by Chad Fleming | Jul 9, 2014 | Buy/Sell, Finding the Right Practice
Are you thinking about selling your practice? If you are an optometrist who owns a practice then you should be. You may not be planning to retire for 15 years, but you should still entertain the thought of selling, as many decisions you make now will impact your...
by Chad Fleming | Jun 18, 2014 | Finding the Right Practice
“The Gap,” Transitioning from Graduate to Doctor Guest Post – Drew Heide, OD The day the Doctor of Optometry class of 2014 looked forward to for the last eight years–graduation–has come and gone. Now what? Before graduates can even start on their...
by Chad Fleming | Apr 30, 2014 | Finding the Right Practice
Our practice will be adding an associate doctor of optometry this August. Finding the perfect fit for our office has taken nearly two years. Although the number of available new ODs has grown over the past five years, finding the right fit for your office still may...
by Chad Fleming | Mar 12, 2014 | Finding the Right Practice
Wine loosens lips. At dinner parties or family gatherings wine can cause people to relax and increase their enjoyment of the evening. That is, until your brother-in-law has a glass too many and tells everyone about his recent gambling adventure when he lost $1,000 at...
by Chad Fleming | Feb 19, 2014 | Finding the Right Practice, Uncategorized
On the record and off the record colleagues often ask my opinion about the growing number of women in optometry. Interestingly, many of those asking are male baby boomers who have been accustomed to a male-dominated profession for most of their careers. Below you will...
by Chad Fleming | Feb 5, 2014 | Finding the Right Practice
Many people do not advance in their careers because they are unable to execute ideas. For example, many optometrists talk about buying a practice, but after 10-15 years of working for someone else they are still only talking about it, and no closer to buying than when...