Past Meetings - Portland and Seattle
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February 15, 2011
Tuesday
7-9 pm
Directions: http://bit.ly/gZaeOn
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Performance Reviews—Roundtable
- What’s the Point?
- Bring copies of what you use
- Compare what works and doesn’t
- What’s the follow up after the review?
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Multnomah Arts Center
7688 Southwest Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219
(503) 823-2787
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March 23, 2011
Wednesday
7-9pm
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Websites, Public Relations and Advertising
Speaker: Cherie Collins from Homespun Websites
- Google ads and search engine optimization
- What’s the Best Bang for the Buck
- Using the Yellow Pages and their online options
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Location: Dove Lewis
1945 NW Pettygrove
Portland OR 97209
503-228-7281 |
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April 20, 2011
Wednesday
7-9pm
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Employee Contracts and Non-Competes
Karl Salseider, DVM, JD.
What you need to know to cover yourself
- Perspectives for Owners and Associates
- What’s enforceable and what’s not
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Location: Dove Lewis
1945 Northwest Pettygrove
Portland, OR 97209
(503) 228-7281
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May 13-15, 2011 Seattle Area Retreat Priority to Washington Folks for First Month of Registration. Then opens to OR.
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May 23, 2011
Monday
7-9pm
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The New Health Care Law—Impacts on Small Business. Speaker—Melissa Kemp from Hays Insurance
- What to look for in offering health insurance as a benefit
- How to help control your costs
- New rules for small employers
- Compliance for insurance and taxes
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Whole Foods
Upstairs Meeting Space
3535 NE 15th Ave
Portland OR 97212
503-288-3414
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June 28, 2011
Tuesday
7-9pm
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Marketing Your Practice- What We have learned from over 400 Practices
Speaker - Jimmy Mahan from Live Oak Bank
- Perspectives from a lender on what works, and doesn’t work, from practices we have financed
- online presence and web marketing
- the client experience – at your clinic and once they leave
- our typical borrower and loan structure options
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Location: Dove Lewis
1945 Northwest Pettygrove
Portland, OR 97209
(503) 228-7281
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Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 2011 Portland Area Retreat Priority to Oregon Folks for First Month of Registration. Then opens to WA.
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October 20, 2011
Thursday
7-9pm
Directions: http://bit.ly/gZaeOn
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7 Ways To Grow Your Business - Presented by Jan Miller
Will include short presentation from Ruth Ann Halford, one of our sponsors with Fortune Bank
We will be in Room #34.
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Multnomah Arts Center
In Room #34
7688 Southwest Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR 97219
(503) 823-2787
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December 13th
Tuesday
7-9pm
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Holiday Party
Heavy appetizers and drinks to be provided.
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Location:
Macadam Bar and Grill
5833 SW Macadam Ave. Portland OR
503- 246-6227
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All Portland meetings are at the Dove Lewis Emergency Hospital from 7-9pm UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. Please RSVP to Mackenzie (206-719-6923) prior to a meeting to make sure we have enough food and wine. When you come in the main entrance there's a door/stairway on the left that takes you up to the meeting room. We will have signs. Dove requests that you don't park in the parking lot and please find street parking.
Dove Lewis Northwest Hospital
1945 NW Pettygrove
Portland, Oregon 97209
Phone: (503) 228-7281
Fax: (503) 228-0464
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Final 2010 Portland Meeting
Monday: December 6th, 2010 from 7-9pm
We have some exiting things to share with you at this meeting including - our entire 2011 schedule for all Retreats and meetings), announcements about our 2011 membership drive, prize giveaways, and more!
Please save the date and info below:
Location: Dove Lewis Community Room
Topic (Roudtable) - Compensation Methods and How they Impact your Bottom Line
- Merit Based vs. Across the Board Increase
- Using Production and What to Include
- A Question of Bonuses
- Hourly vs. Salary
Please come prepared with your most sticky compensation questions. How do you run production numbers in your hospital? What do you include and what don't you? Associates - what compensation structure have you found most fair? For staff - what have you found works and doesn't with annual increases or bonuses?
We're hoping to have an interactive and engaging conversation with everyone about this topic that matters to all of us - getting paid!
Contact Mackenzie to RSVP at 206-719-6923 or mackenzie@mypracticeshare.com
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DATE CHANGE!! MONDAY NOVEMBER 16TH : 7-9pm
- Understand, embrace and leverage your leadership style
- Capitalize on the power of questions to coach and influence others
- Engage others in crucial conversations that resolve issues and forward relationships
Please RSVP to Mackenzie at 206-719-6923.
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Wednesday October 28th: 7-9pm
- Find and express your "authentic voice" as a woman and a leader for increased success
- Speak with more power and confidence in client and associate situations
- Increase your ability to positively influence others when communicating
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Monday Sept. 28th: 7-9pm
"iGen, Dealing with the Millennial Generation in the Veterinary Workplace"
Led by Tom Schwarzer, professional services veterinarian for Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.
This topic will discuss the age/generational issues found in the modern veterinary practice as it relates to work habits, communication styles and expectations.
Please join Practice Share on October 28th and November 16th for a two part series "Leading Yourself ; Leading Your Practice" with Karrine Granato and Karen Howells from The Howells Group, Inc. Karrine and Karen will faciliate highly interactive sessions focused on the following:
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Wednesday June 23rd: 7-9pm
Title: Confront Conflict Constructively "Harnessing the power of conflict to build relationships"
Our Speaker Chelsea Martin from 4C Professional Communication will be teaching about:
- The role of perception in conflict
- 5 main conflict styles
- 7 principles of constructive communication
To Learn more about Chelsea you can visit:www.4cprofessionalcommunication.com
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Monday March 8th, 2010: 7-9PM - MEETING LOCATION CHANGE -
MEET AT NORWEST CONTRACTORS DESIGN LAB - See www.http://www.norwestgc.com/index.html for more information.
Norwest Design Lab
4820 SW Scholls Ferry Rd. Portland OR 97225
503-291-6986
"Understanding the Real Cost of Your Construction Project"
- Viewpoints from the general contractor, architect and interior designer.
1. Information a Customer can use.
2. Understanding the three essential cost categories and hidden soft costs.
3. Making the most of discretionary dollars.
4. When "No" is the best answer.
We will be joined by Jim Lampus and Mark Enger from Norwest Contractors and Liz Kale and Colleen Murphy from The Mhyre Group. This will be a fun and interactive evening at Norwest's design lab. They have a whole space devoted to interacting with a new project, looking at lights and flooring, doors and carpet etc. Norwest has helped design a few of Practice Share women's clinics and we look forward to hearing their expertise. WHETHER YOU'RE STARTING A PROJECT, CONSIDERING A PROJECT, OR JUST WANT TO LEARN MORE, TONIGHT IS FOR YOU.
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Wednesday January 20th: 7-9pm
Topic -Organization and Time Management
Speaker -Krista Colvin with Organize In Style - http://organizeinstyle.typepad.com/kristacolvin/
"The Integrated Woman" Function Meets Fabulous-
Discover how organization really is the key to managing your life. Learn how to lose the guilt and unnecessary baggage in order to pave the way for a more dynamic, more successful you
Please RSVP to Mackenzie at 206-719-6923.
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Past Meeting Topics
February 25th: Roundtable Discussion "Keeping your Head Above Water in an Economic Down Turn"
March 24th: HR management issues. Led by Jim Kreiss of Kreiss Management Consulting.
April 25th: Non-Practice Share event: Day with the Experts. A day devoted to providing both men and women important business, financial, lending, building and tax resources.
April 27th:
"Ins and Outs of contracts for Lease, Employees and Buy/Sell Purposes" Speaker: Greg Englund, Attorney at Law. A general overview of key points for various types of contracts
May 1-3: Practice Share Portland/Eugene Annual Retreat to the Coast. May 28th: "Leading through Change". Speaker Jillian Taylor from the Illuminary Group
This will be a great follow up topic after the Retreat the first weekend of May. See www.illuminarygroup.com for more about our speaker. Thursday, April 16th: Sheri Schlorman's clinic in Creswell. Topic to be "Preparing for a premature death or disability: Is your clinic ready?" |
Past 2010 Seattle Meetings
Final Meeting of 2010 - December 7th
We have some exiting things to share with you at this meeting including - our entire 2011 schedule for all Retreats and meetings), announcements about our 2011 membership drive, prize giveaways, and more! Please forward this invitation to anyone who's not currently on our distribution list and might be interested. This will be a great meeting for them to be introduced to the group and learn more about what 2011 will have in store.
Please save the date and info below:
Tuesday: December 7th from 7-9pm
We thought with the holidays coming up, it might be fun to go out for the evening! We'll be providing food and drink for the evening.
Location: The Makah room at Ivar's Salmon House on N. Lake Union in Seattle. We're going to have a heck of a view!
401 NE Northlake Way
Seattle, WA 98105
(206) 632-0767
Topic
John Campbell From Wells Fargo Practice Finance (formerly Matsco)
Lending in Today’s Market
- For Associates Looking to Start, or Purchase
- For Existing Owners Looking to Expand, Remodel, Equip, or Refinance
What you Need to Know!
This will be a great chance to talk with an expert in the field about all the issues surrounding financing in today's market. From refinancing current practice debt at a lower interest rate, to associates looking to buy, this will be an informal opportunity to ask questions and get answers. John is an engaging speaker in his field and will not be boring us with Power Point. We hope you'll join us for this important topic!
Please RSVP to Mackenzie via email or 206-719-6923.
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Tuesday November 10th: 7-9pmLocation TBD
"What's Your Impact?" -- Speakers Meara Clark and Anya Jepsen from Jepsen TCC
Effective communication is the foundation of a productive work environment and a thriving business. You will learn four universal principals of communication and uncover what holds you back as a communicator and improve your skills by the end of the evening.
Visit http://www.jepsentcc.com/ to learn more about our speakers.
Please RSVP to Mackenzie at 206-719-6923
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Tuesday September 29th @ 7pm is our first meeting.
Topic: "How to Increase Revenues Without Increasing Fees" Led by Jan Miller from Veterinary Best Practice. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
May 21-23rd - First Annual Practice Share Seattle Retreat - see more details on the "Meetings" page
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First meeting of 2010! -- Tuesday January 12th from 7-9pm
Our January meeting will be held at Judy Hung's facility, Eastside Veterinary Clinic. You can find directions and contact information at
http://eastsidevetassociates.com/
Please RSVP to Mackenzie by replying to this email or calling 206-719-6923.
Date - Tuesday January 12th
Time - 7-9pm
Topic - "Personnel Issues - The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly"
This will be a roundtable discussion regarding everyone's favorite challenge
- dealing with staff.
Please come prepared with two things:
1) What is a current challenge or problem you're facing with your staff?
2) A favorite creative solution you've used to solve a staffing/personnel issue. This could be anything from dress code issues, facebook/twitter use at work policies, or incentive programs for staff.
Jan and I will be moderating the conversation. We've found that roundtable conversations can sometimes be more valuable than having a speaker present because you all control the conversation. These discussions work best when everyone comes prepared with things to share.
Our March meeting topic will be "Reading your Financial Reports" led by Jan Miller.
Date: Thursday March 25th @ 7-9pm
Meeting location will be held at Judy Hung's facility, Eastside Veterinary Clinic. You can find directions and contact information at http://eastsidevetassociates.com/So you will all get the most out of the meeting, please bring with you the following financial reports from any month you choose (however, please make sure you bring them all from the same month). YOU WILL NOT BE SHARING YOUR FINANCIAL INFORMATION WITH ANYONE IN THE GROUP, IT IS FOR YOUR OWN KNOWLEDGE AND REVIEW ONLY. If you're an associate without your own financial reports, you're welcome to gather that information from your practice owner if they will share it. Or we'll have examples to go around.
Income statement
Balance sheet
Statement of cash flows (don't forget this one, it is essential!)
Just in case you have never generated these reports yourself, here's what you need to do if you are using Quickbooks:
1. Open Quickbooks
2. Go to the Reports tab or the Reports Center icon on the home page
3. Select Company Financial Reports
4. One at a time, select each of the reports mentioned above and enter the beginning and ending date for each report (remember to use the same date for all 3 reports)
5. Print
The question you will be able to answer by the end of this group meeting is a question I hear all of the time from practice owners I work with:
"Why does my income statement say I'm making a profit, but I don't have any money in the bank?"
Please feel free to call Jan if you have questions about how to get these reports (503-648-7777).
Please RSVP to Mackenzie by replying to this email or calling 206-719-6923.
Thanks! ~ Mackenzie and Jan, Practice Share LLC
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Past Schedule - 2011 Seattle
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2011 Seattle Calendar
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April 11. 2011
Monday
Time: 7-9pm
We will have a brief presentation
from one of our sponsors before
we start our roundtable discussion
for the evening.
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Location: University
Heights Center
5031 University Way NE Seattle, WA
503-527-4278
In Seattle’s University District
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Performance Reviews—Roundtable
In Seattle
- What’s the Point?
- Bring copies of what you use
- Compare what works and doesn’t
- What’s the follow up after the review?
Will include short presentation from one of our sponsors - Fortune Bank
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May 13-15 Seattle Area Retreat SEE THE 'MEETINGS' TAB UNDER 'SEATTLE PRACTICE SHARE 2011 RETREAT" FOR
MORE DETAILS
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June 8, 2011
Wednesday
Time: 7-9pm
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Location: South Seattle
Clarion Hotel
Seattle International Airport
3000 S. 176th St.
Seattle WA 98188
Rainier Room, Level 1
206-676-3742
We will have nice catered Hors D'oeuvres and drinks available.
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Employee Contracts and Non-Competes
Karl Salseider, DVM, JD
- What you need to know to cover yourself
- Perspectives for Owners and Associates
- What’s enforceable and what’s not
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Sept. 30-Oct. 2 Portland Area Retreat Priority to Oregon Folks for First Month of Registration. Then opens to WA.
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October 25, 2011
Tuesday
Time: 7-9pm
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Location: Eastside
Veterinary Associates
8934 122nd Avenue NE Kirkland WA
(425) 882-7788
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The New Health Care Law—Impacts on Small Business. Speaker—Darren
Bruton from Hays Insurance
- New rules for small employers
- Compliance for insurance and taxes
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December 5th
Monday
Time: 7-9pm
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Location: Ivar's Salmon House
401 NE Nortllake Way
Seattle, WA
206-632-0767.
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Holiday Party
Heavy appaetizers and drinks will be provided.
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