Q. We employ a bookkeeper, a head technician, and an inventory manager who all share some of the management duties at my practice. I perform about four days' worth of management tasks a month. My partner and I are looking at a tiered approach to compensation-management will be compensated at 3 percent to 4 percent of gross. What goes into this figure?
Here are three ways we recognize our team members' efforts at Michigan Veterinary Specialists
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.
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Shadyside, Pa. - Believed to be the first in this region, a veterinary practice has gone green.
Everyone loves getting their piece of the pie, especially when it leads to an even bigger reward.
Your "construction allowance" is considered taxable income unless you follow these rules.
Complacency can kill relationships, skills, marriages, businesses, teams, countries and empires.
You show consistency as a boss and respect for your top employees when you terminate someone who needs to go.
Q. How do I implement a paid time off policy at my practice?
Be careful firing bad apples who may fight back.
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Dr. Eb Rouge sat at his desk sorting his mail and bills. His habit was to have an ongoing conversation with himself.