Mike Jaczko - Max Bearisto

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Mike Jaczko, BSc. Phm, RPh, CIM, FEA, a pharmacist by background, is a portfolio manager, partner and member of KJ Harrison Investors, a Toronto-based private investment management firm servicing individuals and families across Canada. For more information on this topic, email [email protected] or visit www.kjharrison.com.

Max Beairsto, B.Sc. Pharm., MBA, CVA is a pharmacist and valuation analyst with Enterprise Valuators Corporation (EVCOR), an Edmonton-based business valuation firm that focuses on business valuations and sale advisory of small and mid-sized private companies. You can reach him at [email protected] or visit www.evcor.com.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

11/29/2022

Exit planning: the basics for pharmacists

Most pharmacist-owners are more concerned with running their businesses than with planning how to get out of them. Yet inevitably, the day will come when you realize it is time to turn the equity in your pharmacy into capital.
10/25/2022

Rates, risks and your pharmacy’s value: Part 2

Obviously, rising interest rates are a challenge for any business owner, and to pharmacist-owners who have been preparing to sell, the new rate environment might seem like very bad news. But that is no reason to give up on trying to maximize the market value of their pharmacies.
10/18/2022

Rates, risks and your pharmacy’s value: Part 1

Would-be pharmacist-owners are finding that the days of cheap borrowing costs are waning. So, are existing pharmacist-owners in the process of refinancing as the terms on their mortgages come due?
09/27/2022

Choosing your pharmacy's financial advisor

As with accounting and legal resources, planning to sell your pharmacy provides an opportunity to re-evaluate your financial advice and confirm that you have the right advisor.
09/20/2022

Time to meet your pharmacy transition accountants

We would suggest that planning for selling your business is a good opportunity to review your current accountant, their experience and their abilities.
09/13/2022

How to choose your transition lawyer

Selling your pharmacy is not just a financial transaction, but a legal one, and it behooves you to consult a lawyer early in the process.
09/06/2022

How to pick your pharmacy transition team’s lead advisor

If you are planning to exit your pharmacy business, you need a good team of advisors on your side.
08/30/2022

Assembling your pharmacy transition team

All babies are beautiful – to their parents. It can be the same with a business. After spending years, even decades, building their pharmacy, surviving through the hard times and celebrating the good, many owners have a difficult time seeing their “baby” for what it truly is.
07/12/2022

Benchmarking your pharmacy's inventory turnover

Let’s face it: inventory can be a pain to manage. But handling inventory effectively is vital to the success of any retail operation. Doing it right means achieving a delicate balance.
06/28/2022

Watch your automatic renewal contracts!

Pharmacy owners invariably enter into a variety of agreements as part of the normal course of business. Unfortunately, we see many owners who have not read their contracts before they sign them. This is always a bad idea because what you don’t know can hurt you!