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The Shangri-La – episode 2 – breakfast with Rahul
So we left the Shangri-La hotel in Sydney, Australia on Friday evening, having recovered Lawrence Neville’s car from valet parking...
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Chris Barrow
Jul 22, 2019
Some current trends across my client base
Three workshops last week – London, Manchester and Dublin. An opportunity to meet with my clients and listen. My quarterly immersion in...
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Chris Barrow
Jul 17, 2019
The Campbell Academy Business Course 2020 – abundance, friendship, collaboration and growth
I’ve been delighted to attend The Campbell Academy Business Course every year since it’s inception as one of the visiting guest lecturers...
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Chris Barrow
Jun 28, 2019
Half-time in 2019 – time to pause, reflect, envision and plan – some tools to help you d
To repeat – this weekend we celebrate “half-time” on the year 2019. Monday kicks off the second half of this year’s game/contest/quest...
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Chris Barrow
Jun 24, 2019
The Man in the Overcoat – 20 years in and he is still following me
I cast my mind back to 1998 – I am 12 months into dental business coaching and accepting every speaking invitation that comes in, no...
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Chris Barrow
Jun 11, 2019
Selling a practice – what the seller and the buyer need to know
I’m frequently asked to offer advice to sellers and buyers – possibly more often sellers as they have been around for longer and know who...
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Chris Barrow
Jun 3, 2019
Croatia #1 – how my holiday taught me that it’s OK to change your mind
First day back after 2 weeks sailing the beautiful Dalmatian coast of Croatia – how did I get to age 65 without discovering this...
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Chris Barrow
May 3, 2019
Who on earth would want to build the 100-year dental business – and why?
Preamble (well, actually, ramble) I spend a lot of my time nowadays advising clients on their exit strategy: when is the best time to...
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Chris Barrow
Apr 23, 2019
You only need to get three things right to be successful in business
I’ve often described Bank Holiday weekends as “freelancer catch-up time” and I wonder how many of you could be found during the last 4...
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Chris Barrow
Apr 16, 2019
On the dangers of Interest Free Finance (and an elegant solution)
An interesting conversation during last night’s live webinar for members of The Extreme Business Club – on the subject of “interest-free...
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Chris Barrow
Apr 15, 2019
Buying your first practice – the 60-second guide
Here are four factors to consider: Finance – how much capital do you have or can you raise? Do you understand the cash flow? Location –...
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Chris Barrow
Apr 12, 2019
A Friday riff on how to be at the receiving end of excellent customer service
I’m in The Bunker this morning (with a huge sigh of relief after 12 consecutive days on the road, visiting four countries, two global...
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Chris Barrow
Apr 3, 2019
Arrival in South Africa and scoping out the dental landscape
Full credit to Emirates for knowing how to deliver a customer service experience. I arrived in Johannesburg at 16:25 local time yesterday...
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Chris Barrow
Mar 19, 2019
A Tuesday morning riff on Dental Students, content development, technology and banking fraud
The Future of Practice Ownership Over the weekend I was asked to deliver a session on “Marketing in Independent Practice” to delegates at...
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Chris Barrow
Mar 15, 2019
Building GDP referrals – Part 5 – is it The Peer Group, The Study Club, The Academy R
So far we have looked at: responsible use of social media (public and private groups) your web site as seen by patients your web site as...
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Chris Barrow
Mar 14, 2019
Building GDP referrals – Part 4 – blogs, vlogs, podcasts and newsletters
Unless you have been living in a cave, you’ll know about Colin Campbell’s BLOG – you may also be aware of his podcast Incisive:Decisive....
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Chris Barrow
Mar 13, 2019
Building GDP referrals – Part 3 – what your web site needs to say to other dentists
Yesterday I spelled out the key components for a web site that patients will want to look around after they have been referred. Today,...
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Chris Barrow
Mar 8, 2019
The Business Development Manager job description – a free download from a happy man
I’ve had a marvellous week. Rachel Turner sorted my head out on Monday. Phillippa Goodwin has moved me effortlessly between Manchester,...
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Chris Barrow
Mar 7, 2019
The marginal gains meeting – moving your business forward one step at a time
It’s dangerous to be too busy to grow and very rare that I see a client take a giant leap forward with their business. Mostly, it’s small...
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Chris Barrow
Mar 6, 2019
“I know you are busy but…” a Wednesday morning Milanese riff on overwhelm
It was a conversation with my business coach that had me scribbling furiously on a notepad as Rachel Turner shared her wisdom and...
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