NNBA Nurse Entrepreneur News – 05/15/2019
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 miss “The Entrepreneurial Nurse”.
We believe in empowering nurses through entrepreneurship. We also know you are busy, so we pack decades of successful nurse entrepreneur’s best practices, insider information, and wisdom into one weekend. Take this opportunity to surround yourself with savvy nurse business owners with diverse backgrounds, passions and pursuits. Hundreds of ideas on launching, growing, and expanding businesses from successful nurse business owners will be presented from the stage, in breakout sessions and networking. Here are some highlights for this year’s conference: How to Create a Successful Coaching Practice – Digital Marketing for Nurse Entrepreneurs: Blogging, Social Media, and Online Branding – How to Start Your Book – Becoming an Expert Witness Nurse – Ways Nurse Practitioners Can Increase Revenues – Multiple Elder Care Opportunities – How to Turn Your 60 Minute Presentation Into a 6 Figure Business – Scroll down and read the full agenda here: https://nnbanow.com/nnba-conference-2019/ The program has eligibility for 14 CEs.
NNBA’s 5th Annual Shark Tank Competition is back. Maybe this is the year for you to pitch from the stage. This link: https://nnbanow.com/nnba-shark-tank-competition-2019/ will give you the information you need to apply. You can see it in action here: https://youtu.be/SDkFXzn2P2w Send in your entry by July 1st. Have questions? Ask Heather Taylor, she was the 2015 NNBA Shark Tank winner!
May is Mental Health Month and Improve Your Mental Health: 9 Keys to Your Well-Being provides definition, statistics, and actionable steps to improving your mental health. I am very grateful to the many mental health and wellness advocates in our membership and their efforts to educate and de-stigmatize mental health issues. “Follow the money” is always good advice when determining where to use your nursing expertise in business. HRSA’s Telehealth Centers of Excellence Program is getting infusions of cash. This signifies an increased interest in creating a national network of telehealth and telemedicine programs to improve healthcare access, and battle the nation’s substance abuse epidemic. Check out the two Centers of Excellence mentioned in the article. Educators and education are a major part of the NNBA. There are a variety of mediums used to teach, and webinars are right up there. Capterra has done a wonderful job in providing a comprehensive list with great information here: Best Webinar Software Products.
Remember, Early bird savings end June 1st! We have a Bonus Gift for those of you that register: https://nnbanow.com/nnba-conference-2019/ during the month of May. In addition to the early bird savings, you will receive the FREE hardcover book “Live YOUR PASSION: Top Thought- Leaders Share Their Secrets for Living a Passionate Life! I’m Secret #52.
