You know you want more freedom and flexibility, but you’re not sure how to get it. You have a great idea but you don’t know how to turn it into a viable business. You dream of having your own business.
But then years go by and you still haven’t taken action.
You find yourself still in the same old nursing job, maybe even feeling a little burned out and frustrated.
You are puzzled! You don’t know where to start.
So what do you do to stop feeling so stuck?
This is how you can stop feeling stuck and start as a nurse entrepreneur
1. Consider your background
Do you have at least 5 years of nursing experience? Having some nursing experience can go a long way when setting out to be a nurse entrepreneur. This experience gives you the skills you need and also helps you determine a specialty for your nurse entrepreneur business.
2. Research Various Nurse Entrepreneur Opportunities
Reviewing the roles that other nurses have played in establishing your nurse entrepreneur business can give you some ideas of what might work for you in your location. There are more than 20 opportunities for nurse entrepreneurs and more are emerging every day. Some of these opportunities include: Case Manager, Legal Nurse Consultant, Foot Care Nurse, Life Care Planner, Weight Loss and Nutrition Consultant, Cruise Nurse and many more.
Look up websites about nurse entrepreneurs. Read blogs and articles to get ideas about what others are doing or where there might be an unmet need for a new nurse entrepreneur business.
3. Find your Target Audience (Customers)
Know where to find the people who are going to buy your nurse entrepreneur’s products or services. Ideally, you want to be able to find your customers in groups. If you can find them in organizations, groups, educational institutions, types of employment, or social groups, your sales and marketing will be much easier. Trying to sell to your target market one at a time is expensive and time consuming. However, you must know where to find your target audience before starting your business.
4. Create your business
Now is the time to decide on the business structure, business name, logo, website name, get an EIN (Employer Identification Number) for tax purposes, determine what insurance you will need and where to get it, and create your plan business. Many US Small Business Administration offices offer training on starting a business. If you’re not in the US, many countries have something comparable that offers assistance with starting a business. You can also get a lot of information from the SBA website even if you don’t live in the US.
5. follow your plan
Now that you’ve created your plan, stick with it. You have charted your course.
Act every day. Even if you have not resigned from your full or part-time nursing position. Take one step every day that is part of your plan to get closer to your dream.
In the future, you will enjoy the excitement of owning your own business because of the steps you took today. Don’t lose sight of the dream because this is what pushes you forward. It’s much nicer to be pushed forward than to be running from something.
