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Nurse Entrepreneur Network Sample Articles
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Step by Step Process To Writing A Sales Letter
Westly Lager
You can write a great sales letter. Sure, you may have to learn some new skills. But keep in mind, the great copywriters of today weren't born writing great sales letters. They started right where you may be--having never written a sales letter. . . . Keep reading
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Distinction, Pride, and Honor: American Nursing Pins in History and in Context
Meribeth Meixner Reed, RN, PhD
Since the earliest days of professional nursing in America, graduate nurses have proudly displayed on the uniform the pin that represents their individual School of Nursing. The nurse's graduation pin is a treasured symbol that conveys to others her association and everlasting bond with her school. Each pin is distinctive, representing only one program, and upholding the proud educational traditions of that school. For the nurse, it also symbolizes honorable completion of a rigorous and physically demanding nursing preparation program. . . . Keep reading
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The Nursepreneur Movie
Imagine waking up energized and ready to start your day because you are in control! You set the plan. You are responsible. Don't know how to go from where you are now to being a successful nurse entrepreneur? For valuable tools, information, concrete ideas for being a nurse entrepreneur, and for resources on how to become a successful nurse entrepreneur sign up now to receive our free weekly tips. But first, check out our new Nursepreneur Movie for inspiration on starting your own nurse owned business. . . . Keep reading
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How to Create a Professional Image For Your Home-Based Business
Chris Archer
You've just received word that you've been laid off, or your position has been eliminated. The economy has certainly taken its toll on many individuals in the job market - and with national unemployment rates reaching towards 10%, it's apparent that your survival could require a "plan B." . . . Keep reading
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Thrive in an economic downturn
This article was written for dentists. However, it applies equally well to nurse entrepreneurs. Follow the link to see how you too can thrive in an economic downturn. . . . Keep reading
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Code Green, Or Why EVERY RN Should Know "How to Code"
Joanie M. Wexler
When trained and credentialed in the "codes" representing medical services and diagnoses, RNs increase their earning potential and augment their job security. For example, Gayla Crouch, RN, MSN, CRN-C, holds both the Certified RN-Coder (CRN-C) coding credential for RNs from the American Association of Clinical Coders and Auditors (AACCA). Formerly a critical care nurse and Cardiac Cath. Lab manager, Crouch currently works part-time for insurance-company clients doing coding -- mostly from home -- and also teaches at the University of California-Riverside, as well as teaching full time with the national RN-Coder Institute. "I choose my hours," she says, and estimates she spends about 1 week per month working away from home on coding business. . . . Keep reading
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How to be successful in 2008
LeaRae Keyes, RN
Just as many people make resolutions for their personal life you need to make resolutions for your business. Resolutions for your business are business goals. These goals will help keep you on track. They give you a target so you have something to aim for. . . . Keep reading
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Not your typical nurse-owned business
Robin White, RN, MedGuard Health
How many times have you wished for a change of scenery or desired more control over your career? With advances in technology and the nursing shortage, we're all well aware of the changes the nursing profession has made over the past several decades. There are more options available to nurses now than ever before and many of us are referred to as "nurse entrepreneur." . . . Keep reading
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Keep on moving!
LeaRae Keyes, RN
Monday was January 21, Martin Luther King Jr. Day here in the United States. It is also reported to be the day when the greatest number of people in the United States feel depressed. Why do they feel depressed? They feel depressed because the daylight has been short this time of year. In addition, they realize the amount of debt they accumulated over the holidays and they have already broken their New Year's resolutions. . . . Keep reading
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How nurse staffing agencies can get paid quicker: Part Three
Philip Cohen
In the first two parts of this series I discussed ways for temporary nurse staffing agencies to get paid quicker by researching their potential clients before sending nurses into facilities and by delivering professional invoices in a timely manner to their clients. What happens if the first two steps are done sufficiently, and invoices are still taking a long time to get paid? Enter the collections process. . . . Keep reading
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How nurse staffing agencies can get paid quicker: Part Two
Philip Cohen
In Part One of this series, I explained the importance of doing some level of due diligence before you start signing contracts and staffing nurses at a new facility. Once you feel that you have done an adequate amount of research on potential clients and you are comfortable enough with your findings to start staffing nurses, the next step is to start generating invoices. . . . Keep reading
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How nurse staffing agencies can get paid quicker: Part One
Philip Cohen
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, staffing services will be one of the fastest-growing industries over the next five to 10 years. Even though nurse staffing is just a small component of the entire staffing industry, competition between vendors is fierce. Sometimes when the competition heats up, basic instincts go out the window and are replaced with poor business decisions. Business owners start focusing more on the potential to create revenue rather than actively preventing losses. This article is the first of a series that will explain how temporary nurse staffing companies can avoid cash flow problems by taking the proper steps to get paid quicker for their services. . . . Keep reading
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Organize Workspace Tips-Get Your Work Life Organized Now
Josh Neumann
Here are some organize workspace tips to help you get your office in order. Quite simply, you spend a huge portion of your life at work, and if this part of your life is not in order, you'll never achieve nearly the amount of work that you otherwise would. In fact, by simply organizing your items, you can not only be more productive at work, but your income can rise as well. . . . Keep reading
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What an awesome resource you are! Thank you for the work you do and share. This is such an empowering site, and provides a launch pad for those of us just trying to find a means of beginning.
April Hopkins-Freeman Louisville, NE
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! It was a pleasure speaking with you today, and our conversation was most insightful. I'm so happy you are there. I will keep in touch. Keep up the great work!
Stephanie Johnson Nursing Staff Solutions Lake Balboa, CA
LeaRae, thank you for [the MasterMind group] and to everyone else for sharing of yourselves and your visions! You each are an inspiration and I just love the fact that opportunity abounds for us to be successful in our chosen profession.
Mary Pat DeWald Evergreen, CO
I had the benefit of one on one with LeaRae, and the information exchanged was exciting, intriguing, as well as educational. What a wonderful teacher. LeaRae allows you the freedom to brainstorm and encourages new thoughts. She is not afraid of unusual or different ideas. Everything you might expect in an entrepreneur. I would strongly encourage others to join the forums, but also take part of the community she is building.
I think she is a wonderful coach and her web site is a reflection of that. Thank you LeaRae! Stellar job!
Claire Hull, RN,CCM,CLNC Cary NC www.thejerklnc.com
I absolutely love your site.
Dr. Donna Hebbeler, FNP Anchorage, AK
"Wow! Whoopee! and Thank you! LeaRae, my coaching session with you was everything I wanted and needed. I had been spinning my wheels with regard to my business interests, leaving me both frustrated and weary. In a matter of minutes, you lifted my spirits, opened my eyes and got me thinking about my mission in a new light. Thank you for helping me change my focus. I no longer feel like I'm in a mental quagmire. My hat is off to you as a coach as well as to the Nurse-Entrepreneur-Network for all the information and support it gives to the enterprising person in all of us."
Cynthia Conklin, RN Sharon, CT
"I talked to you this summer, and wanted to let you know how progress is going... You gave me alot of encouragement, and I wanted to let you know that even tho it is slow, [my legal nurse consulting] business is starting to build. I just completed my first entire case review, did 1 sub-contracting with possible testifying, and am now on my 2nd case as testifying expert and will testify. I emailed approximately 70 attorneys in the past 2 weeks, and the case I am now working on came from the emailing, and I hope that an attorney that responded is not scared off with my fee schedule. I hope that I will hear from more of the attorneys that I emailed and mailed out my packets to. Keep your fingers crossed and say a prayer that it works. I am really hoping that I can get this flying, so that I can spend more time at home with the kids. I wanted to thank you for your encouragement, and please post this on your site if it is possible, as you have done a world of good for me."
Beth Trussell RN, CLNC Akron, OH
"LeaRae Keyes is a world-class life coach I have been blessed to know since 2003. She is a warm, perceptive, genuine professional, with an exceptional gift for motivating others. Her approach seems quite effortless, yet it has been refined through years of experience and learning. She is a true pleasure. She is an inspiration in what she has achieved in her own life, and by her own example..."
Catherine Bobenhausen New York, NY
"I'm so glad I found the Nurse Entrepreneur Network! LeaRae always has great ideas to share with other "Nursepreneurs." I recently finished the teleclass "Get Clients Now!" and I have to say that it was the most motivational and informative program I've done. Just starting out in my business as an LNC, this program help me set goals and keep me organized. It also kept me accountable to my peers in the group each week. LeaRae is so insightful and has wonderful experience to draw from for those of us who are beginning our dream of being nurse entrepreneurs. I would highly recommend ANYONE who is just starting their business, or even someone who's been in business awhile and feels like they're in a lull to take this class. They won't regret it!" Danielle D. Shapiro, RN, BSN, CMSRN, LNC Shapiro Medical Legal Consulting Las Vegas, NV
Following a free complimentary coaching session: "Thank you for taking the time to address my concerns and questions regarding marketing techniques. Your keen insight into the art of becoming a successful nursepreneur is so valuable and helpful even to those of us who have been practicing as independents for years! I enjoy reading your weekly tips and have used them in promoting my business. You have given me the confidence to market my business, my services and myself with ease."
Kathleen Loeffler, RN, Legal Nurse Consultant Medical Litigation Consulting Services Carlsbad CA www.kellnc.com
Following a free complimentary coaching session: "Thank you so much for your help! Your words of encouragement have really made me ready to keep trying. Your ideas are great, and I am going to try some of them this afternoon. I needed the boost of confidence you provided me, along with your great ideas. I can't thank you enough!"
Beth Trussell RN, CLNC
Following the Michael Charest Teleforum: "Thank you for letting me be part of the [free] teleforum this afternoon. It was inspiring. Michael Charest made it seem so simple (not easy), it boosted my confidence. I will be using the notes I took to help me sell my services here 'up north'."
Ellen Codner Graphics Designer Wascott WI graphicsalive.com
"I have been out of the net for awhile. It seems just as I was getting up and running with my business, Uncle Sam came knocking and called me back to active duty. It is so refreshing to get your tips to remind me of what I am going to eventually get back to! Keep on keeping us nurses encouraged!"
Brutrinia D. Arellano, RN, BSN, CLNC Amaris Consulting Group Converse, Texas
"Thank you so much for your skilled ear, LeaRae! I appreciate the direction and thorough business knowledge you shared with me during [my free, complimentary] coaching sessions. You were VERY helpful!"
Laura Hayes Organization Consultant Strategic Organization Solutions www.SOSfor.com
"I highly recommend LeaRae for anyone who is ready to take their business to the next level."
Pat Funk Pat Funk Copywriter Burnsville, MN www.Pat-Funk.com
"LeaRae helps me... review and think about what I am doing, what my priorities are and how to develop action steps to reach my goals."
Lori Ann Clark J4 Web Services Cannon Falls, MN J4WebServices.com
"Working with LeaRae provided me the support I needed to grow a strong and successful business. She helped me develop practical solutions to a variety of business problems. My profits have dramatically increased."
Melissa Becker Legal Nurse Consultant Minneapolis, MN |
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