Finance

See how Jeff Rothstein, DVM, MBA, a successful multi-practice owner and all-around smart guy, sets his pricing. Hint: It's not throwing darts at a board.

In an ideal world, new veterinary school graduates with $160,000 in student debt would make that as an annual salary. This is not an ideal world. Here are some things for practice owners and managers to try in our real world.

Short answer? No. Female veterinarians perceive themselves as highly competent medicallyand still earn almost 9 percent less.

Our fictional Dr. Alex Doe exemplifies real-life survey results on what theyre looking for in the workplace.

Are incentives worth cultivating new and loyal clients who may be worth 10 times the original investment?

Templates make the business paperwork easy, but the catch is knowing where to look for problems.

Architect Heather Lewis is working with veterinary experts to figure out what colors could help calm canines and felines in a veterinary practice.

Not-for-profit practice in Missouri neuters cats for $20, serves approximately 100,000 animals per year.

The session shared facts, studies and attendee's personal experiences regarding the feminization of the profession.

These are the new services that Well-Managed Practice owners told us in Benchmarks 2015 theyve added in the past two years or will add in the next two years. What would you add to your veterinary practice?

A concerned veterinary team member pays the price for questioning authority.

A final look by AVMA economists at factors that correlate with veterinary compensation.

Group also raises limit on license-defense coverage.

Lawsuits and nuisance employees should give aspiring veterinary owners perspective.

Maybe not, experts say. Service, rather than separate space, should shine.

Here's how to comply with a global security standard coming to the United States for the first time.

Current VMLRP funds subject to 39 percent federal withholding tax.

Strategic cage placement in veterinary practices can alleviate cats' behavioral problems.

Almost 75 percent of respondents research financing and other cost issues, according to CareCredit study.

What does a practice team need to do to be Fear-Free? That's an open question, but here is a checklist that tries to gather the very latest on the topic. Find out what you're doing, what you could start and what's going to need you to think about it for a while before trying ...

And why you shouldnt let them stop you.

Build it and they will come doesnt work for everyone, so whats really driving growth?

To my fellow attorneys: Do good for your clients rather than derailing their plans while your meter is running.

Veterinary architect Heather Lewis shares her tips for eliminating pets stress, starting with design.

Data from Benchmarks 2015: A Study of Well-Managed Practices show that 74 percent of practices have seen sales drop in the last two years.

Practice owners, veterinary schools must make choices that serve the future health of veterinary medicine.

Column questioning value overlooks long-term income potential, increased job satisfaction and more.

In this installment of our veterinary salary series, we look at factors associated with income for seasoned practitioners.