THE BUSINESS OF PRACTICE: STRATEGY – THE FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS
switched to solo practice for this reason versus older veterinarians (5.9%) (Fig. 11). Some differences between generations emerged in responses to the relative importance of factors in the decision to practice solo. Of those graduating be- tween 2004 and 2014, 53.3% responded that the
“desire to have flexibility for family responsibilities” was “very important” or “important” in their deci- sion; in contrast, only 29.4% of those graduating in or before 2003 cited this type of flexibility as a factor. In addition, males (33.3%) were less likely than fe- males (48.4%) to attach importance to this factor.
