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Scaling up your veterinary business

Whatever you need we can guide and support you to success.

Every business owner’s ambitions are different – maybe you want your one practice to perform better, perhaps you’d like to open an additional site nearby, or you may be looking to expand into different aspects of veterinary practice. Whatever you need we can guide and support you to success.

Why do I need help scaling up?

Expanding your operations requires an open mind – the way you have done things might work just fine for your practice today, but whether your ambition is to grow bigger, add additional sites or take on different species, you’ll need to shift your mindset and do plenty of homework before jumping in.

Onswitch have helped countless practices of all shapes and sizes grow, so we can support and advise you wherever you are on the road to expansion. Scaling up doesn’t just mean doing everything the same, but more often or bigger – new sites will have different demographics and a whole new competitive set. Maybe your catchment is already at capacity. You need data, evidence and research to support your plans, and at Onswitch we have them in spades.

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How does the process work?

Depending on what stage of the planning process you are on, we’ll recommend a blended approach that brings together the right balance of research and business consultancy. Every project is unique, and our services typically comprise of some or all of the following:

New practice viability study

Unbiased, honest and detailed prepurchase analysis of potential veterinary properties or sites.

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Focus groups

Understand what your customers and clients really think with an online research focus group.

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Employee surveys & analysis

A TeamTrack survey evidences how your team are feeling, allowing you to take action against any developing issues, measuring veterinary team wellbeing and keeping everyone motivated and engaged for the next stage of growth.

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Customer journey mapping

Refine operational efficiency by mapping the touchpoints where clients interact with your team. Understanding where the process log jams and unintuitive systems are will help you smooth the path to and through your practice.

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You can find out much more about how these work by clicking through to the relevant pages above.

What do I get?

Onswitch is renowned for the breadth and depth of experience that our team bring to every project. We’ll allocate a project manager for you and they’ll be happy to answer every query you may have, or point you in the right direction to find help. Our service is professional, discreet and honest – we won’t sell you things you don’t need and our recommendations will always be evidenced with facts and data. We’ll be by your side every step of the way.

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Just wanted to say a massive thank you for the course - eye opening and so interesting, it has changed the way I think and will handle calls forever

Camilla ChurchVet and Business Owner, Perth Equine Vets

Onswitch have been transformative for the structure and management of our practice. We have used them since about 6 months after we opened and we have gone from chaotic disorganised mayhem to chaotic organised mayhem. Exactly the way we like it! Always helpful, always there, they have allowed our business to grow and thrive in a vision that still remains 'us'

Carly DayVet and Business Owner, Bury St Edmunds Veterinary Centre

We requested a Business Health Check as we had experienced rather rapid growth at the practice and felt we were losing some direction. Having an outside view of the business have us an honest and real account of where we were, what needed to be done to achieve what we wanted and a framework to support this. We have made inroads into starting processes to improve our ways of working and are enjoying seeing the impact these ongoing developments are already having for our team and our patients.

Lucy ButlerAldgate Veterinary Practice

Onswitch's price checker provided us with some really valuable insights into our competitors and ensured that we were pricing our common procedures competitively. It was really good value and saved us a lot of leg work!

Ellie LeeBusiness Owner, Manchester Cat Clinic

We've used the Consult Coach program for a number of years, and find it particularly effective with our early career veterinarians. While filming consultations can be daunting, we find the feedback process is ultimately rewarding and drives positive change. The 7 Steps process gives a clear framework for effective consultations and the personalised feedback helps them improve and gain confidence as well as get better outcomes for clients, pets and their clinics.

Lindsay EvansGreencross Vets, Veterinary Learning and Development Manager

Alison's advice has been invaluable both before and after opening our independent small animal practice and helped the practice to thrive. Her wide ranging experience at a national and international level and pragmatic approach are brilliant to give an outside perspective.

Emily Knight, Business Owner, Wight Vets

The New Practice Viability Study offered by Onswitch was immensely helpful in starting our new business on solid foundation. Not only did it help me carefully choose our premises but it also opened my eyes to various factors that had never been brought to my attention before. Sophie C and Alison were incredible supportive throughout the entire premises journey and were always available to answer all my questions. I would highly recommend Onswitch's viability study!

Wojciech WoszczynskiBusiness Owner, Bluebell Veterinary Surgery