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Becoming an Owner: Addressing the Common Concerns about Veterinary Practice Acquisitions

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For many young, driven veterinarians, owning a veterinary practice is a future goal for their professional career. While creating your own startup is often appealing, there is another—perhaps even safer—route...

4 Ways to Sell Your Practice

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Doyle Watson, DVM and Carly Watson Tobler Selling a practice in today’s climate is not what it was just five years ago. Not only is there a lot of noise...

Veterinary Practice Loans vs. Veterinary Student Debt

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Original content by David King, DVM, CVA, revised by David McCormick, MS, CVA 5/2024 We often hear that rising educational debt means that recent graduates cannot buy a veterinary practice....

How can the “perfect” veterinary practice have little to no value?

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A practice is grossing say $1.5M, offers quality service and medicine, high single-digit growth, primo demographics, and all the bells and whistles—the perfect veterinary practice, except for one key ingredient—profitability!...

Unraveling the Mystery of Practice Appraisals

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This article was co-authored by David King, DVM, CVA and Kate Owens, DVM, MBA, CVA. You might be surprised to learn this truth, but practice value is NOT a function...

5 Steps to Getting Off the Fence and Into Practice Ownership

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There is a trope in comedic television shows and films fondly called “the lookie-loo.” The lookie-loo is the man who goes to the car dealership every weekend to look at...

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