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A great boss is hard to find, difficult to leave and impossible to forget
I'm launching a new training leadership course in 2018 (details below) and was delighted to come across this blog by the author Brigette Hyacinth. It captures how it feels to be around a...
Mobile site load speed over 3 seconds? Fix it before Google punishes you
About 70% of your web visitors find your dental business on their phones. For this reason alone it’s a good idea to get a slick responsive website set up if you haven’t already. But now...
The Irishman bringing consumer tech to US dentistry
Toothpic is a phone app that’s accelerating the retailisation of dentistry in the US. Users get a virtual dental check-up within 24 hours via its pool of 400 online dentists in the world’s...
My vendor became my mentor
We met Sarah Farrier when she was buying her first practice three years ago. Since then she’s been to Fine Company events like Meet The Disruptors and business has been good. We thought her...
3 years on, growing EBITDA is tougher than revenue
We met David Murnaghan, 34, when he was planning an audacious practice relocation, and three years on he’s smashed his targets and wants to establish Boyne Dental & Implant Clinic as a...
Will ‘£1bn freelancers tax raid’ hit dentists?
In the Budget the chancellor could reveal a £1bn raid on freelancers working in “disguised employment” in the private sector, according to the Sunday Times (October 29). Sounds like bad news...
GDPR: Less hassle for individuals, more compliance for you
If you’ve ever been driven half mad by incessant emails and phone calls from businesses you don’t know and don’t want to know, we have some good news and some bad news. Good: it’s going to...
Dentex, the corporate that makes you richer
Dentex arrived on the scene last year. It might just be the only corporate offering co-owned partnerships in the UK. That’s a big deal for anyone interested in creating wealth whilst...
Do you really want an NHS practice or are you just conforming?
NHS dentists’ taxable income has dropped by 35% in real terms since 2006, down £45k to just £69,200, according to NHS Digital, while compliance costs have risen by 1,086% in the same period....
8 golden rules that make private practice growth inevitable
I’m often asked to describe the stand out characteristics of a typical highly successful private dental practice — what’s needed before growth is guaranteed? — and in response I always trot...