Are You Overpaying for Your Clinic’s Operating Costs?
Part 2 Visibility and Audit Rights Before you sign your veterinary office lease, it’s important to ensure that you have the “right to review and/or audit statements and invoices for [...]
Are You Overpaying for Your Clinic’s Operating Costs?
Part 1 It’s important to understand whether you as the tenant, or your landlord, is responsible for paying for various veterinary clinic operating costs when it comes to the maintenance of the [...]
Personal Guaranty in Your Veterinary Office Lease
There’s an old business adage that states one should always keep business and personal matters separate. Let's not make it personal. While the intent of this saying is certainly [...]
The Demolition Clause in Your Veterinary Office Lease
Picture this - after a few years in your new veterinary clinic/hospital location, you have developed a solid culture with staff and patients that you truly enjoy. Your loans [...]
Case Study: Dr. Gordon S. – Veterinary Clinic Transition-Planning
Dr. Gordon S. is a late-career veterinarian running a successful animal hospital in Woodstock, GA. The Problem As a busy veterinarian, Dr. S. had not been keeping track of critical [...]
Options to Renew or Extend in the Veterinary Office Lease
When reviewing your lease agreement, there are many different clauses to evaluate. Two of the most important are the “Option to Renew” or “Extend” clauses. Looking at Your Options Options [...]
The Pros and Cons of Buying vs. Leasing Veterinary Office Space
When establishing a veterinary clinic, one of the many decisions you may face is whether to buy or lease your veterinary office space. There are advantages and disadvantages to [...]
Tips to Lower Veterinary Clinic Occupancy Costs
It’s becoming increasingly challenging to keep costs low when managing a veterinary clinic; controlling expenses should be a high priority. Reducing overhead by improving efficiency, maximizing revenue, and cutting [...]
Your Veterinary Practice Expansion Guide to Growth
Is your production potential limited by the size of your current veterinary office? It sounds like you may be ready to expand your clinic and grow your business. Expanding a [...]