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05 November

Sponsored Content: Pacific Northwest Pet ER & Specialty Center is here!

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Sponsored Content Pacific Northwest Pet ER & Specialty Center is here! Pacific Northwest Pet ER & Specialty Center is Vancouver’s newest specialty and emergency animal hospital! Just 7 miles from Portland, Oregon, our 18,0000 square foot state-of-the-art facility is located at 815 SE 160th Avenue, Vancouver, WA. Dedicated to advanced treatments and quality animal health care, our team works every day to provide veterinary services with compassionate care you can trust. As of recently, Pacific Northwest Pet ER & Specialty Center launched Cardiology...

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16 July

Sponsored: A GIFT FOR YOU: Free Virtual DVM Dinner & $50 Grubhub Meal Credit

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We welcome all DVM practice owners & Associate DVM’s at independently owned practices to join our Virtual DVM Dinner + $50 GrubHub Meal Credit. Space limited to 50 DVM’s Join Jacqueline Myers DVM (Forever Pet Dental) for a discussion about choosing the right financial partner for your practice Jacqueline will discuss 1) finding the right financial partner, 2) how to select the right partner, and 3) why she chose to partner with Companion Pet Partners Register for the event via the link below...

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18 July

Choosing the right loan for your clinic

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They say that time heals all wounds, but in some cases too much time might cause more pain than we think. For veterinarians – no strangers to aiding in client pain management – the length of your clinic loan might harbor some hidden pain if the term is too long. Consider loan term. Until the late 1990’s, banks typically structured five year loans for most veterinary clinics. As banking relationships have evolved, that common loan duration has stretched first to seven...

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03 July

Mobile Practices, House Calls, Farm Calls, Business Errands—Off-site Work Presents Additional Safety and Liability Challenges

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Anytime you or an employee travels outside the clinic for work, there are additional safety and liability issues to consider. Whether you provide mobile or ambulatory services, farm or race track calls, or if you run a quick errand for the practice, there are four main areas to consider: auto liability, cargo theft and spoilage, insurance verification, and the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). This article provides information and action tips to help you address these four areas. Auto Liability According to the...

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10 April

ERISA and Fiduciary Fundamentals

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What is ERISA, and what is a fiduciary? ERISA stands for the Employee Retirement Income Security Act; it is a federal law that sets minimum standards for retirement plans in private industry to protect individuals in the plan. A fiduciary is any person involved with administering your practice’s retirement plan (or other benefit plans). Under ERISA law, any fiduciary can be held personally liable for the retirement plan. A court can order the fiduciary to personally restore losses or profits made...

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