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ODs on Finance is thrilled to announce the inaugural Practice VIRTUAL Ownership/Management CE Summit!
In this first-of-its-kind event, the Summit will offer 6 hours of COPE-approved CE directly focused on developing skills for practice owners/managers that will boost revenue and build practices. Additionally, the Summit will feature 5 industry leaders giving Quick Talk tips on different aspects of practice ownership/management.
The Practice Ownership/Management CE Summit is completely free to any optometrist, optometry student, office manager or office staff. Additionally, we will be raffling off over $500 in prizes!
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Practice Consulting
- Building business acumen and financial intelligence
- Budgeting
- Understanding financial statements
- Managing and improving cash flow
- Setting up and implementing Profit First cash flow management strategy
- Understanding how practices are valued
- Practice acquisition and expansion guidance
Special Refi Promo for ODs on Finance Members
Aaron and Dat are excited to announce that we have successful negotiate the 3 great offers! Two are highest $1000 Cash Back Bonus for our ODs on Finance Member from both Splash and Credible + Third is 0% APR first 6 months with CommonBond! Thank you for their support in our little OD Community!
Special ODsonFinance Offer: $400 Bonus + Get 0% APR for the first 6 months when you refinance
- This offer can help you take advantage of historically low interest rates without losing out on 0% APR
- Your APR will be set to 0% for the first 6 months, meaning all your on-time payments will go to principal in that time
- After the introductory APR period, you will begin paying interest
- You qualify for this offer when you refinance at least one federal student loan
Requirements:
- All States eligible
*Disclaimer: Minimum loan is $5,000, with a max limit of $500,000, Subject to state law restriction. When you check your rates, CommonBond conducts a soft credit pull that will not affect your credit score. However, if you continue your application, CommonBond will request your permission to obtain your full credit report from one or more consumer reporting agencies. This is a hard credit pull and may affect your credit score. Offered terms are subject to change and state law restriction. This is not a loan offer. Loans are offered through CommonBond Lending, LLC (NMLS #1175900). nmlsconsumeraccess.org
Benefits:
- Free, fast and able to compare prequalified rates from multiple lenders under 2 minutes, without affecting your credit score. Get a final offer as little as 1 business day!
- Credible’s partner lenders do not charge prepayment penalties, loan application fees, or origination fees.
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Forbearance and discharge on death/disability is dependent on individual lenders
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Special Promo: Get up to $1000 bonus for loans over $100K, $500 Bonus if less than $100K loan
Requirements:
- All States eligible
*Disclaimer: To receive $1,000 welcome bonus, ODs on Finance readers must refinance a balance equal to or greater than $100K. If refinancing a balance below $100K, readers are eligible for a $500 welcome bonus.
Benefits:
- Fast and easy rate check without affecting your credit score
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No application or origination fees, with no prepayment penalties
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Able to refinance as low as $5000 loan with no maximum limit
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Forbearance and discharge on death/disability is dependent on individual lenders
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*Splash will pay $500 bonus for loans over $100K and ODsonFinance will pay an extra $500 for over $150K. Please email Dat at admin@Odsonfinance.com if any issues arise
Requirements:
- All States eligible
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