Category: Business Resources

You built your practice your way. So did every other member of Eye Care Collective (ECC). That’s the common thread that makes this community worth being part of.   We’re expanding the Collective, and we’re turning to the people who know it best: our members. The more eye care professionals (ECPs) who join us, the more buying power, resources, and support we…

Most independent business owners keep a laser focus on their financials and KPIs. But for independent eye care professionals (ECPs), managing a dispensary is different than traditional retail.  On a standard retail floor, foot traffic is high but intent is low—mall crowds browse casually, and strategic marketing has to work hard to turn a passerby into a buyer.  In…

Imagine it’s your first day at a new practice. You’ve never worked in optics before. You’re asked to fill out some basic employment forms and are introduced to the team. You spend your first week shadowing an experienced staff member—and you love it! Flash forward eight weeks: you’ve got unanswered questions because you don’t know…

It’s the end of the month, and you know you need to sit down and complete your accounts payable. That sense of dread and frustration, at the time it takes, when you could be seeing patients, can be overwhelming. Having worked at the practice level for over 16 years, this was the major obstacle to…