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LNC Website: An Essential Tool for Your Business
You have to have an LNC website today. It is not sufficient to say, “I’m just going to go on Facebook and be my business on Facebook. I’m not going to worry about being myself. I’ll go on LinkedIn and do the same thing. I want to just kind of simply promote myself.” That is…
Read More4 Myths about Legal Nurse Consulting
Have you heard these myths about legal nurse consulting? 1. It is easy money. You’ll charge big bucks, sit home in your pajamas and read cases all day. The reality: Legal nurse consulting is for the detailed oriented, analytical person who has good writing and computer skills and a love for finding out information. Not…
Read More9 Tips for Starting a Legal Nurse Consulting Business
Here’s the advice of Mindy Cohen MSN RN LNCC about starting a legal nurse consulting business. Groundwork for Starting a Legal Nurse Consulting Business 1. Get connected with AALNC. Order and read the Scope and Standards of Legal Nurse Consulting Practice. It will give the new legal nurse consultant a background in what we do,…
Read MoreAn Embezzling Employee – Oh No!
The legal nurse consultant stared at her credit card statement in shock. “Could I have an embezzling employee?” The LNC’s bookkeeper was on vacation when the owner opened up the credit card statement. Her bookkeeper always insisted on paying the bills; the LNC trusted her and did not double check. “There is a $3000 computer…
Read MoreHire an attorney through UpCounsel
In my previous post, I described Fiverr and Upwork – two on demand platforms for outsourcing work. In this post, I share how you can hire an attorney through UpCounsel to work for you and your business. Hire an attorney through UpCounsel A lot of solopreneurs aren’t familiar with UpCounsel. It’s an on demand platform…
Read MoreOn Demand Platforms for Outsourcing
Have you considered using on demand platforms for outsourcing? If you’ve been reading the paper at – all any of the business sections – you know that we are now in a gig economy. What that means is that instead of working for someone else more-and-more people are independent workers and they work on their…
Read MoreNot Keeping Track of Expenses – LNC Mistake
Not keeping track of expenses is one of the business management mistakes LNCs make. You need to do this whether you or someone else is paying the bills. Systems for keeping track of expenses I became aware of the importance of keeping track of expenses early in my company’s history. My accountant and I worked…
Read MoreWhy do Nurse Entrepreneurs Start Businesses?
Why do nurse entrepreneurs go into business and leave the world of the clinical behind? There is not a lot in nursing school that teaches us how to run a business. You go to nursing school where you focus on the clinical skills needed to be a nurse. You don’t have exposure to business courses.…
Read MoreNegotiation over the phone
How does the negotiation over the phone begin? You can gain valuable insight just from the first few words the attorney actually speaks. Nonverbal signals during a negotiation over the phone Suppose the attorney speaks rapidly. He says, “Hi, is this Pat Iyer?” (said rapidly) versus “Hello, is this Pat Iyer?” (said firmly). Those two…
Read MoreHow to Spot Negotiation Triggers
Negotiation triggers put you in a state of mind whereby you can be civil or non-civil. Here are a couple of examples of triggers you can use in a negotiation with an attorney. Interruption as a negotiation trigger I hold the phone to my ear and listen to the attorney rant. One of my triggers…
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