Category Archives: Buying a Practice

He Bought a Practice Before Graduation. I Told Him Not To.

Brian Hanks speaking — He bought before graduation, I said no

He Bought a Practice Before Graduation. I Told Him Not To. Steve Van De Graaff was a D4 when he asked me for help. Eight years later he sold the practice. Here’s what he’d tell you about feeling ready. In 2016 a fourth-year dental student at Creighton asked me to help him buy a practice. […]

I Waited 18 Years to Start a Business. Then My Boss Fired Me.

It’s 5 p.m. on a Monday, and I’m walking into my boss’s office to ask for a raise. I’ve thought about how to open. I’ve thought about the number. I have four kids at home under the age of ten and a wife who has put her whole career on hold to raise them, and […]