Falling behind due to circumstances outside your control?
It seems there’s a division of wealth according to circumstances, certainly by geography, but also I think it’s fair to say more generally, as a function of the randomness of life. …
Risk comes from not knowing what you are doing
As the American business magnate Warren Buffett once said, risk comes from not knowing what you are doing. …
How much property is too much?
Since Phil and Kirsty appeared on our screens 15 years ago it’s become even more culturally mainstream to want to put spare cash into bricks and mortar, above all else. …
How does your practice growth compare to your peers?
Among our clients in private practice the average revenue growth last year was 13%. …
How to lose serious money with poor decisions
On more than one occasion I have seen business owners do another version of this. …
How will driverless cars affect your goodwill value?
Elon Musk says we’ll be sleeping in driverless cars in two years. I’m looking forward to working in the car when I am on the road, as long as I have better wi-fi than First Great Western. …
Create more value in less time for the good life
Quite unusually for an accountancy team we discarded the timesheet. …
You can’t always get what you want
It’s impossible to get something good at an impossibly cheap price. We know this, but we forget it, so we have sayings to remind us, like “buy cheap buy twice”. …
The case for avoidance
If you have ever put off doing what you know you must until it’s forced on you, and you then regretted your inaction, join the club. …
Change before you have to
Last year I wrote about the Hive matrix, our way of grasping where you are in terms of the clinical hours you put in versus your profit. …
How do you know what a dental practice is really worth?
Not so long ago pubs were seen as a safe investment. …
How not to lose to HMRC
Quietly, without announcement, HMRC changed its charter in early 2016 to give itself more flexibility and latitude. …
Indecision costs more than a bad decision
Oftentimes in life making a choice — any choice — is better than doing nothing. …
The backwards conveyor belt of business
Being in business is akin to being on a conveyor belt that’s pulling you slowly but relentlessly backwards the whole time; standing still is not an option. …
Your story doesn’t end with income, that’s where it starts
Your relationship to money is largely shaped by forces outside of your control. …
‘Identify the type of client you want to serve,’ — advice from our ortho expert
We’re talking to some of our most successful clients in the world of dentistry to see if we can find some pieces of wisdom to help you. …
What’s holding dentists back from business success? 5 questions to a young entrepreneur
At Hive as we become more involved in the business of dentistry we’re seeing a strange phenomenon. …
