Author: Don Ryan (2 Articles)
I am a Registered Nurse, Certified Case Manager and Vice President and a shareholder with National Care Advisors, LLC which is based in Powell, Ohio. National Care Advisors serves as trust advisors to bankers, attorneys, and trustees assisting in the administration of special needs trusts. We also serve as future care consultants in litigation. Our consultants also assist individuals and their families with special needs planning, consulting, and care management. I earned my degree in Business with an Accounting concentration in 1993 and my nursing degree in 2002.
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This would be all of my second post but I am inspired to write due to the impending financial doom that is apparently upon us. If I were a regular watcher of CNBC or any number of financial sites, I would need to double up on my Prozac just to get to my morning coffee. Allow me to be contrarian for a minute:
IT’S A GREAT TIME TO START A BUSINESS!!
No, I have not gone off my rocker and I certainly am aware that credit is tight. Fortune 500 companies aren’t hiring? The stock market is in the toilet. So what? Small business is the driver of the American economy. It has never been more affordable to do something completely inspiring. Equipment is cheap. Bandwidth is cheap. Office space is your kitchen table. What are you waiting for?
I’m not here to pimp my particular firm but, as we’re less than a year old, allow me to share our story. We started in February and found a niche that needed filled. We’re a service company so there is minimal overhead. After buying some computers and business cards, we threw passion into the mix and we exploded. In fact, we exploded to the point that we’re looking to hire in the first quarter of next year. You can’t fake passion. People are drawn to it and repelled by a lack of it and no matter how lousy the credit markets are, there will always be businesses attracted to people who are passionate about what they do. Fortunately, Central Ohio is an enigma to the rest of the “rust belt” in that it seems to be a magnet for innovation and ingenuity. I can’t think of anywhere else I’d rather set up shop.
Okay, there’s your daily motivation. Now go build something AWESOME!
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Thank you sir. Nice post.
That is inspiring and up lifting! I love the back story to. I guess it really is about persepective!
I was inspired by the stack of work on my desk that I must now get back to. Although it beats being unemployed.
What a fantastic dose of good news and inspiration – nice counterpoint to the evening news. Thanks for sharing this!
It’s also worth mentioning that there are many resources available to help start that business, from the Small Business Development Center, the SBA, TechColumbus, just to name a few.