Knowledge Base

Buyer Resources

• Avoiding the Money Pit Practice

• Sign of Trouble to Look for When Buying a Practice

• Buying and Selling Basics

• Buying a Practice in Any Market

• Consult Before You Buy

• Don't Let School Debt Stop You

• Practice Ownership

• Get a Professional Appraisal

• Get a Professional to Help Negotiate

• Inside the Mind of a Seller

• Involving a 3rd Party in Your Purchase

• Negotiating a Fair Price

• Smart Purchasing

• Transitioning a Practice

• Methods for Assesing Value of a Practice

• What is Goodwill?

• Avoiding Purchasing Blunders

• You Can Afford the Practice of Your Dreams

• Preparing While In School

• What Will New Graduates Do?

Seller Resources

• Buying and Selling Basics

• Get a Professional Appraisal

• Use a Professional for Negotiations

• Negotiating a Fair Price

• Setting a Price for Your Practice

• Commonly Used Valuation Formulas

• What is Goodwill?

• Selling Savvy

Practice Management Resources

• Internal Analysis

• Buying Equipment

• Managing The Optical

• Customer Service Lessons

• Patients Needs

• Succeding in Your First Year of Practice

• Seek the Services of a CPA

• Adapting to Change in Optometry

• Choosing Frame Vendors

• What is Opportunity Cost?

• Malpractice Insurance

• Marketing Mistakes

• Office Layout

• Opening a Second Office

• Pricing Policies

• Private Practice Myths

• Projecting Future Needs of a Practice

• Vendors

• Vendor Evaluation Checklist

• Effective Websites