Each of the nurses in the Meet Your Speakers picture above are exemplars of nurse business owner success. Every year, our speakers contribute to the success of NNBA’s conference being generous with their expertise, content, resources, time and approach-ability. We have been helping nurses transition from employees to entrepreneurs for over 30 years. Thousands of…
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Independence Day and The 4th of July celebrations are around the corner. What about your independence day? The NNBA is filled with nurses that have achieved just that! Freedom, flexibility and increased income are the top reasons nurses are starting and expanding their own businesses. If you feel that your current work situation just isn’t…
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Do You Have Your Plan B? Critical factors are negatively impacting our profession today. Emotional strain, ever-new technology demands, and chronic understaffing are the main reasons many of our nurse colleagues are leaving the profession. Nurses have such valuable education and experience; don’t leave, instead, realign and reinvent! Discover how your critical thinking skills and…
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You Need A Website and Don’t Know Where to Start By Stowe Spivey, CEO, Action Navigation.com You want a web site for your business but don’t know where to start You’ve worked long hours to nurture an idea from light bulb stage to ready-to-go stage. Most everything is in place and you realize you need…
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There are many reasons a growing number of nurses are looking to start a business. Regardless of the variety of causes that motivate nurses to look, the results nurses want to achieve are pretty much the same. Nurses desire more autonomy, flexibility, financial compensation, and career satisfaction than is currently available to them inside a…
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It gives me great pleasure to announce our keynote speaker, Dr. Scharmaine Lawson, FNP, FAANP, FAAN, will kick off this year’s Nurse Entrepreneurship and Career Alternatives Conference! As seen on CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, Dr. Scharmaine Lawson is a nationally recognized and award-winning nurse practitioner in New Orleans, Louisiana. You don’t want to…
DetailsI was honored to be interviewed on the Center for Healthcare Leadership and Management Podcast “The Business of Healthcare”. The show brings together business leaders and other forward thinkers to discuss how best to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing, increasingly complex healthcare industry. Episode #36 Business Savvy Nurses From the University of Texas…
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Entrepreneurs are 125% more successful if they are presently in the industry that they were previously employed. That is great news for nurses! So many entrepreneurial opportunities exist in the healthcare delivery system. Our conference will be presenting a many of those opportunities. If you have ever thought about: Launching Your Nursing Education Business, Starting…
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Have you ever wondered what factors allow some nurses to start a nursing business, write a book, or create an innovative product? Several come into play, however a person’s mindset is the #1 factor. Abraham Lincoln said it best, “Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other”.…
DetailsAfter Lou and I sold our senior care company in 2010, we started a Patient Advocate Group Enterprise (PAGE) business for addressing errors in medical billing. We folded this business under our consulting arm in 2013, after my book Unconventional Nurse® was published. I have long believed that Patient Advocacy is a wonderful and fulfilling…
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There are several relationships that are very important to business owners as their business grows larger. Legal advisers, insurance coverage, banking relationships, financial advice, and administration; each of these areas will be represented at this year’s conference. I would also recommend developing a small group of trusted advisers. I have the honor to announce the…
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Registration is OPEN and nurses are registering for NNBA’s annual signature event, Nurse Entrepreneurship and Career Alternatives Conference! Explore the agenda at https://nnbanow.com/nnba-conference-2019/. Nationally acclaimed speakers, leading nurse entrepreneurs, and business experts will provide nurses with the information, tools, and actionable take-a-ways they need to start their own nursing business. As well as making their…
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Remember to set your clocks Sunday, March 10, at 2:00 am to spring forward! March promises much excitement as the NNBA has registration opening for our signature event. NNBA’s National Entrepreneurship & Career Alternatives educational conference is filled with over 20 sessions of how-to information, inspiration, and motivation while being joined by a diverse audience…
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Are you in need of a shift, a mindset shift? Are your attitudes and beliefs serving you in your success, or would you benefit from a mindset reset? How One Empowering Mindset Shift Can Elevate Your Entire Life is our first article of interest below. Empowering Nurses Through Entrepreneurship is the theme of NNBA’s annual…
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Do you sometimes feel like you have entered a time machine? Two articles this past week made me feel like I was shipped to both ends of the spectrum. The Medscape publishing of the Nurse Career Satisfaction Report for 2018 made me feel like I was shipped to the past. How many studies and surveys…
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Was it only a couple of weeks ago that we were celebrating the Holidays? Before we know it, another year is here and gone. What are you planning to do differently this year that will make you feel like it was time well spent? As I’ve grown older, I realize the less things I do,…
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Happy New Year and welcome to our first issue of 2019! Are you as excited as I am thinking about all the potential of the 365 days before us? It is such an exciting time in the healthcare marketplace where services, products, and programs developed by innovative nurses are needed now more than ever before.…
Details[What possibilities will 2019 bring to you? As I reflect on 2018 and plan what I’d like to accomplish next year, I am very cognizant of the opportunities that may arrive that are unplanned. For example, when writing the post below from 2014, I did not have an inkling of becoming the president of the…
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