1. Hanging Your Shingle(or how to get started in this crazy businessof Nurse Entrepreneurship)
Presented By:
Victoria Powell of
VP Medical Consulting, LLC
NNBA Annual Conference Nov. 2008

2. Hanging Your Shingle
An idiom, meaning
~To start your own business, especially as a doctor or lawyer
3. Objectives
List at least 5 different roles a nurse can fill as a consultant
Differentiate between a consultant and a contractor
List several types of marketing
Define terms associated with web marketing
Define what success looks like for your business as a nurse consultant
4. Is Entrepreneurship for You?
Self starter?
Get along with diverse personalities?
Good at making decisions?
Possess the physical and emotional stamina required?
Are you a planner/organizer?
Have enough drive?
Family support?
5. Consultant vs. Contractor
A consultant is a professional who provides advice in a particular area of expertise
A contractor is an individual who exchanges with another organization or person usually by way of written contract outlining the exchange
6. History of Consulting
Legal
Financial
Employment

1950s consulting came to business world when the US economy changed from productionto service orientation

7. More changes during economic recession of the late 70s-80s when staff reductions were made to cut costs