Moneo writes: Someone to turn to

It is still the case that a large number of independent practices are single clinician style practices owned and run by a sole person, or possibly by one person who employs a number of clinical and ancillary staff. While this can be a very rewarding experience, it is an increasingly tough environment to run a business in. It can be a very lonely existence where, sometimes, that individual may secretly wish they had someone they could to bounce ideas off. Over time I have met many optometrists who have spent months or years agonising over what may seem to be a fairly simple business decision. Having eventually made the choice, they often say what a great decision it was and they wished they had made it years ago. What was preventing them? Simply the fact that they felt they had no one they could turn to for trusted peer advice.