Selling a veterinary practice? Merging a veterinary practice? Wondering how? Written and edited by veterinary practice experts at Simmons who have gathered and documented many issues facing veterinarians today. What does the 2nd Edition include? * Special Section on the No-Lo Practice * Updated Statistics * Over 40 pages of new content * Updated and revised content throughout. For decades, veterinarians have been buying and selling practices without a comprehensive guide. Veterinarians have often relied on friends and outside professionals with critical choices in business. With this new book, veterinarians can rely on proven information and helpful tips when looking to sell to an associate, buy a new practice or simply retire. The book also goes in-depth on how to start up a practice, buy a pre-existing practice and an introduction to mergers and acquisitions.

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Dr. Byron Farquer has a portfolio of experience that includes hospital ownership, business and real-estate education, and academic honors. Dr. Farquer offers insightful advice to clients who are buying or selling practices. He has received training in accounting, business practices, appraisals, business assessment, and corporate management. Dr. Farquer holds veterinary licenses in California, Montana, Colorado, and Wyoming, as well as real-estate licensing. He is an Accredited Valuation Analyst (AVA), credentialed by the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts.

Dr. Doyle Watson earned his doctorate in veterinary medicine from the University of Georgia and established two small animal practices in Georgia. In 1985, he purchased half interest in Simmons & Associates and established and managed the East Coast office. Dr. Watson later fully acquired Simmons & Associates nationwide in 1990 and set up a regional network of 10 offices to serve veterinarians coast to coast. To share the latest clinical and management information with our profession, Dr. Watson founded Veterinary Forum, a national veterinary journal, which he sold in 1996. Dr. Watson is a licensed real-estate broker in seven Southeastern states and a licensed veterinarian in Georgia and Florida. In addition to veterinary association memberships, Dr. Watson belongs to the American Society of Appraisers and Institute of Business Appraisers. He lectures on veterinary practice sales and valuations nationwide. He is well respected among veterinary colleagues as an expert in appraisal and brokerage.

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