Dental Lab Products - December 2008 - (Page 20) PURCHASINGTRENDS Charting a course together By Richard Palmer Facing uncertain economic seas, labs can turn to their equipment suppliers to help find open water. ithout a doubt, 2008 has been one of the most nerveracking years nancially in recent memory, and 2009 looks to be just as stomach-churning. e smallbusiness owner has seen dwindling pro ts, slimmer-thanusual margins, and o shore competition nibbling away at their client base all of which have been only exacerbated by the severe economic downturn of Q4. Even the giants of nance were not immune, with long-standing banks and investment houses on the block, but receiving federal assistance to keep them operating. For you dental laboratory operators, where no such life raft was to be found, it became all the more vital to have a shipmate onboard looking out for your business. W PHOTO: SISSE BRIMBERG, COTTON COULSON, KEENPRESS/GETTY IMAGES » 20 BUYERSGUIDE2009 dentallabproducts
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