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Times are changing, today’s optometrist needs to be aware of how a new market force may impact the transition of their office. In some ways, the marketplace for transitioning an optometric practice has never been better. Over the last several years, the value for...

Times are changing, today’s optometrist needs to be aware of how a new market force may impact the transition of their office. In some ways, the marketplace for transitioning an optometric practice has never been better. Over the last several years, the value for...

Is 2019 the Year You Actually MANAGE Your Profit? Perhaps you’ve heard the news that Williams Group FastTrack clients have seen steady revenue growth in 2018 thanks to the program, but what really has me excited as we roll into the new year is the profit growth!...

Apple Eyecare PC was struggling with net profit and felt some of the growth could be improved if they got help with some job positions where they felt bottlenecked. Their management team included the owners and the office manager who envisioned changes in job...

Most doctors go through a long process of deciding what to look for when buying a practice. Unfortunately, during their four years of professional education, there isn’t much covered on the business aspects of purchasing a practice or the realities of ownership. The...

John P. Brandt Jr., O.D. and his wife Karen, Practice Administrator, of Brandt Eyecare were embarking on an emotional journey to continue their 68-year-old practice in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. John’s father, had opened the practice in this rural area when he first...

A couple of years ago a good friend introduced me to Professor Jordan Peterson. Peterson was well renowned for his insight into human psychology. He distills down a life improvement truth into a simple statement that everyone has heard from a parent, or has said as a...

Every small business owner knows that at some point they will want to divest their business interests and enjoy the fruits of their labor. Determining when to start the process of transitioning your practice is key.  If you are considering a fractional buy-in with a...

I call it The Tale of Two Practices. One practice is experiencing a decline in patients, while another a few blocks away doesn’t have an empty slot for months. One practice is turning one third of its staff over every year, while another keeps its staff for decades. One practice has a toxic work culture, and another has a staff on fire.

It happens to everyone—you work hard running your practice, seeing patients, delegating to staff, and managing the additional responsibilities that come with being a business owner. Inevitably, at some point you will begin to feel burnt out from the day-to-day chaos.