Join your community of independent practice owners in a Veterinary Management Group
Access the support of your peers and the purchasing power of the nation’s premier independent veterinary collective.
Maintain Your Independence
“VMG has been like learning Business 101 in a collegial environment.”
What VMG Membership
Does For You
You are vital to your community. You take care of the animals that people love. You’re a business owner and an employer.
You’re also vital to the future of independent veterinary practice ownership. It’s where you are your own boss. That’s not always easy — but it is always important.
VMG understands that you deserve support. It’s our mission to provide it.
Return on Your Commitment
The time you spend with VMG is time spent with people dedicated to helping you run your veterinary practice and enhance your life.
Return on Your Knowledge
You’ll be surrounded by peers who help you solve challenges, improve your leadership skills, and prepare for the future.
Return on Your Investment
Our purchasing programs offer immediate savings and long-lasting benefits throughout your membership experience.
Return to Your Passion
You are a busy practice owner and veterinary leader. When your business is running well, you can focus on helping your community, their pets, and your staff members.
Be part of a peer group. Be part of something that lasts your entire life.
The heart of your VMG experience is your peer group.
The group you join consists of 18-22 veterinary professionals with practices similar to yours – but in a different part of the country, that way, you can discuss your challenges openly, share solutions and ideas, celebrate successes, and become an integral parts of each other’s lives.
Learn more about how our peer groups work
What does this mean for you?
Learn from a diversity of experience
Your peers have similar business models, but different backgrounds and experiences.
Discuss important issues
Your groups support each other regarding practice management, staffing, purchasing, and other challenges that come with business ownership in the veterinary industry.
Share unique expertise
Learn from others with different experiences than you, and share your own expertise with your peers. It’s all about shared knowledge and fostering success.
Build Camaraderie
Our groups often become close friends, connecting on more than just a business level. Because you’re all in this together, and being a veterinary professional is more than just a job.
Stay connected
Something come up at work? A new issue you don’t know about? Ask your group. They’re a year-round support team of trusted collaborators.
Level Up
You’re constantly striving to be better. Don’t let the frustrations of running a business get in the way of your success. With VMG, challenges become opportunities.
Support clients and the pets they love
Running an independent veterinary practice is undeniably hard work, often leaving you exhausted. This journey can feel isolating, with no one to turn to for advice and support.
When you’re independent, you make your own decisions. You help patients based on your expertise. You make a difference through excellent leadership and veterinary care.
You don’t have to face these challenges alone. Find the support, resources, and community you need to thrive. Connect with experts who understand your struggles and can provide the guidance you need to succeed.
At VMG, we support your independence so that you can support your community.
“I think about the community I have built.
When I think about VMG, I think about the community that I have built of friends that even recognize me in the elevator when we go to a meeting. It’s quite funny because they’re from all over the country and they’re industry leaders who are looking for the same thing that I’m looking for in veterinary medicine. They’re looking for ways to be successful, ways to relate to one another, ways to support their team and their practice.”
Elevate Your Business
In addition to our peer-driven study groups, VMG membership also provides you with these business-building opportunities.
Benchmarking
Gain exclusive access to practice performance data. Compare analytics and make more effective, data-based management decisions.
Learning
Take your professional development efforts a step further, or invest in the professional development of your staff, with our selection of courses.
Purchasing
Our membership includes one of leading purchasing programs in North America, providing you access to over 60 Preferred Partners.
Dedicated To Independent Veterinarians
At VMG, we believe that independent veterinarians are more important than ever. Your clients and patients depend on you for personalized care.
It’s not easy. But it gets better when you are part of VMG. We’re here to support your independence and the field of independent veterinary professionals.
We’re standing behind you, so you can keep doing what you love.
Resources & Support
The individual knowledge and experience of our members benefit the entire group.
Build Your Best Practice. Focus on What Matters.
How do you maintain your independence? By joining together. We would be thrilled to have you explore membership with VMG.