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Samera Business Advisors
Samera Business Advisors are leading UK Dental Business Advisors. On this blog, we share our tips, ideas and expertise to our readers across the UK and beyond. This blog is a must-read for dentists seeking to buy, build, or sell a dental practice.
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Arun Mehra
Arun Mehra

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They plan capital allowances strategically, not automatically. You don't have to claim every allowance in the year you spend the money. Done properly, you protect your personal allowance, carry the rest forward, and save tax across multiple years instead of one. They use the structures their setup...  Read More
Here's what the buyers who get it right do differently: They get their personal finances in order first.  Banks don't just look at the practice: they look at you. High credit card balances, a thin savings history, and weak associate accounts will sink a loan application before the practice is...  Read More
Dental Practice Accounts: How to Guide
Keeping your dental practice’s accounts organised and up-to-date isn’t always easy, and it’s certainly rarely ever fun, but it is one of the most important aspects of being a dental practice owner.  A well-kept set of accounts not only helps manage your cash flow and lower your tax bill, they will...  Read More
Dental Practice Accounts: How to Guide
Keeping your dental practice’s accounts organised and up-to-date isn’t always easy, and it’s certainly rarely ever fun, but it is one of the most important aspects of being a dental practice owner.  A well-kept set of accounts not only helps manage your cash flow and lower your tax bill, they will...  Read More
Dental Practice Accounts: How to Guide
Keeping your dental practice’s accounts organised and up-to-date isn’t always easy, and it’s certainly rarely ever fun, but it is one of the most important aspects of being a dental practice owner.  A well-kept set of accounts not only helps manage your cash flow and lower your tax bill, they will...  Read More
Accounts for Dentists: How to Guide
Running your dental accounts can often feel like the most dreaded and tedious aspect of the job. However, properly organised accounts are not just important for managing the cash flow and handling your tax bill. Many don’t realise that your accounts will be key any time you try to raise finance for...  Read More
7 Fatal Mistakes to Avoid When Starting a Dental Practice
In this webinar, Arun takes you through 7 of the most fatal mistakes we see new dental practices making all the time. If you’re starting a dental practice, make sure you DON’T DO anything on this list. Listen to the episode as a podcast Starting a Dental Practice: Get Started We’ve been...  Read More
A Guide to Income Tax and National Insurance
Income Tax The 2021/2022 tax year begins 6 April 2021 and ends 5 April 2022 and the following will explain how most individuals will have to pay their income tax:             0% on the first £12,570 (personal allowance)             20% on the next £37,700 (basic-rate band)             40% above...  Read More
How to Finance a Dental Practice
As you start your dental practice and as a dental practice grows, there is likely to come a time when significant additional funding is required in order to scale further. This funding may be needed to purchase new equipment, to extend a current practice, or to buy more dental practices and build a...  Read More
How much finance can I raise?
It is still a surprise to me that many borrowers are not aware of how much they can raise when seeking finance for a project. In most cases, potential borrowers underestimate what they can raise and, therefore, what they can purchase.  When looking at , the amount you can borrow is often linked to...  Read More
Navigating your Dental Practice Financial Future
In this webinar, Arun and Gurpreet discuss how best to structure your finance and accounts, as well as how to save money on your consumables.  Find Out More For more articles, webinars and blogs on dental accounts check out the dental accountancy section of our .   Read More
FIND OUT MORE For more information please check out the articles and webinars in the  section of our Learning Centre. For all our previous articles, webinars and video updates, .  Read More
FURTHER INFORMATION ON BUYING A DENTAL PRACTICE When buying a dental practice (especially if it’s for the first time), you need the competent hands of qualified professionals. Not only have we been helping the UK’s dentists to buy, start and sell dental practices for nearly 20 years, we are...  Read More
7 Legal Pitfalls to Avoid when Buying a Dental Practice
The Dental Business Guide Podcast Episode | February 16th Arun Mehra and Kate Ford Arun Mehra: Hello there now welcome back to the dental business guide podcast and today I’m joined by Kate Ford from Rudlings Wakelam Solicitors. Hi, Kate, how are you? Kate Ford: Hi, I’m not too bad yourself? Arun...  Read More
Should You Buy or Start a Dental Practice?
STARTING VS BUYING A DENTAL PRACTICE   Taking the opportunity to own a dental practice means either finding a dental practice for sale that is the right fit for you or starting a new, squat practice from scratch. Before examining the finer points, such as location and turnover, there are major...  Read More
How Easy is it to Build a Dental Group?
Across the UK an interesting phenomenon is occurring in the UK Dental landscape, more and more dental groups are emerging all in search of quality dental practices to purchase. They are searching high and low for quality dental practices that will contribute to the group’s EBITDA. Increasingly,...  Read More
The Process of Due Diligence When Buying a Dental Practice
Once you know you have the financing in place to acquire a dental practice, it’s essential to know that you are investing in the right one. It’s too late to have regrets and doubts after you have signed contracts. This is an investment in the following years of a dental professional’s life, so it’s...  Read More
5 Quick Tips When Buying a Dental Practice
CONSIDER HOW YOU LOOK TO THE BANKS You need to think about how you look to the banks as a possible borrower. Banks and other financial lenders need to know that you are a safe investment. You have the qualifications to prove that you know your stuff when it comes to dentistry. You also need to be...  Read More
3 Most Important Questions to Ask When Buying a Dental Practice
In this video, Arun discusses the 3 most important questions you need to ask yourself when buying a dental practice. Find out more:  Click here to read our  Click here to find out more about our   Read More
5 Free Ways to Grow Your Dental Practice
In this episode, we take a look at the 5 top ways you can grow a dental practice for free. For more information on growing your dental practice, including more articles, videos and webinars check out our   Read More
5 Traits of Failed Dental Start-Ups
In this episode, Arun and Chris discuss the 5 things we keep seeing dental start-ups get wrong.  For more information on managing your dental practice’s cash flow, including more articles, videos and webinars check out our   Read More
How Should a Dental Practice Organise its Finances in 2021?
More on Automating Your Dental Accounts. To find out more about how you can save time, money and effort on your   Read More
How Can Dentists Reduce Their Tax Legitimately?
More on Automating Your Dental Accounts. To find out more about how you can save time, money and effort on your   Read More
How to Use Xero for Dental Associate Accounts
To find out more about how you can save time, money and effort on your   Read More
Accounts and Tax for Dental Associates Explained
To find out more about how you can save time, money and effort on your   Read More
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