Finance

What has the ability to squash your business in a single blow? An essential number: the average family income of clients within a one-mile radius of your veterinary clinic.

But the total number of new veterinary graduates could jump 18 percent by 2017.

Q. I've heard that a practice owner shouldn't pay an associate more than 25 percent on production. But I work in a practice where three veterinarians share one technician. What would be a salary for circumstances like these?

An underestimated financial benefit exists for any practice that produces satisfied clients who have pets with well-controlled diseases that live longer lives.

Veterinary members will have to wait until Oct. 1 for 2014 policies.

Don't do a cash discount. Instead offer a product or service to your veterinary clients.

Debate at Banfield pet health summit sparks discussions over how to steer veterinary profession.

Internal controls provide a system of checks and balances.

The veterinary industry is headed in a bad direction with higher debt loads, more seats in classes and less job prospects. We need to encourage our associations to do something about it.

Why aren't you looking forward to the end of your veterinary career? Here are a few reasons-and solutions

Incorporating exotic animal medicine into your repertoire could be a growth opportunity for your practice-if you do it right.

While some practices are putting a halt on new products and services this year, there are still opportunities to boost your appeal with clients-and raise your bottom line.

Wellness plans can swell veterinary hospitals with income and help you spot problems earlier. Learn what these packages can do for your practice revenue-and how to get clients on board.

You can achieve better patient care and increased revenue by implementing wellness plans today.

New suburban hospital offers 24-hour emergency care and specialty referral services.

In a state with no veterinary school, depletion of grant funds leaves nothing to offset out-of-state tuition costs.

Furnishing a clinic is a great opportunity to save-or squander-loads of money.

More universities are opening ?private practices? for additional revenue and cases.

Counterbalance the competition with these tips.

It takes more than a passion for veterinary medicine to be a successful practice owner-you've got to be business savvy, too.

Stem the tide of opinion and enhance trust.

Separating your large- and small-animal practice isn't easy, but we'll help break down the task for you.

The answer to shrinking profits isn't always to shrink your veterinary practice.

Put these tools to work and start tweaking your veterinary hospital for a successful sale.

Learn what this important worker documentation means for your veterinary practice.

Three bills affecting nonprofit clinics fail to garner vote before sessions end. Veterinarians divided in support.

These resources can help tackle common veterinary practice devaluers.

Some design choices are tough to erase from your veterinary hospital later. Find the worst offenders here.