Medtrade West – Retail Panel Preview

March 21, 2021
PHOENIX – Early registration is around the corner for Medtrade West, scheduled for July 12-14, 2021 at the Phoenix Convention Center in Arizona. Unlike virtually all Medtrades in the past, there will be no conflict between educational sessions and

Cash-Based Expansion

March 13, 2021
DENVER – While much of the world hunkered down during the global pandemic in April 2020, Jake Broadbent (pictured) led an effort to buy You Can Home Medical, a retail-oriented HME in Denver, Colo. The new purchase included a move from Utah where Br

M&A, Medtrade, and Pondering Possibilities With Brad Smith

February 28, 2021
FORT WORTH, TX – Familiar speakers at Medtrade West and Medtrade East have confined their presentation skills to Zoom calls and client interactions over these many pandemic months. When Medtrade West convenes July 12-14, 2021 at the Phoenix Convent

Post-Vaccination Marketing in HME Retail

February 20, 2021
HERMITAGE, TN – Marketing has changed dramatically in the past year due to COVID-19, but there are still a few creative ways to get in front of your referral sources and promote your business and all the new products that have been introduced r

Dos and Don’ts of Working with Manufacturers

February 14, 2021
AMARILLO, TX – Historically, the relationship between manufacturers and DME suppliers was viewed as “vendor-purchaser.” The supplier would purchase products from the manufacturer … and that was it. Over the years, this relationship has sh

How Hot is M&A?

January 24, 2021
ERIE, PA – From Phoenix to Cheboygan, reports of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are coming at a fast pace (read about two recent transactions here and here). Just how hot is M&A? “I’ve been doing M&A since 1995 and healthcare sp