A hot topic for professional writers and presenters is the transition process and the advantages of adding a partner. While bringing in a partner is beneficial for some dentists, others find it is not for them. As you consider adding a partner, ask yourself the following questions: Is it a good idea financially and does… read more »
Archive for the ‘Partnerships’ Category
10 questions concerning partnerships.
Thursday, February 9th, 2006Associateships: enhancing success.
Sunday, May 1st, 2005As dental practice brokers, we hear all the sad stories about failed associateship arrangements. In almost all instances, the parties enter into an associateship with the best of intentions, but, somewhere along the way, problems develop and statistics show that about 70 percent of all dental associateships fail. Let’s take a look at a few… read more »
A successful alternative to partnerships.
Sunday, January 9th, 2005My last article discussed the pitfalls of partnerships and buy-ins, which include loss of control, loss of marketability, and loss of value. These are consequences of converting a real tangible practice into intangible undivided interests. This article describes an alternative to buy-ins, providing the benefits of buy-ins without the risks and losses which buy-ins incur…. read more »
Minority partnership pitfalls.
Thursday, January 1st, 2004Of all of the practice-transition strategies available to dentists today, one of the most popular is the buy-in. Buy-ins involve buying and selling interests in a dental practice. The interests may be any size — 10 percent, 49 percent, 50 percent, or more. Sometimes, it involves selling progressive interests, and, at other times, it involves… read more »
Partnerships and fractional sales.
Monday, June 9th, 2003The use of fractional practice sales/partnerships as a transition strategy for dentists who want to continue to practice in a partnership is growing in popularity. The definition of this type of transition strategy is “The sale of a portion of a dental practice to another dentist who will ultimately buy the remainder of the practice… read more »
