Wanting to start a CPR business

[traumanurse66]

I'm wanting to start a CPR business, eventually adding on ACLS, PALS, TNCC & ENPC. Need all the advice I can get, especially about the business aspect.

[emtb2rn, BSN, RN, EMT-B]

With business advice you pretty much get what you pay for, so caveat emptor.

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

Moved to the Entrepreneurs in Nursing forum

[Double-Helix, BSN, RN]

In order to generate business, you'll need to be a certified instructor in BLS, ACLS, and PALS through the American Heart Association. TNCC and ENPC are through the ENA, so I'm not sure how you go about becoming certified to teach those courses.

Then, if you want to offer classes independently, you'll likely need to get approval from the AHA. You'll need advertising, a facility where you can teach, materials such as CPR mannequins or simulation dummies, instruction booklets, monitors capable of displaying various rhythms, intubation equipment, etc. It will be a huge financial undertaking, so you'll need to be prepared for that.

I'd start by speaking to other AHA instructors in your area. See how they do it. Do they rent facilities and equipment? Are they employed by a training center or a hospital? If they are independent, do they operate financially through an LLC? And certainly, speak to a professional in the business/legal industry.

[Mr. Pedi]

In order to generate business, you'll need to be a certified instructor in BLS, ACLS, and PALS through the American Heart Association. TNCC and ENPC are through the ENA, so I'm not sure how you go about becoming certified to teach those courses.

Then, if you want to offer classes independently, you'll likely need to get approval from the AHA. You'll need advertising, a facility where you can teach, materials such as CPR mannequins or simulation dummies, instruction booklets, monitors capable of displaying various rhythms, intubation equipment, etc. It will be a huge financial undertaking, so you'll need to be prepared for that.

I'd start by speaking to other AHA instructors in your area. See how they do it. Do they rent facilities and equipment? Are they employed by a training center or a hospital? If they are independent, do they operate financially through an LLC? And certainly, speak to a professional in the business/legal industry.

It might be cheaper/easier to start as a BLS instructor, since that will require less equipment and training.

[traumanurse66]

I actually teach all of the above and am State Faculty for both TNCC and ENPC. I can do the teaching and coordinating part, just need help with the business part.

[TheSocialMediaCoach]

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