Veterinary Practice Business Management

Program Schedule

This cohort-based course is held over four weekends and is taught by professors from Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business and practicing, in-the-field veterinarians. Click on the links below for detailed information about each weekend of the program.

Weekend 1: September 18 - 20
  • The Duality of a Professional Veterinarian— Why Are You Here?
  • Leading and Building Effective Teams
  • The Veterinary Profession: Challenges and Opportunities
  • Strategic Planning I, II
  • Organizing Your Practice
  • Regulatory and Legal Issues
  • Case Study: Strategy
Weekend 2: October 9 - 11
  • Discuss Strategy Case
  • Marketing: More Than the Yellow Pages
  • Managing Customer Relations
  • Growing Your Practice
  • Case Study: Marketing
  • Managing Change I, II
  • Effective Delegation
Weekend 3: October 30 - November 1
  • Discuss Marketing Case
  • Financial Statements
  • Cash Management
  • Capital Budgeting and Financing
  • Financial Planning
  • Case Study: Finance
  • Discuss Finance Case
  • Financial Projections
  • Capstone Case Study: Business Plan
Weekend 4: December 18 - 20
  • Capstone Case Study: Business Plan Presentation Development
  • Selecting and Retaining the Best Employees
  • When to Fire and When to “Fire Up” Employees
  • Increasing Your Awareness of Labor Laws and Illegal Practices
  • Identifying and Responding to Complaints of Discrimination and Harassment
  • Capstone Case Study: Business Plan Presentation Development
  • Capstone Case Study: Business Plan Presentation and Discussion
  • Selling Your Practice
  • Graduation Luncheon