Business know-how and inspiring stories from our current franchise owners and team.
This former fire captain is reigniting his career with a home care franchise 10,000 people turn 65 in North America every day, and more seniors are saying they’d rather age at home. The home care industry is flourishing--it’s valued at $93 billion in the US alone--and as Boomers start to hit their 70s, that value [...]
As a new franchisee--or any new business owner--you’ll have a lot on your plate before and after launch. From financing and legal investments to marketing and recruitment, you can feel much more confident starting up a business with a roadmap. At Nurse Next Door, we’ve developed and refined a plan that, along with a coach, [...]
These days, everyone seems to be starting businesses. While the general subject of entrepreneurship might feel over-explored, the idea of quitting your job to stake your own path is a dream that members of different generations have all had at some point. When freedom is the goal, taking the leap is the hard part. It [...]
Starting a home care franchise can be both exciting and trying. While franchisors like Nurse Next Door try to make the discovery and learning process as welcoming as possible, a potential franchisee may also be dealing with the stress of a major life change and a deluge of new information. Making validation calls is an [...]
Hear from our VP Global Franchise Development, Arif, on what standing out from the competition means. Home care is a competitive space. Each market Nurse Next Door operates in will have, perhaps, hundreds of competitors offering to care for seniors in their own homes. And while the demographic opportunity in our industry attracts a lot [...]
From Suits to Scrubs Kathleen Ogilvy, a 33 year old lawyer, quit her job to start a home care business. Why? Because she wasn’t feeling fulfilled in her career working in lemon law and consumer products liability. Like many millennials, she sought the autonomy that comes with running a business. “I wanted to do something [...]
