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

Valley Medical Supplies Acquired By Copper Star Medical

January 17, 2021
MESA, AZ – Phoenix-based Valley Medical Supplies has been acquired by Copper Star Home Medical Supplies (Mesa, Arizona). With this acquisition, Valley Medical and Copper Star will combine their business models. Current Copper Star president and own

New Guy at Big Sky

January 17, 2021
BILLINGS, MT – Eric Ecker, manager at St. Vincent Medical Supply and Mobility, Billings, Montana, never intended to be in the DME business. As a newly minted graduate with a business degree from Montana State University more than two decades ag