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Here are some tips from Denise Tumblin, CPA, president of Wutchiett Tumblin and Associates in Columbus, Ohio, and a Veterinary Economics Editorial Advisory Board member:

Roadside Veterinary Clinic in Highland, Mich., takes boarding to the next level.

Keep these three things in mind to help stay complaint-free.

If online marketing is still unfamiliar territory, it is time to join the cause.

To reduce the risk for pets and people, the new thinking should be, "We're all in this together."

Women are less likely to own a veterinary practice, even when you account for age.

Veterinarians explain why they love practice.

Cindy Adams, MSW, PhD, discusses techniques for excellent veterinary communication.

Managers: Take responsibility and ask your team to do the same.

Client compliance does more than affect a pet's health-it directly affects your practice's bottom line. Are you doing all that you can to ensure clients follow your recommendations?

Stories from the Veterinary Economics archives help you overcome your biggest hurdles.

Fight that trend and attract cat owners to your practice.

The Pareto Principle is an observation (not a law) that most things in life are not distributed evenly. It could mean any or all of the following:

Veterinarians can help clients cope with bad news.

Everybody has a different expense-to-revenue target. Here's how to make sense of it all.

Explore this interactive tour to get a first-hand look at the 2008 Hospital of the Year, Animal Medical & Surgical Center in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Environment plays large part in choice between working and being a stay-at-home mom, study shows.

Angie's List expands to include physicians, dentists, pharmacies, and health insurers.

Use this form if you accept held checks from clients.

Are you a veterinarian who checks e-mail and phone messages during the family road trip?

Few adverse effects linked to Ground Zero exposure.

Incentives help staff members shape up, stop smoking, and control their weight.

First, veterinarians can address the client worries, then go from there.

Banning your team members from the Internet might backfire.

At the same time, the percentage of larger companies audited is down from 2005 to 2007.

Prices on wholesale goods up 1.8 percent; pet food and energy prices climbing

Members of this Detroit-area management group see area practices as support-not competition

Dr. Ernie Ward's daytime TV segment addresses canine behavior problems

About 50 percent say the practice owner or manager is a good boss or the best boss they've ever worked for.

But women in veterinary, medical professions report less resentment, more contentment