Posts by Author: Melani Seymour

Key takeaways Retirement money starts below the sale price, so work from cash available after debt, transaction deductions, estimated taxes, and anything delayed, contingent, or illiquid. A retirement number is personal, because spending, other income, investment risk, inflation, longevity, and healthcare change the answer. Transferability supports value, because associates, leadership, systems, and client relationships that…

Key takeaways Make the real job easy to inspect: show the schedule, introduce the support team, explain decision paths, and let another doctor describe how the practice actually runs. Compensation must be competitive and affordable: dated salary figures provide context, not a national floor or a prescribed offer for one companion-animal practice. Schedule integrity beats…

Key takeaways Buyer-list quality over quantity; careful qualification matters more than the size of a contact list. Indications versus offers; price range, assumptions, structure, and conditions must become clear before proposals are comparable. Price and terms together; cash, retained equity, contingent payments, employment obligations, and tax allocation can change what a headline means. Current activity…

Key takeaways Vets Pets still addresses practice sellers. Its current page covers acquisitions, partial partnerships, and transitions for owners who do not want to keep working. The model is regional. Vets Pets says it is open throughout North Carolina and surrounding areas, not across an unlimited national footprint. Growth comes through different paths. Acquisitions, associate…