The Transition Advisor's Corner - Random Musings from the Front
The Transition Advisor's Corner - Random Musings from the Front
The purpose of this blog is to share current, real world, experiences on the topics of practice valuation, practice transition, retirement planning, and building equity value - over time - in your dental practice.
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Partnership Blues?

Partnership Blues?

7/29/2026 7:36:00 AM   |   Comments: 0   |   Views: 106
Pushing Reset.

So, you chose to enter a partnership with a group and things are not going as planned.  This is an increasingly common water cooler discussion.  

What can you do?  The answer of course is, “...it depends”.  It depends on what the actual issues are - i.e. philosophical differences, debt/liquidity issues, people management, etc.?

Like a marriage, partnerships can be and are dissolved every day.  Despite best efforts and intentions, sometimes things simply do not work out.  Nothing good tends to come from loitering about in that morass.  

Financial issues are what they are.  Philosophical differences can be more complex and vexing. Regardless, finding a way to push the “reset” button is usually the best path forward.  Rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic will not change the outcome.

Where do you start?  It probably starts with good advisors, starting with folks who truly understand and appreciate both your challenges and, most importantly, the opportunities in front of you.

Salvaging practices from struggling partnerships and groups is both complex and doable.  Much of it comes down to communication, boundaries, and sticktoitiveness.  

If you have something on your mind, we’d love to chat about it.  Our seasoned attorneys and business professionals are here to support healthy change.  Large group experience and know-how for private practice doctors.

The only bad question is the one you didn’t ask!  Good luck, have fun, don’t die!

Stay frosty,

Sean
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