Spot On Business Planning

22/05/2026

📢 New dates are now live for the British Dental Association Business Essentials course for January & February 2027!

Delivered over two intensive days by Andy McDougall and Anne-Marie Houston, this course provides practical tools and frameworks that can be implemented immediately within your practice.

Whether you’re looking to improve profitability, gain greater control of performance, or build long-term practice value, this course is designed to give your leadership team greater confidence and clarity in decision-making.

📆 Day 1: Friday 22 Jan 2027 | Day 2: Friday 26 Feb 2027
📍 Central London
👉 Find out more and book your place: https://www.bda.org/learning/courses-and-events/business-essentials-jan-and-feb-2027/

17/04/2026

A practice will never outperform its leadership or its culture.

High-performing practices are built on:
✅ Clear roles and responsibilities
✅ Accountability at every level
✅ Strong operational leadership
✅ Culture aligned with vision

People strategy isn’t ‘soft’.

It shows up directly in performance, profitability, and pressure levels across the practice.

When roles are unclear and accountability is weak, inefficiency creeps in, leaders become bottlenecks, and growth stalls. When people are aligned, empowered, and led well, the business runs better — with or without the owner being involved in everything.

Get in touch to find out more: https://www.spoton-businessplanning.co.uk/

16/04/2026

Clinical skill doesn’t automatically translate into business confidence.

Ownership brings responsibility for structure, people, performance and financial control — often without formal training.

We work alongside ambitious principals to build confidence in the business side of ownership, so decisions feel informed rather than uncertain.

Book a Zoom consultation to talk through the challenges you’re facing as a practice owner: https://www.spoton-businessplanning.co.uk/

09/04/2026

The strongest practices are not owner-dependent.

They have practice managers who take real ownership of operations and are trusted to lead day-to-day.

We work with ambitious practice owners who are ready to step back slightly — without losing control — by developing PMs who:

✅ Lead with confidence, driving consistent performance across the practice
✅ Take ownership of results, managing people, processes, and operations proactively
✅ Maintain structure and standards, so the practice runs smoothly even when you’re not involved

When your practice manager can run the practice effectively, bottlenecks disappear, standards improve, and you can focus on strategic growth rather than firefighting.

Book a Zoom consultation to explore how developing your PM and leadership team can reduce pressure, improve performance, and unlock growth opportunities.

🔗 https://www.spoton-businessplanning.co.uk/

24/03/2026

Thinking about joining the British Dental Association Business Essentials course?

Don’t just take our word for it — hear what leadership teams who attended the BDA Business Essentials course say:

“Great course, very in-depth knowledge from both speakers. Highly recommended for anyone looking to develop their practice further or looking to sell in the short to medium-term.”

“A lot of very valuable information. I feel we are already actioning what was discussed. Today has given me clarity on the business goal and how we want to drive it.”

“A real eye-opener of a course. Brilliant content, extremely well presented. Only wish I'd done it years ago.”

This course equips principals and managers with practical business knowledge that drives clarity, confidence, and better decisions.

Friday 8 May 2026 — Friday 26 Jun | 09:00 to 17:00
7 Mansfield Street, London, W1G 9NQ

👉 Secure your place today: https://www.bda.org/learning/courses-and-events/business-essentials-may-and-june-2026/

23/03/2026

The role of the practice manager has never been more important.

Today’s dental practices are operating in a far more complex environment than ever before — rising costs, recruitment pressures, tighter margins, higher patient expectations, greater competition for dental care and expenditure, and owners being pulled in multiple directions.

In this environment, the practice manager is no longer just overseeing diaries and day-to-day issues. They are central to how well the business performs.

Strong practices are built on:
✅ Capable, confident leadership
✅ Clear accountability across the team
✅ Consistent operational delivery
✅ Commercial awareness at management level

When the practice manager has clarity, authority, and the right skill set, bottlenecks reduce, standards improve, team culture blossoms and the owner can step back from firefighting and focus on strategy.

We work with owners and PMs to strengthen leadership, improve operational structure, and create practices that run smoothly — not reactively.

Strong leadership doesn’t just maintain performance.

It unlocks growth.

Find out more: https://www.spoton-businessplanning.co.uk?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=the_role_of_the_practice_manager

12/03/2026

Planning without control creates drift. Control without planning creates stagnation.

Many practices do one or the other — very few do both well.

Planning sets the direction. Control ensures you stay on course. Together, they allow you to spot issues early, understand variances, and make adjustments before small problems become expensive ones.

When planning and control are embedded properly, performance becomes predictable. Owners stop reacting late and start leading proactively.

This is where pressure reduces and confidence returns.

👉 Book a Zoom consultation to understand how a partnership with SOBP helps to regain control of your practice performance: https://www.spoton-businessplanning.co.uk/contact-us?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Planning_without_control_creates_drift

11/03/2026

One thing high-performing dental practices have in common: their leadership teams understand the business together.

The British Dental Association Business Essentials course is designed to give both principals and practice managers:

✅ A clear understanding of the numbers that drive performance
✅ Confidence to make informed, strategic decisions
✅ Practical tools to improve profitability and efficiency

Don’t let the next quarter pass without clarity and control — May & June 2026 sessions are filling fast.

Friday 8 May 2026 — Friday 26 Jun | 09:00 to 17:00
7 Mansfield Street, London, W1G 9NQ

👉 Book your place now: https://www.bda.org/learning/courses-and-events/business-essentials-may-and-june-2026/

Delivered over two days, Friday 8 May and Friday 26 June, this interactive workshop explores proven commercial techniques that can be applied to a dental business to achieve better financial results and drive profitability.

04/03/2026

Most dental practice owners already have an accountant. What they often don’t have is clarity.

At Spot On Business Planning, we go beyond the numbers. We use them as a foundation to help practice owners make better decisions across every aspect of the business.

We work with ambitious principals and leadership teams to align:
✅ Financial performance with actionable insight — know exactly what drives profit and where opportunities lie
✅ Strategic planning with everyday ex*****on — turn goals into practical, achievable steps
✅ People and leadership — build teams that deliver results even when you’re not in the practice
✅ Sustainable growth — expand the business without adding unnecessary pressure or risk

When these elements are connected, practices become easier to run, more profitable, and far less dependent on the owner.

Book a Zoom consultation to see how aligning numbers, strategy, people, and growth can transform your practice from reactive to effective and controlled: https://www.spoton-businessplanning.co.uk/contact-us?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Most_dental_practice_owners_already_have_an_accountant

03/03/2026

A practice will never outperform its leadership or its culture.

High-performing practices are built on:
✅ Clear roles and responsibilities
✅ Accountability at every level
✅ Strong operational leadership
✅ Culture aligned with vision

People strategy isn’t ‘soft’.

It shows up directly in performance, profitability, and pressure levels across the practice.

When roles are unclear and accountability is weak, inefficiency creeps in, leaders become bottlenecks, and growth stalls. When people are aligned, empowered, and led well, the business runs better — with or without the owner being involved in everything.

Get in touch: https://www.spoton-businessplanning.co.uk/contact-us?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=A_practice_will_never_outperform_its_leadership_or_its_culture