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Recruiting Nurses of Color
Building a
pipeline of
diverse
professionals
In the U. S., people of color repre­
sent 37 percent of the population
but only 17 percent of registered
nurses. Getting more diverse stu­
dents into nursing school and sup­
porting them during their educa­
tional program is the goal of a $ 1.05
million grant to the OHSU School of
Nursing.
A w arded by the Health R e­
sources and Services Administra­
tion, a division of the U.S. Depart­
ment of Health and Human Services,
the funding began July 1 and runs
for three years.
“W e’re working with students
who may not have the opportunity
to attend nursing school without
extra support,” says Peggy Wros,
Ph.D., R.N., principal investigator
and the nursing school’s associate
dean for student affairs and diver­
sity. “¿Significant health disparities
can be addressed by health care
Turning a
Hobby into
a Business
BY A k ILAH C.
T hompson
Students participate in a program sponsored by Summer
Institute for Diversity in Nursing.
professionals who are members of
the same ethnic or racial commu­
nity.”
Susan Bakewell-Sachs, dean of
the nursing school, says the fund­
ing will enhance ongoing efforts in
the nursing school in a priority area
and create a tested model that she
hopes can be replicated in other
places. “I am proud that the school
has been awarded this grant, and I
congratulate the leadership team on
their successful proposal,” she
says.
T he p ro g ram , A d v an cin g
Health Equity through Student Em­
powerment & Professional Suc­
cess (HealthE STEPS) seeks to
attract and advance a diverse nurs­
ing student body within the Or­
egon public education system,
from pre-nursing through gradu­
ate education.
The grant provides financial
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3 part series
IT’S BIGGER THAN HIP-HOP
Community, Education, and Spirituality
October 9, 2013
Passion a key ingredient
to becomingsuccessful
News Flash! You do not have to
spend the rest of your life working
in a cubicle from nine to five every
day. Neither do you have to settle
for working in a miserable profes­
sion that barely pays the bills.
Have you ever thought about
turning your passions into a busi­
ness? Is there something you enjoy
doing so much you currently do it
for free? Have you every thought
about how much income you could
earn from your hobbies?
Passion is one of the key ingredi­
ents to becoming a successful en­
trepreneur! When we are passion­
ate about som ething, we find enjoy­
ment in sharing our talents with
others. So, why should we stop
there when we can start making
money doing what we enjoy?
Let’s explore what it will take to
turn your hobby into a business.
With the appropriate planning and
an entrepreneurial mindset, you can
be on your way to starting a suc­
cessful business with passion as
your foundation.
Before you decide to leave a cor­
porate career or any job to start your
own business, be sure to save at
least 12 to 18 months of salary. As
an entrepreneur, the checks will stop
coming every two weeks and there
may be times when the checks won’t
show up as planned.
If you have sufficient savings,
you will be prepared for those “rainy
days” which are almost guaranteed
to happen. In addition, most of the
capital that will be used to start your
business will come from your own
pockets. You want to make sure you
can appropriately fund your busi­
ness with the start up funds needed
to get your business off the ground.
A business plan is a snapshot
that potential investors and banks
look at in order to predict where
your business is headed and what it
will look like in the future. If you fail
to plan, you plan to fail.
Most businesses are unsuccess­
ful because their business plans
were incomplete or ineffective. In
addition, your business plan sets
the strategic plan and direction for
your business to help you make
appropriate decisions with the end
goals in mind.
The main components of a busi­
ness plan are the mission statement,
vision statement, the organizational
plan, the competition, a market analy­
sis and market plan, the financial
plan, and an executive summary.
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Business Support
for East Portland
n
Hip-Hop’s Influence on Education
Thursday, October 15
Hip-Hop’s Influence on Society
Tuesday, October 3
RAHIEL TESFAMARIAM
Hip-Hop’s Influence on Spirituality
Thursday, October 29
McGuire Auditorium at 7:00 pm; FREE and Open to the Public
Warner Pacific College
2219 SE 68th Ave., Portland
warnerpacific.edu
The Portland development Com­
mission has won state approval to
establish a state Enterprise Zone (E-
Zone) focused predominantly on
geography east of Cesar Chavez
Boulevard.
The E-Zone is a state economic
development program proven to
support business growth, job cre­
ation and community benefits from
companies which make capital in­
vestments in their operations. In
return, eligible companies receive a
five-year property tax abatement on
the value of their new investment.
According to PDC officials, the
program presents one of Portland’s
strongest economic development
tools for retaining and attracting
jobs and employment. Since 1996,
with more than 50 companies par­
ticipating and 30 firms currently
active, the city's E-Zone program in
north and northeast Portland has
leveraged more than $1 billion in
private investments and has cre­
ated and retained more than 5,000
full-time, quality jobs, the PDC re­
ported.
The new E-Zone will exist be­
tween Northeast Airport Way and
Milwaukie and between Southeast
C esar C h av ez B o u lev ard and
Gresham. East Portland has both a
growing population and increased
diversity, but job and economic
growth have not kept up at the same
pace.
PDC Executive Director Patrick
Quinton said, “W e’ve seen the E-
zone bring considerable benefits to
the businesses and residents in north
and northeast Portland over the last
15 years. W e’re eager to extend this
positive impact on the local economy
to east Portland as well.”