Nerd to Mogul » entrepreneur http://nerdtomogul.com the entrepreneurial aspirations of a nerd Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:43:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 First Contact http://nerdtomogul.com/entrepreneurship/first-contact/ http://nerdtomogul.com/entrepreneurship/first-contact/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:47:04 +0000 nerd http://nerdtomogul.com/?p=16 Yesterday I called McKesson, the biggest drug wholesaler in the US.  I spoke with two different people to get the contact info of  a new accounts manager for my area.  Getting that number was more difficult than I expected.  I thought all you had to do was google “McKesson new account” and you would get a list of contacts sorted by territory.  No my friends.  You have to pick a number and go from there.  But the ladies that I spoke with were great and were more than willing to help me.  Thank you ladies!

Now that I have the number I’ll call to schedule a meeting and see if he would be able to help me with location analysis.  I have a couple of locations in mind, one of which is located in a corner with CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart each occupying a corner.

]]> http://nerdtomogul.com/entrepreneurship/first-contact/feed/ 0 NCPA Pharmacy Ownership Workshop http://nerdtomogul.com/entrepreneurship/ncpa-pharmacy-ownership-workshop/ http://nerdtomogul.com/entrepreneurship/ncpa-pharmacy-ownership-workshop/#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:29:54 +0000 nerd http://nerdtomogul.com/?p=13 Just got through with the 3 day workshop.  Lots of useful information and insight to make the process of starting a pharmacy easier.  The instructors were not academians, but were pharmacists who have gone through the steps of starting and operating a successful pharmacy–some have even repeated the process dozens of times.

I received a detailed pharmacy business plan that I could use as a model for mine.  The financial statements alone would save me days worth of research.   The great thing about the pharmacy industry is the availability of financial data.  It makes putting together a great business plan easier, which improves the chances of getting a bank loan.

I also met a lot of pharmacists who have been thinking about starting a pharmacy but need that little nudge to encourage them forward.  Before the workshop, most attendees were 50% sure that they will start a pharmacy in the near future.  After, most attendees–me included–were at least 90% sure.

The take away from the workshop was that it’s not an easy process.  But if you are motivated and determined, then you will achieve your goals.

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