PARAGON | Gary Ballard

20 Jun The PreSale Program

Posted at 19:36h in Selling a Dental Practice

The PARAGON PreSale Program was primarily developed for the practitioner who is considering retirement within the next five to ten years. The PreSale Program makes it possible for a doctor to sell his or her practice NOW and continue to practice as an “associate” for...

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20 Jun Asset Allocation: The Overlooked Ingredient

Posted at 18:41h in Selling a Dental Practice

Asset Allocation is the amount of the sales price that will be assigned to each of the various assets being sold: equipment, furniture, supplies, patient charts and records, goodwill, covenant not to compete, etc. Sellers often think that if they can come up with a sales...

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20 Jun The PARAGON 7% Seller Fee

Posted at 16:36h in Selling a Dental Practice

Why should sellers pay an unfairly distributed fee for the sale of their practice? PARAGON does not think they should! The industry norm is a 10% transaction fee. This is an acceptable and fair fee to the consultant in return for providing expert guidance. But...

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20 Jun How to sell your own practice

Posted at 16:28h in Selling a Dental Practice

Through the years, PARAGON has had numerous doctors request an outline of considerations for selling their own practice. While PARAGON strongly advise against the “do-it-yourself” practice sale, we recognize that some doctors will try this complicated process regardless of our warnings. They are convinced they...

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17 Jun The Search for the Holy Grail of Dentistry

Posted at 21:19h in Buying a Dental Practice

This year another set of fresh faces will obtain diplomas certifying them qualified and competent to practice dentistry. To this new phase of their journey they bring energy and enthusiasm, hopes and dreams. Most have high expectations of earning substantial incomes, working four day weeks,...

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17 Jun Question and Answer for the New Dentist

Posted at 21:09h in Buying a Dental Practice

Even though you will ultimately rely on your own judgment to make career decisions, virtually everyone wants to be as well informed as possible before making a major decision. There are numerous sources (including PARAGON) that a dentist can turn to for such information, advice...

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17 Jun Practice Merger Benefits

Posted at 21:04h in Buying a Dental Practice

A practice merger occurs when an existing practice owner acquires another practice in their immediate market area and "merges" the two practices together to form a larger, more profitable, single practice. Contrary to what some believe, a practice merger does not create a co-ownership practice...

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17 Jun Suggestions for a successful practice acquisition

Posted at 21:00h in Buying a Dental Practice

Purchasing a practice will probably be the single largest event in your professional life. It is very easy to allow your emotions to enter into the process. It is very easy to get focused on little things that really don’t matter in the big picture!...

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17 Jun The Fear of Ownership

Posted at 20:53h in Buying a Dental Practice

WHY? This is the question we ask young dentists who do not own their own dental practices. The responses vary somewhat, but with a little probing we discover that the reason virtually all of them don’t own a practice is simply because of a FEAR...

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17 Jun Six-figure incomes require debt

Posted at 20:47h in Buying a Dental Practice

According to an old adage, "There are two ways to get rich in this world, either be born rich or marry rich". If you are already rich you don't need to read this article, but if you count yourself among the less fortunate millions (that...

20 Jun The PreSale Program

20 Jun Asset Allocation: The Overlooked Ingredient

20 Jun The PARAGON 7% Seller Fee

20 Jun How to sell your own practice

17 Jun The Search for the Holy Grail of Dentistry

17 Jun Question and Answer for the New Dentist

17 Jun Practice Merger Benefits

17 Jun Suggestions for a successful practice acquisition

17 Jun The Fear of Ownership

17 Jun Six-figure incomes require debt

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