Subject: Nurse Entrepreneurs ~ Call for Speakers ~ Nurses in Business News

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Presidents Corner           January 15, 2016

Strategic organizational and clinical changes in our healthcare delivery system are causing unprecedented opportunities for Nurse Entrepreneurship. It is an exciting time as 2016 rolls out and I look forward to seeing what new business models will appear. The NNBA is busy as well, adding more services and upgrading some areas of our technology. For the past 20 months we have delivered this newsletter with announcements, tips, articles, and career opportunities on the first and fifteenth of each month. Many of you have replied to me that you enjoy the articles or that a particular piece of information was just what you needed. And several nurses that responded to the career opportunities, have secured additional income and new roles. Our plan is to continue delivering the newsletter; however, I am going to change it up from time to time. For example, in this issue and then quarterly, we will publish our new NNBA members. Please join me in welcoming them to our National Nurses in Business Association's community.
We are getting some amazing speaker proposals! The Call for Speakers can be found at this link: https://nnbanow.com/call-for-speakers-2016/. Please submit a proposal if you are interested in speaking or conducting a pre-conference because the deadline of February 15th is approaching. If you missed last year check out http://nnbanow.com/2015-nnba-conference/ and save the dates for NNBA’s signature Nurse Entrepreneurship & Career Alternatives event scheduled for October 14 – 16th, 2016 in Las Vegas. 
Exciting news for NNBA member, Terri Ann Parnell, DNP, RN. Her book, Health Literacy in Nursing: Providing Person-Centered Care, recently received third place in the Nursing Management and Leadership category of the American Journal of Nursing (AJN) 2015 Book of the Year Award. 
AANLCP is hosting a FREE webinar.  Colleen Manzetti, DNP, RN, CNLCP, CNE is introducing a new RN to MSN program in a free webinar on Academic Progression in Nursing and the Nurse Life Care Planner. This webinar is scheduled for January 20th at 10AM PST/ 1PM EST and you can register at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4368843854121967618
While words like sales, prospects and leads are foreign sounding to most nurses, shifting our mindset allows us to see how similar the more familiar words are like patient, census and community. Nurse entrepreneurs make the transition well and the article below by Brian Tracy helps sharpen our sales skills. How do you stand out in a crowd? You may want to see how to make your branding more impactful. Social media is marketing and marketing is all about building relationships. My favorite article this week is on building relationships on social media.
Unconventionally yours,

Michelle
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Articles of Interest
15 Surefire Prospecting Tips to Acquire More Customers

Brian Tracy
How To Make Your Brand More Impactful

Addicted2Success
There Is Nothing Virtual About Building Relationships on Social Media

Entrepreneur Magazine
Is cold-calling a thing of the past? And if it is, how else do you find new customers?

Prospecting is often considered the top challenge when it comes to growing a business.

If you’re relying on cold-calling, it can be awkward and unproductive.

A new way of looking at cold-calling is not doing it at all. Instead, marketers are warm-calling. Research the prospect before you even pick up the phone so that you can really find a problem they have and offer a solution.

In addition to personalization, use these prospecting tips to help you succeed at acquiring more customers.
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Entrepreneurship isn’t easy. Many business owners set out to build thriving enterprises. Working day and night, they try to earn enough business to keep them moving forward. But it’s not enough. Instead of growing, they remain stagnant. Or even worse, they decline. If you’re an entrepreneur, you may have found yourself in this situation.

Let’s face it: You have competition. There are other companies that provide an offering similar to yours. Chances are, you’re not the only one who can offer the benefits you provide. In the world of entrepreneurship, success depends greatly on your ability to stand out from the crowd.
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I remember saying that if I could ever figure out how a person could be in two places at once I’d retire a billionaire.

And then, I figured it out.

Because being in two places or more simultaneously is exactly what social media allows us to appear to do. With a nearly endless supply of apps designed to cross-post anything we can enter into a digital device, you’d think the impossible had finally been achieved.

Certainly a lot of innovative people have ensured a comfortable retirement by making that illusion easy to create. But what is it costing entrepreneurs who fall prey to it?
Read More
NNBA Welcomes New Members
Arizona
Cristina Lipinski, RN
Cristina.Lipinski@dxapparel.com
Scottsdale, AZ

California
Lori Armstrong, MSN, NEA-BC
lori@transformhealthcareconsulting.com
Oakley, CA

Melinda Ercia, RN
m.ercia747@yahoo.com
Burbank, CA

May Hamlin, RN MSN/ED
mevans5829@gmail.com
Chino Hills, CA

Kristie Quinn, RN, MSN
krismsn1@hotmail.com
 Stevenson Ranch, CA

Laura Richardson, RN, BSN, PHN
Billyraylaura@sbcglobal.net
Torrance, CA

Lana Taylor
lmt331@att.net
Santa Clarita, CA

Amparo Titmus, RN MSN
rncmsn@gmail.com
Elk Grove, CA

Rhonda Woodfine, RN
rhondawoodfine@gmail.com
Redondo Beach, CA

Colorado
Dianne Maroney
maroneyd@aol.com
Parker, CO

Florida
Daniel Berman, DBA,MSN,RN, FACHE
dberman1@drdanheakthcarestrategist.com
Fernandina Beach, FL

Judith Schaetzer, RN, BSN
judysrn@gmail.com
Venice, FL

Georgia
Ky Arnold, BSN
kyarnold89@hotmail.com
Augusta, GA

Tamishiwa King, RN
Tamishiwa@me.com
Columbus, GA

Illinois
Pamela Collins, RN,BSN
pamelacollinsrn@gmail.com
Chicago, IL

Indiana
Joanie Reneer, RN, BSN
jreneer@mssmedicalstaffing.com
Evansville, IN

Kansas
Wendy Dusenbury, DNP,APRN, FNP-BC, CNRN, ANVP-BC
wlduzy@gmail.com
Andover, KS

Maryland
Barbara Mai, Ph.D., APRN, BC-P
barbara.mai729@gmail.com
Gaithersburg, MD

Mississippi
Traci Cowan, RN, BSN
trc0108@gmail.com
Lamar, MS

Montana
Danielle McCarthy, BSN RN-BC
iwanna2199@gmail.com
Belgrade, MT

North Carolina
Donna Kinard, BSN
donnakinard@aol.com
Rocky Mount, NC

New York
Sue Ciraulo, RN, MSN, MHA
ciraulosusan@yahoo.com
Buffalo, NY

Avrille Davis, RN/CNS-BC
aydavis@eagle.fgcu.edu
Wappingers Falls, NY

Ghandy Jean-Gilles, RN, BSN
ghandygilles@yahoo.com
Brooklyn, NY

Donna Paul, BSN
sylvana2@optonline.net
Brooklyn, NY

Ohio
Shanina Knighton, BA,BSN, RN
sck46@case.edu
Euclid, OH

Karen Leaton, RN, BSN
karenleaton1@gmail.com
Cincinnati, OH

Nancy Zangmeister, CCM, CRRN, CLCP, 
MSCC, CNLCP, CBIS
nzang@qualityrehablcp.com
Pataskala, OH

Oklahoma
Joni Tiller, RN, BSN, MA, NEA-BC, FACHE
jonitiller@gmail.com
Norman, OK

Ontario, Canada
Kathleen Suta, RN, BSN
kathleensuta@gmail.com
North York, ON

Pennsylvania
Kathleen Apollon-Ferron, RN, BSN, CCRN
ferron2006@hotmail.com
Tobyhanna, PA

Adrienne Moon, RN
amoon@am-hcagency.org
Pittsburgh, PA

Amy Smith, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
asmith@nurseleadercoach.com
Sharon, PA

Texas
Barbara Haskins, RN
BAHaskins@aol.com
Amarillo, TX

Virginia
J Taylor Harden, PhD, RN
jtharden@verizon.net
Fairfax Station, VA

Omobola Oyeleye, RN-BC, CNE, MSN, M.Ed, 
EdD
bolaoyeleye@hotmail.com
Centreville, VA

Washington
Richard Hodapp
 curthodapp01@gmail.com
Tukwila, WA

Delores Usea
 Alphaom@comcast.net
Lynnwood, WA

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