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IN-PERSON EVENT

This two-day workshop is a must-attend if you are keen to re-assess the direction of your business and ensure future financial prosperity for your practice.

We will provide the tools you need to be able to adapt and implement change.

What to expect

An interactive workshop exploring commercial techniques that can be applied to a dental business in order to improve financial results. Financial accounting, management accounting, business planning and a worked example are the key areas of focus. The programme is delivered across two non-consecutive days.

Learning objectives

  • Understand how to review the current position of your business
  • Consider a range of commercial techniques and understand how to apply them to your business
  • Appreciate how to drive profitability in your practice
  • Develop a strategic plan that leads to a better financial future.

Development outcomes

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Andy Mcdougall Andy McDougall Spot On Business Planning
Anne-Marie Houston Anne-Marie Houston Spot On Business Planning

Andy McDougall, Spot On Business Planning

With over 40 years of experience interpreting and using numbers to transform business performance, Andy McDougall ventured into the dental sector over a decade ago, recognising a gap in business know-how among practice owners. He founded Spot On Business Planning in 2008 with a mission to transform underperforming practices and take well-performing practices to new levels. He has successfully built and nurtured thriving businesses, navigating every permutation of business structure imaginable, from missed opportunities to private practices, specialists, sole traders and partnerships. Today, Andy McDougall is the dental industry's go-to speaker for leadership and business planning. 

 

Anne-Marie Houston, Spot On Business Planning

Anne-Marie Houston is a key member of Spot On Business Planning with responsibility for leading our ever-expanding team and realising our clients’ personal and business growth. Her financial modelling skills are incomparable, and it is how she interprets the numbers to assist in determining strategy that make her such a unique and valued asset. Anne-Marie’s breadth of skill, knowledge and experience have been amassed over a career spanning corporate IT training and senior business management and she is instrumental in driving client profitability and delivering an exceptional service.