Seattle Calendar

2009 Seattle Meetings

Tuesday September 29th @ 7pm is our first meeting.
Topic: "How to Increase Revenues Without Increasing Fees" Led by Jan Miller from Veterinary Best Practice.

Tuesday November 10th: 7-9pm
Location 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

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

May 21-23rd - First Annual Practice Share Seattle Retreat - see more details on the "Meetings" page