A Happy Family

Three Tips before Selling a Dental Practice

>> Feb 8, 2012

Either you are getting ready to retire, selling a dental practice, or move on from your dental practice for whatever reason. Either way there are some important things that you should know before starting the sales process to ensure getting the best price for your practice.

Have Your Practice Valuated

The most important thing to be concerned about when valuating your practice is the accuracy of it. The best way to achieve this is to work with qualified dental practice brokers who have done this before. A proper and accurate valuation of your dental practice will assist you in making the best decisions regarding your practice and career. The value of a properly appraised practice depends on two factors: Risk and Net Income. The greater the risk to success in a practice, the lower the interest from buyers. Higher risk translates to lower practice value. Valuing a practice typically involves a review of the most recent three years of financial information and management reports. One mistake many sellers make is looking at the previous year's cash flow to assess value. However, you should have a full value analysis conducted to properly assess risk. Value cannot simply be based on one or two points of data or rules of thumb, or be made “on the spot” without careful inspection.

Even if you're not contemplating selling your practice in the near future, you should still have a current valuation on hand should any unforeseen events happen. When you begin thinking about selling your practice and cashing in on your life's work, though, it is advisable to have a valuation done three to five years before you actually plan to sell. By doing so you can prepare and you can plan accordingly to reach your financial goals.

Find a Savvy Broker

Once you have a good idea what your practice is worth, you need a buyer. Dental practice brokers have large networks and know how to put your practice in front of the right people. An easy way to know if your broker is connected is to look in various trade publications to see if they have a presence. A few good places to check are Dental Economics, DentalTown.com ADA News, and Dental Entrepreneur Magazine.

Have a Knowledgeable Team

After someone finds your practice, the buyer makes an offer. You, the seller, can accept, decline, or counter. Negotiations may become very complicated but should establish the general framework (price, anticipated closing date, real estate transfer details, restrictive covenant terms) for the purchase agreement. Have your team look over this carefully to make sure you understand everything. Once you and your team decide the offer is acceptable, the purchaser applies for financing (if applicable) and completes the in-office due diligence. After documentation is finalized and financing is secured, you'll set a closing date and notify your staff. Many steps, if done incorrectly, can negatively affect future steps and jeopardize the sale, so it is imperative to thoroughly check that every i is dotted and all the t's are crossed.

As a final word, if a deal isn’t good for you, don’t pursue it. If you follow these steps you ought to get your asking price because you are prepared.

Running a New Eating Place

>> Feb 7, 2012

Goat Soup

It’s been days that I miss posting my personal posts here. We’ve opened our small eating place last Friday (February 3rd, 2012). You can see our restaurant logo above, in my sticky post, hehehe.

Our business is still a small baby. It will need time and process to make it a successful one. We’re still in the process of introducing our main menu and brand name. It isn’t easy at all, but we should be optimistic!

If you’re Indonesian people, hope you are willing to click the logo and visit the facebook page. In photo section, you can find food photos. Kalau Anda sedang berkunjung ke daerah sekitar Puncak, tepatnya Cipayung, silakan mampir ke Waroeng Abah Haji. Lokasinya pas di depan kantor Polsek Cisarua.

Maintaining quality and applying proper promotion strategy are our most concerns now...

When You Need Family Counseling

Who doesn’t want to have a happy family? But in this world, you can only handle a few things in your hand; if it turns out that there’s a conflict between your family members, what can you do?

Don’t let the conflict in your family growing bigger and worse. You may try to solve the issue by yourself first. If then you face troubles; let the counselors at Denver Family Counseling help you!

Counselors are trained, skilled, and experienced people in handling family issues. They are the right people to come when you feel desperate to see your family in quarrel situation. You and other family members will go through family counseling sessions. Counselors know the ways to make every family member is willing to participate in resolving the issue and speak their feelings.

The lack of communication is almost becoming one of the causes that lead to family conflict. With the help of counselors, you and family can learn to increase communication ability and build heart-by-heart communication between family members.

Since your family’s happiness is always be your most concern, having family counseling could be the most proper way to get your family back together again. Remember that every time you feel doubt to get their professional help!

Great Halloween Costume Ideas for Your Baby

>> Feb 6, 2012

Halloween is widely considered to be the most fun holiday of the year, though only if you have the right costume. Make sure that your baby isn’t left out of the fun and have them looking the part this year. It’ll be hard explaining to your baby what’s going on, though if you just make them the centre of attention, they are sure to be very curious and probably have a great time. If you are planning your little one’s Halloween costume for this year’s festivities, be sure to keep the following great options in mind.

A Punk

Dressing your baby up as a punk will not only be extremely cute, but also easy, as all you will need are a few decorations like fake chains and a wig from the dollar store, and maybe a punk looking t-shirt. People will know straight away what you baby is dressed as, and you will have no problems dealing with a clumsy outfit if you need to change your baby during the festivities. Chances are also pretty good that no one else’s baby will come as a punk.

A Witch

This classic outfit is a great one if you are going to take your baby trick or treating, as you can both go as witches! All you will need are black outfits, pointy hats, brooms and maybe a bunch of wilted flowers, and you’ll be set to go. Having a witch and their baby turn up at your door on Halloween is terrifyingly adorable, and you will forever cherish the pictures of the two of you dressed up to spook the neighbourhood.

A Mummy
If you can’t afford a fancy costume for your baby, take advantage of them being so small and not really caring by dressing them up as a mummy. All that this will entail is wrapping them in sheets or gauze, and your baby will probably love being all cosy and contained. The only down side is going to be unwrapping them if your baby need to be changed.

The Devil

There is no Halloween costume cuter than a baby devil, and you’ll have lots of fun coming up with the little devilish touches like face paint, horns and a pitchfork. This is another costume that doesn’t have to cost you much and will delight your baby to be getting so dressed up.

A Pirate

With pirates being so big these days, turning your baby into one for Halloween is a great costume idea. All you will need is an eye patch, a little vest, a hat and even some kind of hook, and your little one is sure to look and feel the part, without it costing you a fortune.

Halloween will most likely end up being your child’s favourite holiday, so until they can tell you what they want to wear, make sure you have them looking awesome by dressing them in a fun outfit. You can also use Halloween as an excuse to get some baby gifts that will make fun play outfits as well. Whatever you do, just be creative! You and your baby don’t need expensive costumes to be looking amazing and having a great time together this Halloween.

Getting Benefits from Tucson and Austin Classifieds

>> Feb 5, 2012

Some people prefer to online shopping as they can compare the prices to get best deals. Moreover, you can shop without leaving home. People in Tucson can refer to Tucson classifieds while they are searching items online. You may become the seller as well!

If you live in Tucson and now you need candle holders to decorate your home, you can start your search at Tucson classifieds. Valentine’s Day is only days ahead; it can be the great way to search fun items for Valentine’s gifts! Saving time and money are other benefits that you can get!

As mentioned before, you may also sell things by placing a free ad in the classifieds. I have a friend who lives in Austin and she wanted to clean out her garage. Since there were items such as fridge and coffee table that still in good condition but she hasn’t used them anymore; I told her to sell it at Austin classifieds. After she placed the selling ad, she’s got quick respond from other person who’s interested in her items. She got added cash and it made her happy!

If you haven’t yet tried online shopping at classifieds, you should begin your own experience. Make sure that you deal with the competent and reliable store or person. Choose one that offers you with more options and categories; it will widen your chance to find thing that you crave for.

Selling and hunting items could be an enjoyable experience, only if you do it at the right and trustworthy place! Tucson and Austin classifieds are the great reference for people who live in the related area; they don’t need to across the states to find their needed items. Free shipping, affordable prices, and quality items are offered advantages that you shouldn’t miss. Now it’s your turn to have fun shopping experience!

Finding Your Ancestors

Have you recognized your own family history? If you’re interested to identify your whole origins and ancestors; you can start doing your genealogy project. Who knows that actually your great grandfather or grandmother was a famous person at the time! There are some ways to trace your origins. Some people prefer to use social security death index, a large database of death records that created from US SSA.

Visit competent genealogy websites. That’s a right place for you to access the social security death index. In the SSDI, you can find very useful information on birth, death and last residence of reported dead people who had Social Security Number.

To build your own family tree, social security death records in the SSDI can give data that you need about your ancestor; such as the last and first name, date of birth and death, state of domicile, and very last identified address. Since your genealogy project is about learning your family history and keeping private record of your ancestors, the social security death records can be your great reference!

Of course, you can also gather information from relatives and friends. Every three months, there’s a family gathering between relatives in my father’s side. I often use this gathering moment to find out more about my great grandfather and grandmother. Start building your extended family tree and mark your position inside!

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Family Friendly Holiday Ideas throughout Victoria

>> Feb 3, 2012

Finding fun ways to spend the holidays with your family can require a bit of research as not all places and activities are suitable for children. Luckily for families, Victoria has quite a lot of options that are guaranteed to keep your whole family happy and entertained. The following are just some of the great ways to have a great holiday with your family in beautiful Victoria.

Ballarat

For a holiday where you and your kids are all sure to learn something, head to historic Ballarat, home of the great gold rush of the mid 1800’s and of course the very famous Eureka Stockade uprising. Sovereign Hill is your best bet for keeping the kids entertained, and between the interactive exhibits and the exciting history, they are sure to be tuckered out by bedtime. Speaking of bedtime, Ballarat accommodation options include heaps of family friendly places, so you can rest easy knowing everyone will be taken care of.

Phillip IslandIf your kids are the animal loving types, as most are, take them to Phillip Island next holidays where you can all get an amazing up close look at the cute colony of Fairy Penguins. Unlike a lot of wildlife viewing, you are guaranteed to see these little ones, as they have to come up to the beach to return to their burrows each night. A great place to go for a day trip or even to spend a few days, take your family to Phillip Island and enjoy the natural beauty, the fresh air and of course the wildlife.

The Alps

When the winter has set in and your outdoor options seem to have all but dried up, treat the kids to a taste of what winter is like for most of the rest of the world and head for the snow! The Victorian Alps are only a few hours north from Melbourne and will blow your kids’ minds if they’ve never seen snow or been skiing before. Just make sure you line up all the necessary rental gear, as you don’t want to be caught out by a nasty case of frostbite.

Melbourne Gaol

Everyone in Australia should know the story of infamous bushranger Ned Kelly, so why not take your kids to learn about his life and see his bones at the Old Melbourne Gaol? The gaol was built in the mid 1800’s and was the place where Ned Kelly was hung back in 1880. It has been well restored and showcases an awesome part of Australian history, so get your family onto one of the great Melbourne tours that takes in this remarkable Aussie relic.

Victoria really does have a bit of everything so if you find yourself unsure of where to go with your family next holidays, have a closer look at Victoria. Whether you are looking for wildlife, sport, history, art or culture, there is just the right amount of each here in beautiful Victoria, so what are you waiting for? Start planning your new Victoria holiday today!