As a pharmacy yes, you can help everyone with their meds and health. However, that doesn’t mean that they will shop from you. For example, a lot of community pharmacies lose customers to big box discounters due to price. But not every customer is going to price conscious, some customers will value certain products, expertise, and service. So, as a pharmacy you need to pave out what audience will best suit your pharmacy.
Another important point of reflection is these challenges provide opportunities to learn, and learn we did. I have the best team, family, friends, and the best mentors around me. With this support, challenges become learning opportunities. Learning opportunities turn into periods of uncomfortableness. This is your zone of self-discovery and growth. As a great mentor once told me, be comfortable with being uncomfortable.
Pharmacy owners quickly realise that one of the key areas to success in business are making good decisions based on accurate data. Documented systems and procedures and how well they are implemented by the business are a focus when preparing financial data. If you think about it, most decisions that get made by business
We have often said that your team is your greatest asset. The more you invest in them the greater the return. What is most valuable for the interns and young pharmacists is the guidance and mentorship that the owners can provide. The impact they have on careers at this early stage can be immense. Owners have a key role in the development of their team. Invest in them, train them, develop them and set them up for a rewarding career.
