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Independent vets.
Shared strength.

600+ veterinarians who kept their clinics, joined a network, and grew. Real outcomes from real practices across France and Germany.

Clinic Stories

Eight clinics. Eight real outcomes.

Each story follows a clinic through a specific challenge — HR, finance, operations, ownership — and shows what the network made possible. Clinics are anonymised at partner request.

Vet examining kitten
Practice Development
+18%
Revenue
Year 1
No price hike, just more revenue
A three-vet clinic had plateaued for two years. A billing audit revealed significant under-billing — fixed in six weeks without a single price increase.
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Practice Development
Vet team with patient
Recruiting
+22.7%
Revenue
Following Year
HR crisis reveals the power of the network
Two senior vets left in the same six-week window. The network sourced replacements in eight weeks. The clinic grew 22.7% the year after.
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Recruiting
Vet with cat
Change Management
+12%
Revenue
After Departure
Protecting independence — without going it alone
An eleven-year partnership ended. The remaining owner restructured with Smartemis support, and grew 12% the following year without finding a new co-owner.
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Change Management
Happy dog at clinic
Practice Development
50%
Reduction in
Team Stress
Smartemis cut the stress in half
A clinic was losing staff to burnout. An operational audit identified four fixable sources of pressure. No new hires. No new software. Results in three months.
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Practice Development
Vet using diagnostic equipment
Finance
€50k
Saved on One
Decision
The €50,000 software decision
About to sign a €52,000 PMS migration contract, the clinic asked Smartemis for a second opinion. The existing system had an upgrade path that cost €2,800.
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Finance
Two vets examining a cat
Practice Development
20%
Less Admin
Time Per Week
More patients, less pressure
A fully-booked clinic was about to hire a third vet. A workflow analysis found the constraint was administrative, not clinical. Half a day of capacity freed without a single new hire.
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Practice Development
Vet caring for a dog
Change Management
0
Closure
Risk
Built with heart, passed on with purpose
A retiring solo vet in rural Bavaria thought his clinic would have to close. The network found two succession candidates within four weeks. The clinic didn't close — it grew.
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Change Management
Surgical team at work
Practice Development
+31%
Revenue
Over 2 Years
Scaling a new model for growth
One of the network's founding clinics used every available Smartemis service over 24 months. The outcome was 31% revenue growth — without raising prices or acquiring another practice.
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"With Smartemis I can stay independent — a classic private equity chain would not be an option for me. Alone I would never have dared to invest €30,000 in my practice again. With Smartemis as support, that was possible."

Veterinarian, Network Partner — Germany

"My joining Smartemis has given me real motivation again — to go through my last years in the profession with joy, not with a heavy heart."

Veterinarian, Network Partner — Germany
Network Partners

What clinic owners say

The network is built on genuine partnership. These are the voices of the people it was built for.

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"Smartemis offers a network where veterinarians can continue to run their clinics as owner-managers."

Dr Kai Müller & Dr Björn Bruhn
Clinic Owners, Germany
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"Smartemis stands alongside clinic owners, so they're no longer lone warriors when it comes to recruitment and team management."

Dr Dirk Butenandt
Veterinarian, Clinic Owner & Board Member
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"Smartemis supports clinic owners to plan for their future with succession plans — with no pressure."

Dr Willi Gleumes & Thorsten Fröhlich
Veterinarian & Clinic Partners
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"Smartemis' innovative and sustainable business model supports not only clinic owners, but the entire team in a clinic including nurses and employed veterinarians."

Gabriele Pfahl-Kreis
Veterinarian & Clinic Owner
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"Our veterinary community is guided by experienced veterinarians on our Board of Directors, ensuring clinical excellence and animal welfare are at the heart of every decision."

Dr Marcus Stieger
Veterinarian & Clinic Owner
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"Smartemis helps clinic owners facing the ever-increasing challenges of running a steadily growing practice on their own."

Dr Birgit Müller
Veterinarian, Clinic Owner & Board Member
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