Description
NNBA Conference 2014 is a gathering of nurse entrepreneurs, entrepreneurs-to-be, self-employed nurses, and nurses in business held on Saturday, October 4th and Sunday October 5th. All will be promoting nurses succeeding in a multitude of health care businesses providing specific business information and inspiration. A pre-conference is also available October 3rd.
Compelling content, how-to’s and actionable take-aways
Discover and obtain:
- Emerging opportunities of nurses roles in the new age of health care reform
- Information on how to transition to independent nursing or a nurse entrepreneur
- How to start-up or grow your existing business
- Sound business management principles as they apply to nurse-owned businesses
- Business skills to advance your career
- Ideas for your own nursing business
PLUS, have access to the most powerful networking, mentoring and marketing opportunities in the industry, exhibits AND 14.0 eligible contact hours!
Even more ways to enhance your experience
A physical event with an Internet component. Twitter conference hash tag #NNBA2014. We will be streaming YouTube interviews with participants and presenters, conducting live Tweetchats, posting up-to-date content on Facebook and Google+ posts, and a Google+ hangout for those who want to experience some of the energy and inspiration of the conference.
Who Should Attend:
- Nurses new to the idea of being an independent nurse or nurse entrepreneur
- Self-employed nurses and nurse business owners in the startup and growth mode
- Nurses interested in learning business skills to advance their careers
- Nurse entrepreneurs that are successful in business
3 Amazing Days in sunny, historic Kissimmee, Florida
- Pre-conference session and Meet-and-Greet Event, Friday, October 3rd, 2014
- Main Conference Saturday, October 4th and Sunday, October 5th, 2014
Speaker Times and Topics
Pre-Conference Agenda – Friday, October 3, 2014 | ||||||||
8:00 – 4:30 | Career Alternatives for Nurses® – Donna Cardillo, RN, MA, CSP® | |||||||
5:00 | Meet and Greet Reception | |||||||
Conference Agenda – Saturday, October 4, 2014 | ||||||||
8:00 – 8:30 | Registration | |||||||
8:30 – 8:45 | Welcome – Michelle Podlesni, RN, President, National Nurses in Business Association | |||||||
8:45 – 9:30 | Keynote: Harness the Power of You! – Donna Cardillo, RN, MA, CSP® | |||||||
9:30 – 9:50 | Exhibitors Introductions, Break | |||||||
9:50 – 10:30 | My Business is Nursing – Susan Scherer, RN, BSN, OCN, CEO, RN Cancer Guides, LLC | |||||||
10:30 – 11:00 | Break, Visit Exhibits, Networking | |||||||
11:00 – 11:40 | Jump Start Your Speaking Career – Louise Jakubik, PhD, RN-BC, CSP®, President and Chief Learning Officer, Nurse Builders | |||||||
11:40 – 12:20 | Lions & Tigers & Bears, Oh My! Experiences of a New Nurse Entrepreneur – Nancy Joyner, RN, MS, APRN-CNS, ACHPN, Nancy Joyner Consulting | |||||||
12:20 – 12:30 | Exhibitors Introductions | |||||||
12:30 – 1:30 | Lunch & Exhibits, Networking | |||||||
1:30 – 2:10 | From Exhausted to Extraordinary: Keeping Up with the Demands of Business Ownership – Renee Thompson, DNP, RN, CMSRN, CEO and President, RTConnections, LLC | |||||||
2:10 – 2:30 | Michelle Interviews Past NNBA President, Pat Bemis | |||||||
2:30 – 3:30 | Team Exercise | |||||||
3:30 – 3:40 | Exhibitors Introductions | |||||||
3:40 – 4:00 | Break, Visit Exhibits, Networking | |||||||
4:00 – 4:40 | Start at the End: Envisioning Your Dream – Diane Mead, RN, BSN, PCC, CEO, Bethany Hospice | |||||||
4:40 – 5:00 | Group Comments of the Day | |||||||
5:00 – 6:30 | Visit Exhibits, Networking, Cash Bar | |||||||
Register Now | Conference Agenda – Sunday, October 5, 2014 | |||||||
8:00 – 8:30 | Registration | |||||||
8:30 – 8:45 | Welcome Back – Michelle Podlesni, RN President, National Nurses in Business Association | |||||||
8:45 – 9:30 | Keynote – The Wonderful World of Nursing: From Bedside to Business and Beyond – Maureen Sullivan Tevault, RN, BSN, CEN, CDE | |||||||
9:30 – 9:40 | Exhibitors Introductions | |||||||
9:40 – 10:20 | Seven Systems of Success – Karen Apy, BC-RN, LNCC, CNLCP | |||||||
10:20 – 10:50 | Break, Visit Exhibits, Networking | |||||||
10:50 – 11:30 | Learn to Leverage Your Prospects Time – Rachel Cartwright-Vanzant, PhD(c), MS, RN, LHRM, CNS, LNCC | |||||||
11:30 – 12:10 | How to Get Corporate Clients – Linda Cobb, MS, RCC, President, The Coaching Company, Inc | |||||||
12:10 – 12:20 | Exhibitors Introductions | |||||||
12:20 – 1:30 | Lunch & Exhibits, Networking | |||||||
1:30 – 2:10 | Bringing a Product to Market from Home – Gary Bronga, President, Clipeze Worldwide | |||||||
2:10 – 3:00 | Roundtable Session #1: | |||||||
Start at the End: Envisioning Your Dream – Diane Mead, RN, BSN, PCC, CEO, Bethany Hospice | ||||||||
Seven Systems of Success – Karen Apy, BC-RN, LNCC, CNLCP | ||||||||
My Business is Nursing – Susan Scherer, RN, BSN, OCN, CEO, RN Cancer Guides, LLC | ||||||||
Education Businesses – Louise D. Jakubik, PhD, RN-BC, President and Chief Learning Officer, Nurse Builders | ||||||||
Create a Successful Legal Nurse Consulting Business – Erica Leach, RN, CLNC | ||||||||
3:00 – 3:10 | Break | |||||||
3:10 – 4:00 | Roundtable Session #2: | |||||||
Business Success for Non Entrepreneurs: Consider a Mini Franchise – Brenda Sammy, RN, MSN | ||||||||
Bringing a Product to Market from Home – Gary Bronga, President, Clipeze Worldwide | ||||||||
How to Get Corporate Clients – Linda Cobb, MS, RCC, President, The Coaching Company, Inc | ||||||||
Lions & Tigers & Bears, Oh My! Experiences of a New Nurse Entrepreneur – Nancy Joyner, RN, MS, APRN-CNS, ACHPN, Nancy Joyner Consulting | ||||||||
4:00 – 4:30 | Major Announcements – Plans for Next Year’s Conference and Wrap-up – Michelle Podlesni, RN, President of NNBA, CEO, BSGI |