Congratulations on your new practice! 🎉 We're absolutely thrilled to go on this journey with you and help your practice get started off on the right foot. Here at Vetcove, we're committed to helping veterinarians thrive from the moment they don their white coats, to the moment they open the doors to their very own clinic.

Below, you'll find a curated list of inventory-related resources including (but not limited to):

This compendium is maintained and offered by a variety of vendors.

Covetrus: https://covetrus.cvpservice.com/catindex/main

First Vet: https://fvs.cvpservice.com/catindex/main

Midwest: https://mvsi.cvpservice.com/catindex/main

MWI: https://mwi.cvpservice.com/catindex/main

Patterson: https://patterson.cvpservice.com/catindex/main

Penn Vet: https://penn.cvpservice.com/catindex/main

Victor Medical: https://sa.cvpservice.com/catindex/main

**This list was originally created for human medical use in 2014, but may serve as a suitable checklist for necessary medical supplies

New Practice Resource Page: https://northamerica.covetrus.com/resource-center/building-a-new-veterinary-practice

Equipment Quote: https://northamerica.covetrus.com/resource-center/forms/request-an-equipment-quote

Schedule a New Build/Remodel/Expansion Consultation: https://northamerica.covetrus.com/resource-center/building-a-new-veterinary-practice/request-consultation

Animal Hospital Design Strategies for Better Care: https://northamerica.covetrus.com/docs/default-source/landing-pages/equipment-new-build/midmarkhospitaldesignstrategies_small.pdf?sfvrsn=40b16d73_2

Full 2021 Catalog PDF: https://www.firstveterinarysupply.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2021-fvs-Catalog.pdf

Download dozens of New Clinic Program Offers: https://www.midwestvetsupply.com/wps/portal/c/resources/new-practice-program-offers

List of practice solutions by category: https://www.midwestvetsupply.com/wps/portal/c/practice-solutions

Equipment Catalog: https://equipment.mwiah.com/

Attend a Guiding Practice Success Seminar: https://www.pattersonvet.com/services/gps

Apply for a Patterson Business Rewards Visa Card: https://www.pattersonvet.com/services/business-rewards-visa

Clinic Design Inspiration & Tools: https://www.pattersonvet.com/services/clinic-design/inspiration

Equipment Offerings: https://www.pattersonvet.com/Equipment/EquipmentOfferings

Equipment Inquiry Form: https://www.pennvet.com/customer/portal/catalog/home/equipmentinquiry

New & Expanding Practice Program: https://www.pennvet.com/customer/portal/catalog/home/newpracticeprogram

If you are opening a new hospital please contact us at support@victormedical.com and we can partner you with your Victor Medical Representative. Your Representative can provide you a personalized experience to make your dream a reality!

https://www.veterinaryisn.com/

To sum up Nicole, she is a veterinary inventory guru! Nicole is the founder of Veterinary Care Logistics [https://vetlogic.co/about/] and the Veterinary Inventory Strategy Network [https://www.veterinaryisn.com/] - two amazing resources that will help you revolutionize the way you manage your inventory and help your new practice get started off on the right foot with inventory! Nicole also has a brand new podcast series out, Inventory Nation [https://vetlogic.co/podcast/], which we highly recommend – it’s a weekly podcast designed to give you tips and strategies to level up your inventory while sharing the stories of other veterinary professionals. If you’re looking to set yourself up for inventory success, Nicole is your gal!

Blue Heron offers comprehensive operational, financial, and medical team coaching for veterinarians and managers, by veterinarians and managers! Their team is highly skilled, experienced, and ready to help. The following publications, by BHC consulting team members, are great resources for new or soon-to-be practice owners!

Publications by Blue Heron Consulting Team Members: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ehiBDMKHoCZiA1_jxQ5Rxo32AnyI2n7KvkQ0wZIyV5c/edit?usp=sharing

Click here to visit their website to learn more about how to work with their team!

Featured on 'The Roadmap to Opening a Clinic' in PetVet Magazine, Dr. Brennan Pitard is a veterinarian as well as a veterinary practice lender with First Financial Bank. He is a 2016 graduate of LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, where he was the Vice President of the VBMA chapter and served as a Hill’s Pet Nutrition Student Representative. His expertise and understanding of the industry has helped many veterinarians obtain the funding necessary to purchase or start a practice. He enjoys talking with veterinary students about what to expect when they start their practice and how to be prepared for a potential opportunity to buy an existing practice or start one themselves. He can be reached at bpitard@ffb1.com or you can connect with him @TheVetLender. For more resources, podcasts, webinars, and other info please check out First Financial Bank ffb1.com.

Balance sheet samples, GL coding, and more: https://www.aaha.org/practice-resources/running-your-practice/chart-of-accounts/

https://www.avma.org/resources-tools/personal-finance

This tool provides companion animal practices a step-by-step process to calculate the potential size of your local market, identify your current market share, and set realistic goals for growth.

https://www.avma.org/resources-tools/veterinary-economics/market-share-estimator

This simple tool turns your P&L statement into a powerful source of insight to drive increased efficiency and innovation. https://www.avma.org/resources-tools/practice-management/veterinary-profit-and-loss-calculator

Veterinary Office Lease Negotiation Services: https://www.cirrusconsultinggroup.com/solutions-for-veterinarians/office-leasing-services-for-veterinarians/veterinary-office-lease-negotiation-services/

9 Steps to Starting a Veterinary Practice: https://howtostartanllc.com/business-ideas/veterinary

Register your business: https://www.sba.gov/business-guide/launch-your-business/register-your-business

What to know before buying a clinic: https://www.dvm360.com/view/what-know-you-buy-veterinary-clinic

Hospital Standards Self-Evaluation Checklist: https://www.vmb.ca.gov/forms_pubs/hosp_insp_chklst.pdf

Checklist to Opening a Veterinary Clinic: https://jacksonllp.com/opening-a-veterinary-clinic-checklist/

10 Tips for Starting a Veterinary Clinic: https://www.cirrusconsultinggroup.com/2017/11/10-tips-for-starting-a-veterinary-clinic-part-1/

Vetcove offers a curated list of Service Providers broken down by category. Some Service Providers even have special deals or reviews available from other practices! Check it out here!

Here at Vetcove we offer an anonymous discussion board where you can interact with other actively purchasing veterinary practice members in a safe space. You can learn more about how the board works here. We also offer an entire discussion topic dedicated to New Practice Resources where practices routinely share even more information and tools!

This 5 credit RACE approved CE course can help you get your practice started off on the right foot with inventory! http://learn.vetcove.com/

Expert Advice for Starting Your Own Veterinary Practice: https://www.sgu.edu/blog/veterinary/advice-for-starting-a-veterinary-practice/