While owning a business comes with risks regardless of the industry, buying a home care business can dramatically increase the odds of becoming a successful business owner. That said, it is important to be clear - there is no secret to success. Tenacity, optimism and an ability to hustle are common markers of someone with [...]
Nurse Next Door Co-CEO Amber Biesse talks about how she helps new partners build a successful business When a partner is awarded a franchise with Nurse Next Door they commence a 12 week Foundations Training program designed to take a deeper look at every aspect of the business before they open their doors. Bringing each [...]
Starting a home care business with heart Gold Coast locals Lauren Macdonald and Glen Parsons celebrate the opening of Queensland’s first Nurse Next Door Home Care Services location this week, launching a new model of care for the aged and disability sectors that focuses on the company's core purpose of Making Lives Better. Lauren and [...]
Why it’s so important that franchise partners are the “right fit” When I talk to potential Franchise Partners I have always, and continue to stress, that Nurse Next Door is a business that is just as much about passion as it is about profit. We are not “selling” franchise opportunities but rather, awarding opportunities to [...]
It is true that home care owners come from all walks of life. Nurse Next Door franchise partners come from a variety of backgrounds including accounting, non-profit organisations, firefighting and even ex-service men and women. They all thrive, and bring different skill sets to running their business. However, not surprisingly, many healthcare professionals, in particular [...]
How Baby Boomers Will Impact Your Home Care Business If you're in, or thinking of joining, the Home Care industry, the term Baby Boomer - the generation born between 1946 and 1964 after the end of World War II - is one you are most likely quite familiar with. Boomers have been reaching the age [...]
