Workplace Pensions – Why You Should Start Today
11-03-2015Getting started at anything is critical, yet we all tend to plan, ponder, strategize and contemplate rather than take actual action. To be a good golfer you need to get out on the driving range or play on a course. Spending time in the local golf superstore getting kitted out with the latest clubs, a … Continue reading “Workplace Pensions – Why You Should Start Today”
Selling your business
26-02-2015Selling your business doesn’t start with approaching an agent with a view to finding a buyer, or it shouldn’t. You might be surprised by the lack of preparation many business owners undertake prior to deciding to sell. Being poorly prepared doesn’t mean you get to side-step the necessary work it just shifts when it gets … Continue reading “Selling your business”
It’s a great time to sell
17-02-2015When Mr Manji started to put in place plans for his exit strategy and the eventual sale of his dental practice in London, he approached Frank Taylor & Associates for advice and a valuation of the business. “From the very first time that I met Andy Acton in 2006, I felt very comfortable with his … Continue reading “It’s a great time to sell”
Preparing to sell
10-02-2015Success is Where Preparation & Opportunity Meet Preparation time is rarely time wasted. At a low level, I am sure we have all had situations where we have left the house ill-prepared to realise that a coat or gloves would have been a good idea through to a whole day spent on fine tuning a … Continue reading “Preparing to sell”
Do What is Right When Selling
22-01-2015Andy Acton, Director of Frank Taylor & Associates, sums up the importance of doing what is right when selling your dental practice. I am sure we’ve all had situations where we have known what the right thing to do is, but paused. Doing the right thing is sometimes a complex conundrum. Would you be brutally … Continue reading “Do What is Right When Selling”
Selling for free doesn’t make commercial sense!
22-01-2015It is well known that we all like something for free, in fact it recently ranked 2nd in a recent poll of our most favourite things! However, like most things in life there are always exceptions. We all know that tomatoes are a fruit but would you add them to a fruit salad? And remember … Continue reading “Selling for free doesn’t make commercial sense!”
What to expect in 2015
23-12-2014Lis Hughes, Managing Director of Frank Taylor & Associates, looks back at 2014 and reflects on trends in the market. We’ve seen a consistent sellers’ market all the way through 2014 and can see no reason why that’s going to change in 2015, however we don’t have a crystal ball! At the beginning of 2014 … Continue reading “What to expect in 2015”
How to Accurately Assess the Value of a Dental Practice
18-12-2014You can argue that valuing dental practices is art or science – the reality is it’s a bit of both. If you just follow science and base a goodwill valuation around financial measures (gross, profit, EBITDA etc.) alone without taking into account factors such as location and demand then you will come up with a … Continue reading “How to Accurately Assess the Value of a Dental Practice”
FT&A Finance opens new office
11-11-2014FT&A Finance, part of the Frank Taylor & Associates group of companies, experts in providing finance and funding solutions for healthcare professionals, is delighted to announce the opening of a new regional office in Manchester to ensure it can offer local, on the ground support to both existing and new clients in more northern parts … Continue reading “FT&A Finance opens new office”
Selling a dental practice for free is a bad idea!
05-11-2014We see more and more dentists understanding that selling a practice for no commission is dancing close to commercial suicide. There has been a long held view by many dentists that selling for free and getting their buyer to pay this fee was a good idea – surely this is money saved was the cry. … Continue reading “Selling a dental practice for free is a bad idea!”
