Over the past 2 decades in business as a serial entrepreneur, and as the President of the National Nurses in Business Association, there are several mistakes I have observed and seen repeated. I have firsthand experience in making some of these same mistakes, so here’s how nurses can be better prepared to in starting their…
We are all juggling multiple balls in the air, especially at this time of year. Would you like ways to become more efficient and productive to get done what you need to do so then you can spend more time doing what you want to do? Here is a collection of some of my favorite…
“You have set yourselves a difficult task, but you will succeed if you persevere, and you will find a joy in overcoming obstacles. Remember, no effort that we make to attain something beautiful is ever lost.” – Helen Keller Next week in the United States is Thanksgiving, a holiday to celebrate giving thanks and reflecting on…
Years ago, when I placed my home in Newport Beach, California on the market, I hired a designer that was known for his ability to stage homes prior to their sale. Ben was very professional in taking his time walking around my house. He took notes in every room and asked when I could be…
It was a treat going to my daughter’s final basketball game. It was held at a school where years prior, I was the school nurse. Being a school nurse was some of the most enjoyable time I’ve spent in my nursing career, and it was completely unexpected. Soon after my decision to leave the corporate…
It is very easy for me to market and promote NNBA’s Annual Educational Conference on entrepreneurship. Our organization’s mission is driven by its core values to serve, encourage, educate, empower, and connect. As the president of the NNBA, I have the honor of speaking with so many nurses around the country, and hearing about their…
When I was growing up, our neighborhood was filled with kids. We enjoyed long summer days filled with games we played outside. We had plenty of space to roam, with the homes interspersed with wooded areas where we played hide-and-seek, kickball, and rounds of tag. But, I think everyone’s favorite game was tug-of-war. Most everyone…
By: Kristopher Bough, PhD, Program Director Turning Your Healthcare Technology Idea Into A Business Can Be Difficult Where can you find seed funding to get your concept off the ground? What steps do you need to take to register your start-up? How do you advance product development and grow your business? What are key steps…
“A resourceful person will always make opportunity fit his or her needs.” – Napoleon Hill, author of Think and Grow Rich How to Finance Your Business for Nurse Entrepreneurs A primary concern of nurse entrepreneurs is how much is it going to cost to start my business, and how am I going to…
Special message from Michelle Podlesni regarding recent news of importance for nurses. You are familiar with my mantra on how, as nurses, we need to be aware of the legislative, financial, technological and social issues affecting healthcare, so we are better able to reframe our roles, and to remain marketable. I’d like to comment…
Three events in this past week alone should be ringing some alarm bells to nurses, and I’m not talking about a patient’s call button, I talking about these gargantuan mergers taking place and the continued corporatization of health care. December 3rd, CVS Health announced a deal to buy Aetna for $69 billion dollars. Now there…
Dawn Cook had the opportunity to attend the National Nurses in Business Association (NNBA) Nurse Entrepreneurship & Career Alternatives Conference at the Sirata Resort in St. Pete Beach, Florida from November 17th through the 19th. For those unfamiliar with the NNBA, it is best described as “a professional nursing association and springboard for nurses transitioning…
As a Tribute to Nurse Entrepreneurship, a couple hundred nurse entrepreneurs, and aspiring entrepreneurs, took over the beautiful Sirata Beach Resort for NNBA’s signature educational conference. First scheduled in September; the NNBA postponed the conference due to Hurricane Irma’s impending arrival that same weekend! Speed, quick decision making and pivoting, the NNBA rescheduled for this…
I thoroughly enjoyed speaking with Linnea Stonebreaker, RN, PhD, founder of the National Institute for Healthcare Education. Linnea spent most of her career in critical care nursing with an advanced degree in healthcare program administration. After three decades nursing, her career choices all seemed to have high stress and long hours. In 2001 she…
I have a friend that made more than one of us laugh at her Facebook post, That awkward moment when you realize that fat pants are too tight. It made me think about things fitting and then not fitting. Our careers like our clothes, work well for a period of time and then the wear…
Today’s Nurses are interested in Advancing Nurses through Entrepreneurship; the theme at NNBA’s annual conference. As a conference organizer, you know you are on-point when the only complaint that nurses are making is the difficulty in deciding which of the great breakouts and round table topics to choose. For over thirty years, the National Nurses…
“What is powerful is when what you say is just the tip of the iceberg of what you know” – Jim Rohn The recent Critical Care Societies Collaborative (CCSC) report on burnout, is only the tip of burnout’s iceberg. There is a complete disruption in the healthcare industry due to shifting reimbursement models that has…
“If Plan A doesn’t work, the alphabet has 25 more letters!” – anonymous After the M & A Nurses Need a Plan B This is important news for close to two million nurses; Hospital merger & acquisition transactions continue to accelerate. 52 transactions took place in the first half of this year alone and we are…
