Taking the plunge

Re: Taking the plunge

HMC — Sat, 09 Aug 2014 11:29:09 GMT

Well, I never knew that you were local to me. I may even have spoke to you on the phone without putting 2 and 2 together. (I live in Ston Easton and work at Bath Vet Group).

Well done and good luck.

Re: Taking the plunge

Martin Atkinson — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 12:42:51 GMT

[quote user="Gillian Mostyn"]Michael- beat ya! Brand new start-up, 4.5 years graduated! Including a maternity leave! Lol[/quote] Sorry got there before you Gillian!

Re: Taking the plunge

Gillian Mostyn — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 12:16:30 GMT

Michael- beat ya! Brand new start-up, 4.5 years graduated! Including a maternity leave! Lol

Re: Taking the plunge

Mark Hedberg — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 11:52:25 GMT

[quote user="Martin Atkinson"]

It is a decision you will not regret, the satisfaction of calling the shots outweighs the occasional crap that comes with being an employer. As Michael said - what took you so long (or him for that matter)? I lasted four years before I'd had enough of being an employee been sole charge ever since!

Re the developer it sounds like there may be a good opportunity to jump screaming and shouting into the 21st century and go digital.

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I expect the old boy didn't want a partner and didn't want to retire! No mystery there!

Re: Taking the plunge

Laurence Webb — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 11:39:25 GMT

[quote user="Martin Atkinson"]Re the developer it sounds like there may be a good opportunity to jump screaming and shouting into the 21st century and go digital.[/quote]Certainly not Martin. Like all proper vet practices it had a temporary fix with blue tack that has now been replaced with a professional Araldite repair (plus I can't afford it)

Re: Taking the plunge

Virginia Campbell — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 10:15:21 GMT

Congratulations and good luck!

Re: Taking the plunge

Virginia Campbell — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 10:15:15 GMT

Congratulations and good luck!

Re: Taking the plunge

Martin Atkinson — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 09:13:36 GMT

Re the developer it sounds like there may be a good opportunity to jump screaming and shouting into the 21st century and go digital.

Re: Taking the plunge

Mark Hedberg — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 08:34:46 GMT

Congratulations! :) Way to go!

(I presume that if you're sleeping while on-call it'll be a Midsomer Night Dream?)

Re: Taking the plunge

Hannah Wynne Richards — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 08:20:57 GMT

Congrats from me as well.

Wellcome to the club

Wynne

Re: Taking the plunge

Gillian Mostyn — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 08:04:30 GMT

Congratulations. You will have occasional days when you regret it..... but hundreds more when you don't!

There are lots of us owning smallish independent practices so there will always be lots of advice available to you... But you will probably be able to pick from at least 3 different answers to every question. :-)

Re: Taking the plunge

Laurence Webb — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 07:54:19 GMT

Hopefully we will manage a slightly better survival rate than Mr Barnaby

I'm glad you think the website is good Neil. It was actually done in a bit of a rush and needs quite a bit of work. I'll probably get round to that once all this paperwork stops (when is that?)

Re: Taking the plunge

Michael Woodhouse — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 01:18:52 GMT

Midsomer? Who's going to die first?

Re: Taking the plunge

Neil Wheadon — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 00:57:23 GMT

Nice website and a name change too!! http://www.midsomervets.co.uk/

The very best of luck

Neil

Re: Taking the plunge

Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 00:48:31 GMT

Congratulations.

Re: Taking the plunge

Laurence Webb — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 00:13:22 GMT

Waiting for the right moment! And it came.

Re: Taking the plunge

Michael Woodhouse — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 23:38:38 GMT

My only question - what took you so long?

[Best move I ever made, we bought the practice 5 1/2 years qualified].