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Where can I turn for help?

May 1, 1998
Carolyn Chapman

Buying or starting a practice can be one of the most overwhelming moves of your veterinary career. But you don't have to experience it alone. These resources can help you create research that guarantees your new hospital's success.

By CarolynChapman

Buying or starting a practice can be one of the mostoverwhelming moves of your veterinary career. But you don't have toexperience it alone. These resources can help you create research thatguarantees your new hospital's success.

Statistics

Areamap--Local real estate agent or county or city engineer

Dog and catlicenses--County or city offices

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Pet ownership information--U.S. PetOwnership and Demographics Sourcebook (AVMA), 1995 AAHA Report, or localbreeder groups

Population statistics--Local library, chamber ofcommerce, or economic-development agency

Housing costs/newdevelopments--Local real estate agent, economic-development agency,chamber of commerce

Business locations--Chamber of commerce oreconomic-development agency

Current practice locations--Vet Data Inc.or yellow pages

Potential spending per client--AVMA

Economicstatistics--Veterinary Economics, AVMA, orAAHA

Consultants and experts

Veterinary architects canrecommend alternative facilities

Commercial real estate agents canidentify potential sites and obtain a topographic landsurvey

Financial consultants can review your businessplan

Practice-management consultants can review area veterinaryservices and recommend business strategies

Veterinary researchconsultants can create demographic surveys

Attorneys can reviewleasing or purchase agreements and previous land ownershipdocuments

Builders can recommend facility plans orupgrades

May 1998Veterinary Economics

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