Owners

Easy, budget-friendly ways to make your small veterinary practice appear larger.

It’s wisely been said that one cannot chart a route until their destination is known. For many long-time veterinary practice owners who are considering a sale, there is a good deal of obsessing over the route and precious little hard thought about the destination.

There are no doubt lots of things your practice could add, but there are likely just as many that you could remove—much to the betterment of your veterinary hospital.

Making assumptions about what our clients do and don’t understand can cost much more than lost revenue.

I struggle with New Year's resolutions, too. Here are ways to make sure your resolutions (veterinary or otherwise) to grow and change this year have a better chance to stick.

Price breaks for staff family members, hardship clients and rescue organizations are costing Dr. Reed's veterinary practice. His brilliant idea? Staff members should pay a percentage of the discount. Hold on, says his hospital administrator.

If clients are showing some resistance to scheduling with your hospital's new veterinarian, try these best practices to get them from "I'd rather not" to "Let's do this!"

Veterinary app creator Mark Olcott, DVM, shares a top-level view of client payment options—and the need to actually try these options—with Fetch dvm360 attendees.

For every vet professional on your holiday gift list this year, there exists the perfect gift. These are our favorites.

Here's how to help prevent your veterinary practice from getting in a financial bind. Listen to this advice about the importance of securing finances first instead of hastily signing purchasing agreements.

There's no one perfect way to craft a veterinary practice mission statement. But Fetch dvm360 speaker Bash Halow, LVT, CVPM, tried to sell attendees on one easy way to get started.

A dive into data yields insights on the decision to hire a practice manager undertaken by different-sized veterinary practices—and how satisfied the owners and managers were with the results.

Here's the years most-clicked content for veterinarians, managers and team members from dvm360.com, dvm360 magazine and Vetted magazine. What did you miss?

I had a crazy idea to put your veterinary practice advertising dollars somewhere else, but I gut-checked myself with an economist first.

Having your own radio show and/or podcast could help grow your veterinary practice. Don't know where to start? Here are some tips to help.

With a little work and a lot of commitment, could the vision of trauma-informed care and leadership from the human medical world transform your veterinary hospital for the better?

A data dive yields insights on online product sales and prescription refills by different-sized veterinary practicesand how satisfied the owners and managers were with the results.

Space to work, quiet to heal, more light: A tribute to my dog's stay in a veterinary emergency clinic.

The days of set it and forget it when it comes to monitoring your veterinary hospitals finances are done. You cant fly blind as an ownerso start asking questions of the financial advisors at your disposal.

Did you know the AVMA has a program to help you set up your own fund for needy veterinary patients?

Here are 4 ways to attract new clients and reach out to existing ones during those slower times.

Hungry for podcasts for veterinarians, team members and the pet owners you serve? Then this list is for you. Subscribe now (theyre all free).

Making a change in this world doesnt necessarily require an army of people or millions of dollars. All it really takes is you.

A dive into data yields insights on social media and other digital communication to pet owners undertaken by different-sized veterinary practicesand how satisfied the owners and managers were with the results.

Manage the crazy influx of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's lodgers this year with preparation and some of these best practices that help my high-performing veterinary team.

As the countrys economy goes, so goes the U.S. veterinary profession. A short but important presentation at the recent AVMA Economic Summit judged important indicators green, yellow or red for Americans financial future.

Dealing with veterinary clients can be inspiring, exciting and also frustrating. Do you agree with this practice owner who told her staff members they need a thicker skin and more understanding when working with the pet-owning public?

Brace yourself: 83% of millennials expect a follow-up call or text within 48 hours to check in on their pet after a visit. Whats your veterinary practice policy on that?