Nurse Entrepreneur Project
The Leadership Team developed a nurse entrepreneur course to inspire nurses and give them the skills to launch health related businesses.
Project Co-Leads
Laure Marino Aila Accad
This PDF is Chapter 23 on Nursing Leadership through Entrepreneurship, Marino, L., Accad, A. & Barr, T. in Advanced Practice Nursing: A Global Perspective (2020)
Project Partners
l-r Laure, Ellen Potter (Insurance Commission), Aila, Steve Johnson (SBDC) Not pictured: Toni DiChiacchio (WVNA)
Collaborative Partners:
Future of Nursing West Virginia
WVU Women’s Business Center
Small Business Development Center
WV Nurses Association
WV Insurance Commission
Department of Health and Human Services Center for Rural Health Development
Advantage Valley
This project is being supported in part by generous funding from
Campaign for Action Innovation Award
The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation
Future of Nursing West Virginia
Nurse Business Success!
Vicki Spurlock, MSN, APRN, BC
Mary Curry, APRN
Todd Miller, LPN
New Beginning Learning Academy
Hope Hill Mental Wellness Center
Parkersburg, WV
Kim Rittenhouse, APRN, RN
Chad Hott, APRN, RN
Gail Rock, APRN, CNM