finds one home for all its services.

See how veterinarians, general practitioners, and general surgeons stack up.

To invest our hard-earned dollars, many of us purchase securities in the stock market. It is purely legalized gambling. We are betting that, at some future date, we can sell that stock for a profit.

Dr. Gary Gallerstein knows that when clients bring their pets to the veterinarian, they're stressed out-and so are the pets.

"What frustrates you most about your job?"

Shadyside, Pa. - Believed to be the first in this region, a veterinary practice has gone green.

Your "construction allowance" is considered taxable income unless you follow these rules.

Complacency can kill relationships, skills, marriages, businesses, teams, countries and empires.

This issue of Veterinary Economics has been quite an experience for our editorial team-we switched software. Any of you who've done that in recent memory can probably identify.

I work at a walk-in clinic. Some clients ask for me, but if it's a 40-minute wait, they'll see another doctor. My boss wants to pay me a percentage of my production. Is this fair at a walk-in clinic?

Dr. Eb Rouge sat at his desk sorting his mail and bills. His habit was to have an ongoing conversation with himself.

Tip No. 1: Place an ad where top applicants are likely to look.

Introducing new drugs or procedures into your practice can be frustrating if you're an associate-and it can be especially tough if you're a recent graduate. Here are a few tips I've learned through experience.

People I meet often believe that, because I completed veterinary school, I should know everything about every animal that God created. News flash: It isn't so.

If you're that fresh-from-vet-school doctor, I can tell you that the staff won't see you as the Great and Wonderful Dr. New. Rather, receptionists, technicians, and assistants will be watching you from the get-go and may pounce on your every misstep.

We'd like to announce a community award my practice won, but I'm not sure how to present it to the media. What's the best way to hand off a story idea to the press?

Why are so many equine practitioners having trouble selling their practices? Don't let it be you.

It's no secret that staff salaries are the biggest expense at most practices. At the same time, your team is your most valuable asset. How do you balance these two realities?

The practice owner at the hospital where I'm an associate won't invest in a new piece of equipment that I think we really need. How can I convince her to buy?

Use this letter to uncover the reason a client stopped visiting your practice.