Chances are you’re familiar with the quote: “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail”? I know, it’s so cliché! But I also know that there’s a lot of truth to it! Yet so many people don’t plan much of anything. Unfortunately, some clinicians appear to be afflicted by the same condition… not …
Two Key Decisions You Must Make
When it comes to starting a business, there are a few key decisions you have to make. Two of those decisions are: The business model you choose. The business structure you elect. Both choices will impact your business to a great degree and for a long time to come. Therefore it’s good to give thorough …
7 reasons NOT to Start a Healthcare Practice
While Nurse Practitioners can and do make great business owners, not everyone is cut out to start, own or operate their own healthcare practice. Here are 7 reasons why you may NOT want to start your own practice (at least not right away): 1. You are risk adverse. You need and want a guarantee that …
5 Low Overhead Practice Ideas
Starting a medical practice does not have to be a high cost ticket item. Nurse practitioners and other advanced practice clinicians who want to start a practice often have questions about startup cost, loans, employees, size of clinics, and more. For many of us, the models of care we see take place in small, medium, large and mega …
Success Leaves Tracks!
Nurse Practitioners and other health care providers are no different than other individuals who want to success in business and in life. True success in life comes in many flavors and certainly is not limited to money alone. However, money is used to measure business success and by default money is used to measure the …
Finding money to start and grow your NP practice
More nurse practitioners are starting their own practices and businesses, and finally you are ready to start yours. But there is a slight hurdle to get over: you don’t have enough cash to get started. And someone else wants to expand the services he/she offers in their practice. And yes, you guessed it: there is …
Getting Started In Your Own Practice
Have you every wondered what it takes to have your very own, independent Nurse Practitioner practice? Since 2006, I have received questions from Nurse Practitioners and Physicians Assistants on this very topic. For example: How do I start my own practice? How do I get patients into my practice? How do I find a collaborating …