{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5f6db0ab2dc2346e2dd1a808/69e0d5c06e5b90839a7ec205?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"E292 That Great Business Show - Why Good Businesses Fail (And How to Fix Them Before They Do) - Rachel Bothwell, GP Practice Ally","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5f6db0ab2dc2346e2dd1a808/1776342149108-6bb0009d-c7da-455d-b049-95df1646e1b3.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>What keeps a GP practice running?</p><p>Not just doctors. Not just nurses.</p><p><br></p><p>It's the same for any business.</p><p>Cashflow. Systems. People who actually make it all work.</p><p><br></p><p>On Episode 292 of That Great Business Show, Conall Ó Móráin speaks with Rachel Bothwell, founder of GP Practice Ally — a business now supporting up to 75% of GP practices in Ireland.</p><p><br></p><p>This is a story about stepping in when everything could have fallen apart — and building something that became essential infrastructure.</p><p>Find out:</p><ul><li>How one small Irish company became critical to GP practices nationwide</li><li>What actually breaks inside a GP business (and how to fix it)</li><li>Why cashflow — not medicine — is often the biggest risk</li><li>What every SME can learn from running a “mission-critical” business</li><li><br></li></ul><p>This is real business — messy, essential, and closer to home than you think.</p><p><br></p><p>Brought to you by De Facto Shaving Oil. DeFactoShave.com.</p><h2><br></h2><p>business ireland, SME ireland, healthcare business, GP practices, entrepreneurship ireland, cashflow, small business growth, operations, scaling business, Irish business podcast</p><p><br></p><h4><strong>Timestamps</strong></h4><p>00:00 Intro — “75% of GPs??”</p><p> 01:20 How Rachel stepped in</p><p> 05:10 What actually goes wrong in GP practices</p><p> 10:40 Cashflow crises nobody talks about</p><p> 15:30 Scaling to national level</p><p> 20:10 Lessons for every SME</p><p> 25:00 Hire in a heartbeat</p>","author_name":"Conall Ó'Móráin"}