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Whether you’re a current hospital owner or an aspiring practice owner, this workshop will equip you with the tools to achieve your vision of a thriving practice.
Join First Financial Bank and Blue Heron Consulting's veterinarians, practice owners, and industry experts for a 2-day comprehensive workshop covering everything you need to know about developing, owning, and sustaining a successful veterinary practice.
Register for this workshop now to take your practice to perfection.
Agenda
Day One
1:00 PM: Workshop Welcome & Introductions
1:15 PM: Aspiring Owners- Charting Your Course on the Path to Successful Practice Ownership
- Start with “WHY”
- Evaluate options for ownership
- Business models and implications
- Turn your dreams in a reality- Build your business plan
- Financing your dream
Current Owners- Transition Planning – The Journey Begins Today
- Planning an exit
- How decisions along the way impact exit and value
- Evaluate transition options
3:15 PM: Break
3:30 PM: Practice Financial Analysis: Driving Revenue and Expenses
- Financial statements- understand the story of numbers
- Key performance indicators- evaluate performance for success
4:30 PM: P&L Workshop
5:30 PM: Cocktail Hour
Day Two
8:00 AM: Welcome and Recap
8:15 AM: Valuations 101 + Case Study
9:00 AM: Break
9:15 AM: Human Resources and Cultural Influence: The Art of Investing in People (Part 1)
- A dream team culture produces a self-sustaining hospital
- The leader, then the vision
- Getting the “right people on the bus” and all things hiring
- Getting the “right people in the right seats” by inspiring others to grow and adapt
10:45 AM: Break
11:00 AM: You Can’t Spell Veterinary without ‘EI’: The Ultimate Acronym of the Veterinary Medicine
- Self-management and self-awareness
- BosiDNA/StrengthsFinders
- Empathy
12:00 PM: Lunch
1:30 PM: Human Resources and Cultural Influences: The Art of Investing in People (Part 2)
- The building and using of accountability
- Communication in the clinic- the foundation of effective teamwork
- Effective time management and staff leverage
2:30 PM: Break
2:45 PM: Marketing: Looking at Relationships & Anticipating Needs
- Client Recruitment
- Industry outlooks and trends
- Market analysis
- Developing a marketing plan
- Defining your ideal client
- 4 P’s of marketing and ROI
- Social Media Savvy
- Client Retention
- Why they leave (hint: it’s not about the medicine)
- Why they stay- build an unforgettable client experience
4:30 PM: Finale Remarks, Resources, and Questions