Streamline Your Veterinary Practice And Meet Your Revenue Goals Staying on the cutting edge of practice management requires that owners not only understand good medicine, but also the most effective new business practices and trends that can affect bottom-line profit in a time-efficient way. Membership in an SGA study group offers you an effective way to better your veterinary practice through the sharing, analysis, and discussion of key information, challenges, and opportunities. You will be able to collaborate with colleagues who are looking for ways to offer top-shelf medicine, and reap the financial rewards that can come from it. Why experiment with other business methods when you can gain knowledge and confidence by interacting with an experienced group of peers?
A Study Group Of Progressive Veterinarians On The Leading Edge Of Practice Management Join some of the most successful veterinary practices in the country and discover how to… Meet Your Reve
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DETAILS ABOUT MEMBERSHIP To become a member of an SGA study group, practice owners are invited who meet the following criteria: • Purchasing Services, Inc. Member in good standing with a commitment to supporting independent veterinary practices through group purchasing. • Progressive practice owners who are leaders in the veterinary community and are willing and able to share practice financial data on a confidential basis. • Committed to growing practice profitability through cost and time-efficient methods. • Financial and time commitment to attend and participate in biannual group meetings. • The SGA group will select an Executive Committee of four members who will provide leadership, direction, strategies and rules and regulations for the operation of the study group. • The SGA group requires you to utilize a veterinary-developed Chart of Accounts that will allow your practice along with other members of the study group to accumulate information based upon a common format.
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• Other operational trends of practice and industry will be occasionally surveyed by members. The results of these surveys will be added to the financial reporting and provide invaluable insight into the leading edge of practice management.
Maximize Your Revenue! Become A Member Of An SGA Study Group Today. SGA believes that the benefits of membership in a study group are an invaluable aid for managing a successful veterinary practice. We invite you to become a member today.
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• Compare your practice’s performance against peer and national benchmarks • Increase revenue by identifying and implementing efficiencies • Capitalize on economic changes and new industry trends • Control overall expenses • Meet and network regularly throughout the year with like-minded colleagues
Get Answers To Critically Important Questions Like These About The Efficiency And Profitability Of Your Veterinary Practice: • How does your average invoice compare to other successful practices? Learn which pr • What new pricing strategies consistently yield the most revenue? icing strategies yield the most • How much health insurance should you offer by employee class? revenue • When should you increase the number of FTE non-professional staff? • Where should you target your marketing efforts in uncertain economic times? These are but a few of the important questions you’ll get answers to when you accept an invitation to join a Strategic Growth Alliance, LLC (SGA) study group.
other operational data. This data is formatted by Gary Glassman, CPA and his accounting firm, Burzenski & Company, P.C., who specialize in veterinary financial management.
An SGA study group consists of 20 progressive Purchasing Services, Inc. (PSI) practice owners from different geographic locations. Each veterinary practice in an SGA study group is recognized for its excellence and consistently high standards.
The accounting firm will analyze and evaluate the data and report back twice each year to the study group in a professional meeting environment. SGA members have an opportunity to compare key practice information with colleagues, discuss challenges and opportunities, and brainstorm new solutions designed to increase efficiency and boost veterinary practice revenue.
The key to the success of an SGA study group is the confidential sharing of financial and