On this page we're listing associations and organizations that exist, to help the small business owner start, grow and succeed with a business.
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National Nurses In Business Association (NNBA):"Pioneer association promoting and supporting nurses in business." ******************************************************
Nurse Entrepreneur Network:"An online community for nurse entrepreneurs to provide business solutions. This site offers eCourses, and Teleforums. It also provides a system for sharing and support among the members."
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RN MARKET LLC:"Veronica Castellana has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, and a Degree in Arts. She is a Registered Nurse and freelance writer. She had been involved with Emergency Care since 1995. She is Certified as a Legal Nurse Consultant and is the founder and director of the Legal Nurse Consulting Firm. Her Web site is: http://www.legalnurseconsultingfirm.com. She consults on cases for numerous attorneys in the Florida area and for the Attorney General’s office.
She considers herself to be a Diabetes Nurse Expert and Educator. She is founder and director of the Diabetes Help Foundation and the Diabetic Zone. These are Web sites where she offers free diabetes education to others all around the globe." ****************************************************** ******************************************************
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American Small Businesses Association:"Welcome to the American Small Businesses Association, a partnership of many small business owners like yourself across the country with the shared goal of running a profitable business.
ASBA provides you with the office, travel and medical benefits you need for your business to succeed, along with personal benefits that improve your quality of life.
When you join the American Small Businesses Association, you join the collective buying power of a large organization, and your voice on issues that affect small business is echoed in unison with thousands of other members." ******************************************************
Center for Women’s Business Research:"Center for Women's Business Research, founded as the National Foundation for Women Business Owners, is the premier source of knowledge about women business owners and their enterprises worldwide.
We provide original, groundbreaking research to document the economic and social contributions of women-owned firms, and consulting and public relations services to maximize the benefits of this knowledge. Corporations, government policy makers, educators, organizations, the media, and individuals rely on our leading-edge knowledge to strengthen their support of women business owners." ******************************************************
Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America:"Whether you own a business, represent one, lead a corporate office, or manage an association, you can be provided with a voice of experience and influence in Washington, D.C. and around the globe, by using the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of AmericaSM, services.
Our staff of experts -- policy specialists, lobbyists, and lawyers -- make up the world's largest not-for-profit business federation, representing:
3,000,000 businesses
3,000 state and local chambers
830 business associations
92 American Chambers of Commerce abroad
Our members include businesses of all sizes and sectors -- from large Fortune 500 companies to home-based, one-person operations. In fact, 96% of our membership encompasses businesses with fewer than 100 employees." ******************************************************
The Entrepreneurial Parent:"The Entrepreneurial Parent is a community and career hub for parents looking to balance work and family on their own terms. We're here to address the needs of EPs on both the business and parenting front — from colleague camaraderie to professional career counseling, from quick-tip articles to inspirational profiles. If you're a parent who is looking to transition your workplace home — for one, five or twenty years! — you have just found the strong Entrepreneurial Parent community you've been looking for. Welcome!" ******************************************************
Field of Dreams:"We welcome you to our Cyberspace Field of Dreams, a level playing field designed by a team of women in business to create, promote and develop successful women-owned businesses. You don't have to chew and spit to play on our field.
Learn the internet, develop networking contacts, find work at home opportunities and form alliances with other women in business by becoming a member today." ******************************************************
Foundation for Women (FFW):"The Foundation for Women (FFW) is dedicated to nurturing, educating and supporting women of all ages, nationalities and spiritual backgrounds by creating connections and offering compassionate service." ******************************************************
National Association for Female Executives (NAFE):"The National Association for Female Executives (NAFE), the largest women's professional association and the largest women business owners' organization in the country, provides resources and services - through education, networking, and public advocacy - to empower its members to achieve career success and financial security. For more information about NAFE, please call 800-927-NAFE (6233)." ******************************************************
National Association of Home Based Businesses, (NAHBB):"The U.S.A. Home Based Business Information Superhighway was established to help home managed businesses, survive the shift to a global economy and to permit full participation NOW and in the 21st CENTURY. The National Association of Home Based Businesses (NAHBB) has established an Intranet HomeSite System for home managed businesses. The U.S.A. Home Based Business Information Superhighway combined three of the fastest-growing segments of the US economy: home based businesses, on-line communication services, and business information databases. When combined, these markets create a new Business Information Industry. The U.S.A. Home Based Business Information Superhighway is the embodiment of this industry. When fully installed, it will give members and subscribers a quick and reliable source of business, trade, management, and direct and network marketing information." ******************************************************
National Association for the Self-Employed:"Since its beginning in 1981, the National Association for the Self-Employed has pioneered support for micro-businesses and the self-employed, while helping to define this important part of the American economy.
The NASE understands the unique needs of micro-business owners and removes many of the hurdles to starting and growing a business by providing the most comprehensive range of benefits found anywhere. Learn More..." ******************************************************
National Business Association (NBA):"The National Business Association (NBA) is a not for profit association, specifically designed and actively managed to assist the Self-Employed and Small Business Community in achieving their professional goals.
The NBA uses its group buying power to provide our members with support programs, cost and time saving products, services and valuable small business resource materials.
The NBA is committed to the success of the Self-Employed and Small Business Community and the free enterprise system." ******************************************************
National Business Incubation Association (NBIA):"The National Business Incubation Association (NBIA) is the world's leading organization advancing business incubation and entrepreneurship. It provides thousands of professionals with the information, education, advocacy and networking resources to bring excellence to the process of assisting early-stage companies worldwide.
The association is composed primarily of incubator developers and managers, but technology commercialization specialists, educators and business assistance professionals are also well represented. Its mission is to provide training and a clearinghouse for information on incubator management and development issues and on tools for assisting start-up and fledgling firms." ******************************************************
National Congress of Inventor Organizations (NCIO):"a national inventors organization and association for umbrella inventors groups and independent inventors and small businesses that invent and develop new ideas and products and technology transfer in the area of inventing and inventions and innovations and intellectual property which offers resources, articles, and americas inventor online magazine which features invention inventing experts with articles about how to invent and idea protection through nondisclosure agreements or confidentiality agreements and provisional patent application and patents and marketing and commercialization and licensing new ideas and inventions and new products and innovations and providing information on patent law changes and invention submission and invention development firms, with sections titled inside washington, scambusters, links, national congress of inventor organizations, ncio, americas inventor, special reports, executive director stephen paul gnass, founder of invention convention." ******************************************************
National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB):"The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) is the largest advocacy organization representing small and independent businesses in Washington, D.C. and all 50 state capitals. NFIB was ranked the most influential business organization (and 3rd overall), in "Washington's Power 25" survey conducted by Fortune magazine.
NFIB's purpose is to influence public policy at the state and federal level and be the resource for small and independent business in America. NFIB also gives its members a power in the marketplace. By pooling the purchasing power of its 600,000 members, the National Federation of Independent Business gives members access to many business products and services at discounted costs. NFIB also provides timely information designed to help small businesses succeed." ******************************************************
National Women's Business Council:"The National Women's Business Council is a bi-partisan Federal advisory council created to serve as an independent source of advice and policy recommendations to the President, Congress, and the U.S. Small Business Administration on economic issues of importance to women business owners. The Council's mission is to promote bold initiatives, policies and programs designed to support women's business enterprises at all stages of development in the public and private sector marketplaces, from start-up to success to significance." ******************************************************
Small Business Survival Committee, Mission Statement:"The Small Business Survival Committee (SBSC) works to influence legislation and policies that help to create a favorable and productive environment for small businesses and entrepreneurship. By educating policymakers, legislators, the media and the public about the critical role that small businesses play in our economy--and how government actions can positively or negatively affect the small business community--SBSC strives to establish a solid public policy foundation upon which entrepreneurial activity and small businesses can survive and flourish." ******************************************************
SCORE Association:"The SCORE Association, headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a nonprofit association dedicated to entrepreneurial education and the formation, growth and success of small businesses nationwide.
SCORE’s 10,500 retired and working volunteers provide free business counseling and advice as a public service. SCORE is a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
SCORE offers Ask SCORE email advice online.
Face-to-face business counseling at 389 chapters.
Low-cost workshops at 389 chapters nationwide.
Free and confidential small business counseling." ******************************************************
SOHO America, Inc.:"A community for SOHO professionals--FREE information on marketing, finance, technology and more." ******************************************************
Veterans' Business Outreach Center (VBOC):"The Veterans' Business Outreach Center (VBOC) serves as a clearing house for business and technical assistance, primarily for veterans with a service-connected disability within SBA's Region IV-Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The VBOC networks with SBA district offices and SBDCs across this region to provide veterans with the assistance they seek." ******************************************************
The Woman's Heart:"The Woman's Heart headquarter office is located in San Diego, California, and is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization currently in its pre-launch phase. The innovation of The Woman's Heart lies in its unprecedented approach to relapse prevention by harnessing today's cutting-edge technology to provide the most accessible, affordable, and innovative prevention and healthcare resources for women." ****************************************************** ****************************************************** Entrepreneur Magazines:
Smart Business Network Inc. (Entrepreneur Magazine):"Smart Business is smart ideas for growing companies. Our mission is to help business owners and top managers deal with the daily challenges of growing a business. Every page of the magazine is designed to give readers entertaining stories that provide something they can do today to make a business better." Personal Websites:
Bare Bones Biz Planning:"Bare Bones Biz Planning helps you get focused...and profitable! Expanding peace, prosperity and freedom through extraordinary business!" ******************************************************
Jim Blasingame - The Small Business Advocate:"Other than you, no one else on the planet cares more about the success of your small business than our fearless leader, Jim Blasingame. No other organization or person in the world creates and distributes as much multi-media small business information.
On the airwaves, on the Internet, in print and in person, Jim Blasingame speaks to small business and for small business." ****************************************************** Funding Associations:
Flexible Funding:"Flexible Funding provides payroll funding, account receivables financing funding and back office for temp agencies and temporary staffing. Similar to invoice factoring but with lower rates and more flexibility. CA based member of the American Staffing Association, serving entire U.S." ******************************************************
Stat Capital Funding:"Stat Capital Funding is owned and operated by a Registered Nurse, certified as a Cash Flow and Capital Specialist. Our expertise is in both finance and healthcare, allowing us to better understand your needs as today's provider. Giving you more value when working with us to establish positive cash flow. We are able to find customizable programs that will help you meet the many challenges of today's healthcare industry." ******************************************************
ACCION USA:"ACCION USA's mission is to make access to credit a permanent resource to low- and moderate-income small businesses owners in the United States. By providing small or "micro" loans to men and women who have been shut out of the traditional banking sector, ACCION helps build their businesses and increase their incomes.
ACCION sees business credit as a resource that can help narrow the income gap and provide economic opportunity, thereby stabilizing and strengthening communities and economies. At the heart of this vision is the recognition that microlending institutions must be financially sustainable, not perennially dependent on donations or government aid. For this reason, ACCION's microlending programs seek to become financially self-sufficient.
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Bare Bones Biz Planning:"Bare Bones Biz Planning helps you get focused...and profitable! Expanding peace, prosperity and freedom through extraordinary business!" ******************************************************
smallbusinessopportunity.com:"Browse the Small Business Opportunity site and learn about the top small business opportunities and franchise business opportunity listings available. We have comprehensive directories of business franchise for sale listings." Nursingentrepreneurs.com is a networking and resource directory for Nurse-Owned businesses and nurses looking for an alternative to working at the bedside. If you explore the site a bit, you'll find profiles of hundreds of nurse entrepreneurs around the country. We encourage you to browse around, find a business category you are interested in, then contact the nurse directly. We're available for questions as well. This website is Owned-Operated by Andrew Lopez, RN a Medical/Surgical/Telemetry nurse. Has your Nurse-owned business been written up in the news? Do you send out a newsletter or regular press releases? We'd like to hear about it!
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Should You Incorporate Your Registry Business? By Joseph Caracci, RN:"The short answer is yes! When starting a new nurse registry business, you are entering into a legal business environment that requires you to take steps to protect your personal assets, such as your home, your savings, and your retirement. With this in mind, you need to determine which legal form you are going to take for your new registry. Some of the common choices are a sole proprietorship, a partnership, a limited liability partnership (LLP), a limited liability company (LLC), and a corporation." ****************************************************** ****************************************************** The #1 question, we've been receiving lately is about Starting A Nursing Agency, resource sites & manuals
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Interesting Reading For Nurse Entrepreneurs, Actual or Soon To Be: Nurse Entrepreneurs: Tales of Nurses in Business:"This book is vey inspiring! Learn how 50 different nurses brought their vision to reality! Learn some great tips on starting your own business. Nurses don't have to just work at the bedside. Read this book and you will be thinking of how you can make your dream a reality!" Own Your Own Corporation: Why the Rich Own Their Own Companies and Everyone Else Works for Them:"Rich Dad's-"Own your Own Corporation" is a must read for anyone comtemplating a new business-or someone who already owns their own business. Garrett's direct yet simplistic explanations of the different business entities,the proper and best suited entity for your business-is followed by real-life scenarios which helps drive home the importance of corporate ownership in today's business world. Use Garrett's legal expertise to establish a successful, legally responsible and fiscally protected business...And understand the why's and how's of that ownership." 21 Success Secrets, Success Secret #4- "Do What You Love to Do." Get your FREE CD and find out the other 20 secrets of self-made millionaires.:"Order your FREE CD ($4.95 S&H) from Brian Tracy's acclaimed 21 Success Secrets series. Start with 21 Success Secrets of $elf-Made Millionaires - full of techniques practiced by all men and women who go from rags to riches in one generation. Brian Tracy is a noted success expert. He's trained over 2 million people in 23 countries how to achieve their financial goals faster than ever before."
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