Free business meetings for independents
Sight Care to host free meetings from September 30
View ArticleComing clean
Guy Smith, senior tax consultant for Abbey Tax Protection, discusses how to declare undisclosed earnings and keep the taxman at bay
View ArticleBusiness tips for independent practice owners
The latest business tips video for independents explores working on your business
View ArticleStand out from the crowd
In a new monthly series, OT will be featuring comment, analysis and tips from successful experts, designed to challenge current practices and put in place a sustainable business model
View ArticleCottam and Glaister celebrates 90th anniversary
Independent reaches record sales through milestone event
View ArticleSporting prowess
The final instalment of the annual Sight Care business conference sees practice owner Gavin Rebello and Olympian cyclist Bryan Steel explain how lessons from sport can be used to boost business
View ArticleGiven a sporting chance
Independent practice owner Alex Gage tells OT's Robina Moss how sports vision and behavioural optometry have transformed his two practices in Sheffield
View ArticleRecall and reminders
Company founder Patrick Myers shares some of the lessons gleaned from a study which focused on the recall processes of over 600 independent practices by business development company Myers La Roche
View ArticleMaking contact lenses deliver value
Optometrist Ceri Smith-Jaynes reflects on the advice at the BCLA Conference in Birmingham last month
View ArticleBoost your business with contact lenses
Optometrist Susan Bowers shares her business tips for independent practice
View ArticleMake training work
Training development consultant Lindsey Small speaks at Independents Day
View ArticleDeveloping your niche
Independent opticians have the ideal opportunity to grow their business with niche eyewear. Conor Heaney explains how it worked for his Manchester practice
View ArticleMystery CL shopping
OT looks at the results of mystery shopping contact lens research on 40 independents practices which was shared at the Independents Day conference
View ArticleIndependent thinking
OT spoke to the chief executive of Sight Care Group, Paul Surridge, about the organisation's recent survey of its 600 independent practices across the UK
View ArticleHave a clear vision
Paul Norris shares advice on how independents can make their branding successful
View ArticleAsking for referrals
Conor Heaney shares how independent opticians can attract new customers with a system for getting referrals
View ArticleCommunication in the digital age
OT's Robina Moss shares business tips from Johnson & Johnson's IT director Ross Stewart, given at Independents Day 2014
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