Ross A. Dawson, DVM, MBA
Dr. Dawson has practiced in small animal medicine since graduation from the Ontario Veterinary College in 1977. Upon graduation he purchased a half ownership interest in Mitchell Animal Hospital and Kingsdale Animal Hospital in Kitchener, Ontario. In 1989 the two hospitals separated their business interests and Dr. Dawson continued as the owner and manager of Mitchell Animal Hospital until June of 1998. Over this period of 21 years, Mitchell Animal Hospital grew from a veterinary staff of 2 and lay staff of 3 to a veterinary staff of 4 and a lay staff of 11. In 1989 Mitchell Animal Hospital was relocated into a modern 5,000 square foot facility. In 1994, Dr. Dawson established Waterloo West Animal Hospital as a new, full service practice. Dr. Dawson participated as a member of the steering committees that founded the Golden Triangle Veterinary Academy, the Veterinary Emergency Clinic of the Waterloo Region and the Waterloo Regional Veterinary Association. Dr. Dawson is a graduate of the American Animal Hospital Association's Veterinary Management Institute. From 1990 to 2006 Dr. Dawson was an active member of a handpicked group of practice owners and practice consultants from both Canada and the United States, who met biannually to discuss veterinary management issues. Dr. Dawson has sat on the economics committee of the Ontario Veterinary Medical Association for many terms. In 1999, Dr. Dawson received his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Wilfrid Laurier University. Dr. Dawson has completed the course of study, Valuing Closely Held Businesses conducted by the Institute of Business Appraisers. Dr. Dawson has completed valuation courses offered by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators. Currently Dr. Dawson operates a companion animal practice in Milton, Ontario. Since 1999, Dr. Dawson has operated Vet Help, a veterinary consultant and valuation resource. Blake A. Dawson, BBA, CMA Appraiser for Vet Help Inc. Licensed Sales Representative for Homelife Power Realty Inc. Brokerage Blake Dawson has extensively studied business management, accounting and valuation disciplines. Blake graduated with distinction from Wilfrid Laurier University in 2005 with an honour's business administration degree, with a specialization in accounting and an economics minor. In 2007 Blake obtained his CMA (Certified Management Accountant) designation from the Certified Management Accountants of Canada after two years of extensive study, and requisite entrance exams. Blake has also passed all requisite courses in view of obtaining his CBV (Certified Business Valuator) designation from the Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators, and is expecting to sucessfully write his final membership entrance exam, after which time he will have the CBV designation. In his role as controller for Canada's largest Environmental Remediation and Demolition contractor Blake was responsible for the financial and operational analysis of multi-million dollar acquisition targets from start to finish. This included all preliminary analysis, due diligence, and submission and presentation to the Board of Directors for approval. Post acquisition Blake was tasked with the role of Integration Lead to ensure the smooth transition of the targets into the larger organization. Blake is a licensed real estate sales person in the province of Ontario. This is required by law to offer brokering services to businesses with few exceptions. His focus is solely on commercial transactions. He can take a practitioner through the process of selling their practice right from marketing, buyer contact and qualifying, to negotiating and acceptance. He can also aid a potential buyer in locating a practice for sale, negotiating, preparation of an offer, and presentation of that offer to the seller. |