by Nathan Hayes | Jun 14, 2025 | 7 Key Expense Areas, Cost of Goods Sold/Inventory, Financial Operations, Goal Setting, Internal Audit, Practice Management
“If you think about it, benchmarks are just a way to make you feel bad about your own practice.” Gary Gerber, OD Recently, I had a conversation with a Books & Benchmarks client who was concerned that his Cost of Goods Sold had recently climbed above...
by Nathan Hayes | May 24, 2025 | Accounts Receivable/RCM, Budgeting, Financial Operations, Internal Audit, Risk Management & Financial Security, Tax Prep
This week, I had the opportunity to attend an annual event hosted by the Southern College of Optometry that celebrates recent graduates who have taken the leap into practice ownership. These young owners told their stories, from graduation to starting a...
by Nathan Hayes | Mar 1, 2025 | 7 Key Expense Areas, Budgeting, Financial Operations, Internal Audit, Risk Management & Financial Security
It’s the beginning of the year, which means many Books & Benchmarks clients are asking to review their 2024 results. It’s a fun time because that means I get to celebrate their successes and talk about what’s next for their practices and how they can increase...
