As with most business sales, the giving of restraints of trade by a vendor pharmacist is an important aspect of transferring the business goodwill to the purchaser. However, many would be surprised to know that a restraint of trade is on its face, contrary to public policy and as a result is legally unenforceable, unless
A will is only part of Estate Planning. One wants to organise their affairs in a way to minimise cost, tax and stamp duties so as to maximise the Estate. As assets may be held in various entities, one must consider what will happen to these assets and entities when one dies. Circumstances may also
Numerous pharmacists are asking questions relating to the relocation rules or new number approvals for pharmacy. These queries have increased considerably in the past 12 months as sale prices for pharmacies have continued to remain high and pharmacists are looking at other ways to enter into the market. The third Community Pharmacy Agreement as highlighted
The term benchmarking has been heard a great deal in business circles in recent years, but it’s not some fancy new process. Benchmarking is simply the process of measuring yourself against others to identify how you can improve your performance. Large successful organisations have been benchmarking their businesses for years to improve results.
As the owner of an established pharmacy business are you at a stage in life where you are considering winding down your working hours? And are you having difficulty in attracting and securing quality employee pharmacists? In either case, you need to plan and consider an appropriate business succession strategy which in all likelihood, could