“Welcome to BranchOut… the first career-networking tool that allows you to search… browse… and utilize your FACEBOOK friends’ career information as a valuable resource.” This is the message you receive when you load the application on Facebook called Branch Out. There have been some complaints about its spamming nature and I asked my social media
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Here’s how you know. Yes or no: we have a full range of social media marketing activities Facebook Twitter You Tube Foursquare Linkedin Blog Ezine we use a range of videos practice tour interview with the principal interviews with team members testimonials from patients we use special offer micro-sites we capture data from ALL visitors
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The following question from a dental principal. “The government has, in their wisdom, announced a Bank Holiday on the date of the Royal Wedding, 29 April 2011. Not being a royalist I find this irrelevant at best, however, who pays the staff for this extra Bank Holiday? I am told that employers do not have
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Assuming a 10% FTA rate. hygienist doing S&P – £450-500 per day hygienist doing S&P and regular whitening – £700 per day therapist doing S&P, regular whitening and simple fillings – £900 per day and at £30-35 per hour for the delivery, you need to be charging the work out at £100-110 an hour. Therapists
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• the micro-managing principal • the 50% associate • hygienists with no therapy qualification • full capitation • miserable team members • rude patients • old-fashioned practice managers • the family dental practice • the UDA • supervised neglect • dilapidated premises • referrals from GDPs to specialist referral centres Can you think of any
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A number of friends who are members of GDP-UK have been sending me copies of a developing thread on the subject of how to hire a business coach and who to hire. The “who” conversation is none of my business – there are excellent coaches, consultants and trainers out there – Sheila Scott, Kevin Rose,
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Access to a book-keeper unless I have a team member who does that or a local freelancer Monthly P&L prepared within 10 days of the month end Quarterly meeting to discuss overall financial strategy & tactics Lots of ideas Plenty of notice on forthcoming tax liabilities A nag if I’m not doing things well A
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You may recall my recent comments that I had cancelled my Red Cross subscription after the ridiculous action taken against a Glasgow panto. Here is their reply – do you sense any real remorse? I wonder if my depiction of the emblem above will result in another lawyer writing ME a letter? Dear Mr Barrow,
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I’m telling you because I’m wondering of you are feeling this way too? Here’s how I’m feeling this week: I’m pretty stressed at the moment. Short-term stressed. Because I just have “too much to do”. Long-term I’m not stressed at all. Because I have a three-year vision and a 12-month plan. I have some amazing projects
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It interests me that I’ve seen more cash flow forecasts from clients in the last 5 days then probably in the last three months. The message is clearly hitting home that NOW is the time to be carefully planning your finances over the months ahead. The accountancy people call it a “sensitivity analysis”:                 •            
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