New Practice Ownership 101 – Startup Edition

Join us at Stoup Brewing in Kenmore to find out more about successfully building and running your own startup veterinary practice.

Learn about the legal, financial, logistical, and emotional aspects of building and starting up your very own veterinary practice

Includes 4 hours of instruction from 12:00pm to 4:00pm.

Eat, drink, and learn while several field experts share their knowledge and resources for those considering practice ownership.

Event cost is $40. Reserve your spot today!

SCHEDULE

11:45 am Check-in begins

12:00 pm Event begins

3:30 Questions and wrap-up by 4:00 pm

SPEAKERS

Steve Kikikis – Vice President, Broker, Omni Practice Group – Steve is an experienced commercial real estate broker and has been licensed since 2007.Steve works with doctors every day that are searching spaces for their new location of an existing practice, second office, or start-up. This gives him a unique opportunity to understand and negotiate the terms that will best meet their goals now and in the future. Steve also represents landlords and building owners to help secure tenants and/or sell their properties with an emphasis on maximum market exposure to brokers, public, and medical professionals. His background and experience allow him to provide the highest degree of service possible to our clients.

Tyler Jones, Attorney, Partner Helsell Fetterman – Tyler’s corporate practice consists of helping professionals such as physicians, dentists, veterinarians, CPAs and attorneys with all of their business needs. He helps professionals form their own companies, structure partnership and other joint ventures, and acquire existing practices. In addition, Tyler also practices in the area of estate planning, with an emphasis on tax-saving strategies. In this area, Tyler has significant experience assisting individuals with tax-savings oriented wills and living trusts, formation, and maintenance of irrevocable trusts, and coordinating individuals’ retirement plans with their overall estate plan. Once established, he assists with all legal matters that arise during a company’s tenure, including lease renewals, real estate acquisitions, space-sharing arrangements, issues with clients/patients, employment questions, partner buy-ins, multi-practice ownership, and partnership dissolution. When they are ready to retire, he helps his clients form and implement tax-efficient exit strategies, including sales of the businesses, deferred compensation structures, and other “buy-out” mechanisms. Tyler’s tax practice focuses on representing individuals, non-profit organizations, and for-profit businesses in matters with the Internal Revenue Service, Washington State Department of Revenue, and the U.S. Department of Justice. These include tax audits, collection issues, installment agreements, offers in compromise, tax liens, penalty abatements, voluntary disclosure issues, and other IRS disciplinary actions. He also advises taxpayers on complicated tax transactions and various income tax planning opportunities for closely held entities, family investment companies, real estate holdings companies, and healthcare groups. Tyler earned his law degree from Seattle University School of Law, where he earned the school’s President’s Scholarship for all three years. During law school, he focused on tax and business law, and was president of the law school’s moot court program, advancing to a national competition, as well as being elected to the National Order of Barristers. After graduating law school, Tyler received his Master of Laws in Taxation from the University of Washington School of Law. In addition to his legal practice, Tyler is an adjunct professor with Golden Gate University’s Graduate Tax Program, where he teaches Federal Gift and Estate Tax and Estate Planning courses, and has coached the University of Washington School of Law’s National Tax Moot Court Team.

Dustin Long – LEED AP, Big Sky Northwest Construction Process – Dustin Long is the founder of Big Sky Northwest, the preferred dental/veterinary builder in the pacific northwest. Located in Lake Forest Park, we have a team of craftsmen ready to support your vision and goals of building your dream practice!

Tristyn Gies – Bank of America, Financing Considerations – 

TESTIMONIALS from previous attendees:

“I was very reluctant to give up a Saturday to travel to attend the seminar. It was VERY worthwhile. I am glad I attended. START PLANNING!”

“Worth your time and money. Very informative. You will realize just how much you may not know about selling your practice and, therefore, how valuable the information is.”

“Excellent seminar with eye-opening examples. A must if you are considering selling your practice.”

“I enjoyed the opportunity to gather more information about the practice valuation and selling process.”