Patterson Veterinary Guiding Practice Success
Helping you on the Journey to a new Veterinary Clinic
If your goal is to hike to the top of a mountain, you wouldn’t want to do it without planning ahead. Training for the hike, mapping your course and packing the right equipment would all be part of the process. Reaching the summit would provide an opportunity to take in a breath of fresh air, enjoy the view and feel pride in your accomplishment. Similarly, if you want to reach the goal of opening your own veterinary clinic, the planning process is essential. The right planning can help you avoid pitfalls, make the process go as smoothly as possible, and ensure that the fi nal outcome makes you feel like you’re standing on top of the world. That’s where Guiding Practice Success (GPS) comes in.
GPS is an exclusive three-day event held for veterinarians who want to learn how to remodel or build their own veterinary hospitals. Southern California Branch
Manager Cara Cherry said that GPS is valuable because veterinarians have medical talent, but don’t always have the business experience to start a project like this on their own. “With GPS, there’s a step-by-step process and there are experts to help you through each step of that process,” she explained.
Many veterinarians are working as associates while planning their new business, and GPS provides a safe and confi dential place to obtain the information you need. It’s also a wonderful opportunity to meet other veterinarians who may share similar goals, questions and concerns. Connecting with other individuals who are on a similar path can be both invigorating and inspiring.
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the event, providing in-depth information on topics including project planning, fi nance, design, how to choose a general contractor, marketing, inventory planning and imaging. Shelley Johnson is a training development specialist who has been involved with the GPS program for the past three years. “One of the biggest challenges to opening a veterinary clinic is to switch from working in a practice to treating the practice as a business,” she said. “It can be overwhelming to open the doors of a new veterinary clinic and adjust from being a veterinarian to being a business owner. GPS can set the stage so that you’re prepared with a solid business plan ahead of time.”
48 pattersontoday | Spring 2016
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