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godwillprovide, Thank you again all your information is very helpful. I am so excited about someday running my own business. Congrats on getting your license. Listening to your story gives me hope:cry:

Godwillprovide, How did you get started did you read books or use a consulting company?

Godwillprovide, Thank you for your advice I think I will stick with home health care it may be easier than staffing.

lholland I will let you know when I start maybe we can help each other sometimes.

I leaning towards EC I thought about ISU because of finacial aid assistant, because my finances weren't totally up to my standards. I got accepted by EC waiting to pay enrollment fee. I am going to take some courses at the community college so that I can see if I can get an additional loan to pay off EC since you can't use federal financial aid unless you are in the BSN program

I looked into the ISU program and I thought read somewhere that it was not accepted in the state of Missouri. Can anyone elaborate on if this is true or not.

I am a LPN currently in the process of obtaining my RN. I have been working on a business plan to Start up a home care business. I have attended some general start up classes through SBA and found them to be some what helpful. I just don't know where else to start. I want to staff LPN, RN, PT, Companions, and Nurse Assistants. Can someone provide me with useful information. Like how to research the area I want to target and all I have to do to get started. Any information would be appreciated. Thanks

Thanks that is very good information. That's the way I am leaning

Thanks I will check into this on line program

Good luck to you as well. I will continue my search and let you know if I find anything:)

i have not been able to find any bridge programs that are quick. sanford brown use to have a nine-month program, but not anymore. i looked into excelsior, but they do not accept student loans for lpn-rn so you pretty much have to pay cash or get personal loans. chamberlain college takes just as long as community college had a friend just graduated. i am still searching if you find any information please share:)

I am looking for LPN-RN programs in St Louis Missouri. I tried the community college a while ago, but they make you take so many additional classes by time you get done with the pre reqs it ends of taking 2-3 years and you only have a ADN. I really want something that's not going to take forever.

yeah that's probably what i will do as well. i am going to try to take as many test first before i pay the enrollment fees. then maybe i can get a scholarship to help pay for the cpne. :wink2:

I think I am going to apply for some scholarships. I thought I read on their website somewere that you can enroll in the RN-BSN program if you have 50% of your nurses courses done. If I could do that then I would be eligible for a student loan. Sallie Mae no longer has the program that's listed on EC website. I guess I am going to have to pay as I go. Which is going to slow me up, but I can still do it one paycheck at a time.

Suesquatch thanks but I tried that the FAFSA does not cover the ADN program only the RN-BSN. I am a LPN trying to obtain my RN.