Posts Tagged ‘buy-in’

The associate buy-in

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

In this day and age of deferred retirements,more practice owners are making the decision to havean associate join their practice.  Hiring an associatemay allow the senior dentist to take more time off and stillmaintain some income. Before such an endeavor is undertaken, it should be realized that an associate buy-in is muchmore complex than the… read more »

A successful alternative to partnerships.

Sunday, January 9th, 2005

My 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 »