10 Ways to Stay Inspired as an Entrepreneur
Many entrepreneurs suffer from creative blocks due to being so wrapped up in tasks. To a large extent, we all have to let the processes of creativity and inspiration come to us from the outside because it is not always an internal process we can count on. Inspiration waxes and wanes along any person’s journey to success. Yet, there are many ways to stay inspired through outside sources to keep our engines of motivation and excitement roaring.
Should You Lease or Buy a Space For Your Start-Up Dental Practice
One of the most common questions among dentists who want to start their own practice is whether to buy or lease a commercial property. Through in-depth analysis, it was concluded that buying commercial property is the better option if you plan on staying in the same location for 7 or more years.
Steps To Opening Your New Dental Practice
There are many factors involved in opening your own dental office which can be both confusing and overwhelming. Knowing the correct steps to take can help you save a lot of time and money and keep you on track to starting your dream dental practice.
Structuring Office Hours Around The Holidays
Every year in our offices there seems to be this age old debate on holiday hours. Practice owners can get tunnel vision where we end up focusing on dollars and cents and “bottom lines.” We get a little hung up on how much we think we will be “losing” if we close the office on certain days. While office closure can affect our bottom line, with proper planning we can figure out ways to work around that issue and make it so the bottom line isn’t affected at all.
The Right Time For Your Child To See An Orthodontist
Most people think that the best time to have their child see an Orthodontist is during the pre-teen and teenage years. However, there are good reasons to have your child get an orthodontic evaluation a lot sooner.
5 Boss Behaviors To Grow Into
A truly great boss is hard to find, difficulty to leave, and impossible to forget. You’ve heard it before - people don’t leave jobs or their companies, they leave their bosses. This holds true as I think about the bosses I’ve had and as I reflect on the type of boss that I aspire to be.
Benefits of Social Media to Your Dental Practice
For many years, dentists relied almost exclusively on reputation, word of mouth, expensive advertising and flyer marketing to help build their practices. But, it’s a different time now and more likely than not, our patients/audience are on one or more social media platforms. Whether it’s Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat,etc being active on social media will give us the ability to drive traffic, reach new patients and build lasting relationships that will only benefit our practices.
How to Negotiate Your Contract, Like a Boss
Many professionals find the idea of engaging in contract negotiation intimidating. For this reason, many skip it all together and accept what they're offered, or they negotiate very minimally.
At this point, I have negotiated a few contracts to lend some insight on how to negotiate your contract to get what you want, what is fair and what you deserve.
What to Do with a Signing Bonus
You've worked your butt off, passed all your board and licensing exams, graduated and landed your dream job. What could be better than landing your dream job and receiving a signing bonus also? According to a 2016 research publication by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, 52% of employers plan to offer signing bonuses to new graduates.
Social Media Blunders that Will Hurt a Young Doc's Career
Social media has become part of the every day life for most people. Whether it's Facebook, Instagram, twitter, LinkedIn or snapchat, it's where we communicate with friends, family, our potential patients/clients/customers and so we end up sharing a lot on these platforms. It's also where job recruiters, employers and, yes patients/clients/customers go to find you for whatever their reason. So, when does sharing become too much?
The Benefits of Great Dental Photography
Photography is an invaluable, integral and necessary part of dentistry, especially Orthodontics. With the advent and widespread use of digital technology in our practices, imaging has become essential, much easier to incorporate and much more readily accessible.
Tech Talk: Practice Advancement
We are most certainly in the technological age and it seems to be moving at lightning speed. How do we keep up?! The dilemma a lot of us face in our practices is deciding on which technology is worth investing in or which would yield the best return on investment (ROI).
Apple Watch Integration In Your Practice
The Apple Watch has become very popular and surprisingly quite useful among healthcare providers, particularly dental offices. The apple watch and other smart watches offer doctors increased efficiency, an opportunity to potentially increase production, ergonomic benefits, and more.