Finance

Practices can take steps to protect revenue during lean periods.

Fewer fetes doesn't have to mean bad tidings, a new study says.

You don't need to make drastic changes to lower your overhead.

Find out with an interactive database that tracks how your practice measures up fiscally.

New taxes could cause many veterinarians to rethink their investment strategies.

Use your relationship with sales reps to gain valuable information, favors, and freebies.

Acupuncture can be a great source of revenue for your practice.

Salt Lake City - Just short of six months after it opened, the Utah Pet Center - billed as the nation's largest - closed.

The excess earnings concept, Excess Earning and Single Period Capitalization Methodologies, is a widely used tool to assess the value of an equine practice.

Life can be very strange indeed. The Bureau of Labor Statistics proclaims veterinary medicine to be one of the fastest-growing fields. Yet, if you are a companion-animal practitioner in a mature practice, your transactions are likely down for each year of this decade.

In these challenging economic times, it is important that equine veterinarians­ be creative-not complacent-with respect to boosting their bottom lines. Just as a proactive, multimodal approach is often needed to treat certain­ diseases, the following is a nine-step treatment plan for what might be ailing your practice­.

This issues question: What is the toughest financial challenge you've ever faced in your career?

A new system to track the impact of the recession on veterinary practices reports a 5 percent growth rate this year.

Veterinary salaries are growing at a higher rate than inflation, according to a new AVMA report.

Consultants Gary Glassman and Mark Opperman explain why you should hold on to your pharmacy revenue-and how to win against Internet pharmacies.

California is looking for ways to make ends meet, including a proposed new veterinary service tax.

More than half emphasize their company's mission more than ever; 49 percent use mission statements to judge employees during layoffs.

Practical advice on keeping a hospital growing during a recession from Dr. Jeff Rothstein, a Detroit, Mich., practice owner.

NATIONAL REPORT - Anyone wishing to buy or sell a veterinary practice shouldn't have any more difficulty doing so than they would have had before the recent sharp downturn in the U.S. economy.

Paying attention to demographics, finances, diagnostics yields benefits.

Dr. Jeff Rothstein, MBA, a Veterinary Economics advisory board member, shares some insights from the trenches in hard-hit Detroit.

A new study shows that in a tight job market, many people would.

Sprucing up your practice's exterior is easier and cheaper than you might think.

Carrying too much inventory can hurt your practice's bottom line.

Offering dental care is a great way to generate revenue in a tough economy.

Develop a game plan to meet your financial goals.

Though the economy is struggling, veterinary lending is alive and well.

Rather than waiting for depreciation, veterinarians can taka large deductions on equipment now.