Contributed article in our business series. Enjoy! – Kimberly
Many nurses who are tired of working hospital shifts and dreaming of becoming their own boss will pursue the pathway of becoming a nurse entrepreneur. But, for many nurses who are working full-time for employers such as hospitals, clinics, and care homes, taking the plunge and becoming self-employed or launching a new business in the healthcare and nursing fields can often be a very daunting idea. However, if you’re a nurse who’s hoping to leave your day job and become your own boss in the industry that you love, there’s no need to up and leave everything behind straight away. In fact, many successful nurse entrepreneurs will spend a lot of time building the foundations for their new business empire whilst still working in full-time employment.
Pursuing Additional Study
For many aspiring nurse entrepreneurs, pursuing additional study in order to improve their chances of being successful at running their own business is an essential next step. Thanks to online and part-time study, nurses who are hoping to achieve a further qualification such as a doctorate in nursing practice or even gain a qualification in business can do so without having to cut down their working hours or leave their job. Studying for a DNP online can not only help you to further your career as a nurse, it can also be extremely useful for nurses who are hoping to create companies for nursing training and research in the future.
Identifying a Problem
If you have decided to start your own business as a nurse, the first step that you will need to take when it comes to forming your business idea and turning it into a reality is identifying a problem. Successful businesses in the healthcare industry manage to grow and develop as they solve problems, something which is important to understand when you first start out as a nurse entrepreneur. For nurses who are currently working in a hospital setting or similar, this can provide you with the perfect opportunity to conduct research and talk to patients in order to identify gaps in the industry and determine where the demand for new healthcare startups is.
Study the Competition
Working as a registered nurse in a hospital, clinic or care home setting can provide you with an excellent opportunity to study your potential future competition and work out which companies your new company will be up against the most when you begin to turn your business idea into a reality. When starting a new business in the healthcare industry, studying the competition is a crucial step, with an increasing number of startups in the healthcare industry and beyond failing within the first few months or years due to being inadequately prepared to deal with fierce competitors.
If you are a currently working as a registered nurse but want to become your own boss in the future, there’s no need to be disheartened if you’re unable to quit your job and pursue your business idea just yet. In fact, working as a nurse can provide you with a range of great opportunities when it comes to preparing your future company for success.
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