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Smoke and Mirrors – more valuation madness
Two conversations in the space of one hour. Conversation 1 – former client Caller: “Chris, we grossed £1.2m last year fully private in...

Chris Barrow
Dec 21, 20163 min read
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Food and Think
Food I fell off the Paleo nutrition tracks about 3 months ago and have steadily allowed the dreaded yet delicious carbs back into my...

Chris Barrow
Dec 8, 20162 min read
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The Guide
I mentioned in a Facebook Live transmission last night that I’m starting my journey through an online course offered through Udemy by...

Chris Barrow
Dec 6, 20162 min read
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The Forum for Independent Dental Entrepreneurs
On Saturday at one of my favourite London CPD venues Seminars at 38 I attended the inaugural meeting of FIDES. A total of 16 in actual...

Chris Barrow
Dec 5, 20162 min read
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BUPA buys Oasis – and SCRTM
Rather inconsiderate, if I may say so, to issue the press release on the Friday morning that I’m frantically attempting to complete my...

Chris Barrow
Nov 18, 20162 min read
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I’m looking for 5 new clients from March 2017
I’m looking for 5 new clients from March 2017 Here’s a shopping list of the outcomes I can deliver for you: if you are building a...

Chris Barrow
Nov 15, 20163 min read
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Recruiting the “stand out” business manager
The word “business manager” is important here. I don’t consider it part of my scope of practice to comment on the performance of a clinic...

Chris Barrow
Oct 18, 20162 min read
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Initiative
I want to tell you about a young lady who approached me at The BDIA. I was immediately fascinated by her story. She is English based (and...

Chris Barrow
Oct 17, 20162 min read
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Your monthly management meeting agenda
Chatting to a Principal last night about her 3-year business strategy (a former client), she asked me “Chris are you just dealing with...

Chris Barrow
Oct 13, 20161 min read
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Avoiding camels
Don’t shoot the messenger but someone famously said that if a committee were convened to design a horse, it would end up a camel –...

Chris Barrow
Oct 10, 20162 min read
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Opinions
Do not think of knocking out another person’s brains because he differs in opinion from you. It would be as rational to knock yourself on...

Chris Barrow
Oct 7, 20161 min read
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How not to be a d&*k through your dental career (a.k.a. what’s coming next for young dentists a
On Monday 10th October Chris Barrow and Colin Campbell have been invited to speak to a group of new graduates at a charity event in...

Chris Barrow
Oct 3, 20162 min read
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The Campbell Academy Education Programme 2017
I’m including the digital brochure for the 2017 programme at the end of this post. I’m delighted to be included as a guest lecturer again...

Chris Barrow
Sep 13, 20161 min read
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RAW from Florin Cofar
RAW from Florin Cofar on Vimeo. My thanks to my friend Dr. Razvan Savu for bringing this to my attention. I’m not qualified to comment on...

Chris Barrow
Aug 15, 20161 min read
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Listen
What you will learn from the best sales trainers, people like my friend Ashley Latter, is that empathetic listening makes all the...

Chris Barrow
Jun 21, 20161 min read
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Gathering clouds
A dental business is now offering £5.75 per UDA to associates, as quoted by Kevin Lewis in his excellent presentation on matters...

Chris Barrow
Jun 14, 20162 min read
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International Stars of Dentistry 2017
Make a note in your calendar: 23 June 2017 – London Before I start – there is no commission here for CB or 7connections. I’ve been...

Chris Barrow
Jun 13, 20161 min read
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Interrogating the data
As a dental practice owner or marketing manager, you live in a world of data that can be interrogated in order to improve your marketing...

Chris Barrow
Jun 6, 20162 min read
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Life is good
Part 1 I’ve listened to 4 dental practice owners cry in the last 4 weeks – 2 female, 2 male. All they had in common was that they owned a...

Chris Barrow
Jun 3, 20162 min read
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Bubble
The 1st June has arrived and just in case you are feeling a bit down today, I have the perfect cure – guaranteed to put a smile back on...

Chris Barrow
Jun 1, 20162 min read
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