PARTNERSHIP SPECIALIZES IN OVERSEAS HEALTH CARE.BUSINESS NAME: Visionquest International, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control BUSINESS ADDRESS: 14755 Ventura Ventura (vĕnt  `rə), city (1990 pop. 92,575), seat of Ventura co., SW Calif., on the Pacific coast in a farm and oil region; inc. 1866. Blvd Blvd abbr (= boulevard) → Bd . Suite E, Sherman Sherman, city (1990 pop. 31,601), seat of Grayson co., N Tex., near the Red River; inc. 1858. Originally on a stagecoach route, it is a highway and railroad junction. Manufactures include electronic equipment, processed foods, military equipment, and metal products. Oaks
PHONE: (818) 728-1361 WEB SITE: www.visionquestinternational.com OWNERS: Mario J. Mugavero, David S. Ullman ESTABLISHED: 2005 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: Two DESCRIBE YOUR BUSINESS: We specialize spe·cial·ize v. 1. To limit one's profession to a particular specialty or subject area for study, research, or treatment. 2. To adapt to a particular function or environment. in medical tourism. We create and facilitate vacation packages with world-class medical services to our clients. State-of-the-art international hospitals, Western-trained board-certified board-certified adjective Referring to a US or Canadian physician who has 1. Completed 4-8 yrs-of post-medical school residency training, ie a physician who is 'board-eligible' and 2. doctors, coupled with five-star hotels at Third World prices. IS THIS YOUR FIRST BUSINESS? No. WHY DID YOU START THIS BUSINESS? With the high cost of insurance for elective surgery elective surgery Surgery Any operation that can be performed with advanced planning–eg, cholecystectomy, hernia repair, colonic resection, coronary artery bypass and the 40 (million) to 45 million Americans without health insurance, I felt a need to provide high-quality health care at affordable prices. WHERE DID YOU GET THE IDEA? While traveling throughout Asia, I took advantage of the low cost of lasik wave front eye correction surgery in September 2004. I saved thousands of dollars and now have 20/20 vision. HOW LONG WAS IT FROM CONCEPT TO OPENING? 13 months. WHAT DID YOU DO DURING THAT TIME? I found a highly qualified partner to be vice president/chief financial officer. We then got our license and insurance. After many trips to Asia, we chose Thailand because of their Western-trained, highly-skilled physicians. WHAT WERE YOUR STARTUP COSTS AND HOW DID YOU FINANCE THE BUSINESS? $100,000. We used our own money and we took out a small-business loan. WHO DID YOU RELY ON FOR ADVICE? Aside from extensive research and support from family and friends, I put together a team of highly qualified professionals in both the health and travel industries. WHAT HADN'T YOU CONSIDERED BEFORE OPENING? The 14-hour workdays and the increasingly high costs for advertising. WHAT IS YOUR EXPECTED REVENUE THIS YEAR? $225,000 WHAT GOALS DO YOU HAVE FOR THE COMPANY? Our company's mission is to continually con·tin·u·al adj. 1. Recurring regularly or frequently: the continual need to pay the mortgage. 2. seek out and provide the best health care available in a worldwide market. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) David Ullman, left, and Mario Mugavero operate VisionQuest International in Sherman Oaks. The company specializes in putting together packages for Americans to get health care in foreign markets. Evan Yee/Staff Photographer |
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