title: The business of planning your practice: success is no accident.
abstract: Not all businesses succeed. A successful business beings with a well-executed business plan. A business plan is essential for the nurse practitioner who is attempting to open a practice. To finance your practice you need a business plan that identifies your purpose, the market you will service, how the practice will be financed, and the general business structure. The importance of planning your practice cannot be overemphasized. A business plan can lessen the likelihood of failure.
authors.affiliation: Sonoma State University, Department of Nursing, Rohnert Park, California, USA.
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Crow
mesh_terms: D003132:Commerce; D016520:Entrepreneurship / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011331:Private Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013041:Specialties, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*