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The importance of the Buffer Week (and flexibility)
Next week is one of my Buffer Weeks: No travel; No face to face meetings; No Zoom meetings. My only external engagement is my weekly...

Chris Barrow
Feb 9, 20242 min read
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Serendipity and the NHS Dental Rescue Plan
I left home at 07:45 yesterday morning and after 276 miles of driving (ouch) and two meetings, I arrived at Aston University, Birmingham...

Chris Barrow
Feb 8, 20243 min read
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Seeing the future
Yesterday I was privileged to be given a private tour of the new Itero Lumina IOS and, even as a non-clinical observer and unbiased...

Chris Barrow
Feb 7, 20241 min read
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On saboteurs (again)
Warning - controversial opinion about to be expressed......reader discretion suggested. Why is it that, when a dentist buys an existing...

Chris Barrow
Feb 6, 20242 min read
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Time to stop clowning around
What it boils down to is that I have been in party mode since my 70th birthday last September. It's been one excuse after another -...

Chris Barrow
Feb 5, 20241 min read
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Needs, Benefits & Features
I want to remind you about something: Needs Benefits Features Needs - people take action to solve - "a commonly accepted problem that...

Chris Barrow
Feb 2, 20241 min read
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"We do things differently down here" - a conversation with Dr. Lawrence Neville
If you walk round Manchester city centre, you will often see the statement, ' WE DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY HERE'Â which glorifies...

Chris Barrow
Feb 1, 20242 min read
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Wednesday riff
Get your Finances in Gear 2024: Blimey! You certainly do want a free webinar series on financial analysis - thank you so much for the...

Chris Barrow
Jan 31, 20241 min read
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A clear and present danger
You will have noticed recently an increase in the number of these posts that are examining the finances of dental business. I've been...

Chris Barrow
Jan 30, 20242 min read
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The difference
I've said it before and I'm saying it again. Don't ever forget that being able to describe yourself as a "family owned and run business"...

Chris Barrow
Jan 29, 20241 min read
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