Business Briefing

Our current briefings are as follows:

Budget Highlights: We take a look at how the budget might affect you and your business.

Foreign Exchange: Transferring money abroad or back to the UK. Read our latest briefing on getting the best rates.

Soft Contact Lens Sales Penetration across Europe: After an extensive market survey accros 94% of statistics collected in Europe in 2009 by the Euromcontact Board some interesting variations can be shown region by region.

The Advantages of Using Automated Stock Control: Bob Hutchinson looks at the advantages of using stock modules in a briefing sponsored by OCUCO Practice Management Systems.

Practice Management Software: where will it take us?: A Business Briefing Note by Bob Hutchinson, Principal Eros Business Consulting

Paying too much VAT out of net profits?: The reason for this business brief is that many practitioners are still working to old agreed apportionment methods that are not only either no longer relevant or worst still are costing the practice too much tax which in a profitable practice means direct loss of net profit. Bob Hutchinson of Eros Business Consultants takes us through some case studies.

Understanding Business Finance is the Key: Opticians with a sound understanding of their finances are best placed to survive and grow, says Ian Sheppard, Senior Partner at lookahead Consulting...

VAT - Implications of the Rate Change

Enhanced Professional Fees - updated article from Richard Llewellyn and Janet Hatt

Improving your Business Strengths - Bob Hutchinson highlights some key areas for your to consider

Practice Management Software - Bob Hutchinson looks at what you should be getting out of your software

Payment Plans - consists of an article by Richard Llewellyn of Foresight Eyecare Programmes on Enhancing Clinical Fee Income and Martin Russ of TMR on Contact Lens Payment Plans

VAT - Bob Hutchinson answers a whole range of questions on VAT including onleasing or buying and the de minimus rule

Toxic Additives - Peter Merchant looks at potentially toxic additives that can be found in everyday products

This series of briefing notes are designed to make you consider how you could best help yourself and your business improve performance, raise staff morale and achieve measurable business profitability.

Read them through and see if they spark some ideas in your own mind. If they do, then the very fact that they have triggered some thought processes will act as a precursor to a better business. Successful businesses don’t run on luck or good location, although both help; they are the result of team work and a motivated workforce.

So tip number one therefore would be to use these briefing notes at your next/first? staff meeting.

If you have anything to contribute to our business briefings then please don't hesitate to email on info@primaryhealthnet.com