Entrepreneurship in Nursing compared to other health professions

Abstract

This paper consists of a descriptive, exploratory study with a quantitative approach with the aim of comparing nursing companies and companies in other health professions, using indicators related to entrepreneurship. Data was collected in June and July 2017 from the Commercial Registry of Sao Paulo website, the board of professionals of each health category studied, and the Ministry of Education and Culture, then submitted to a descriptive statistical analysis. Most of the studied companies were founded from 2000 onwards, and constituted as limited liability companies, micro enterprises or small enterprises, with low capital. There are fewer nursing companies than there are physical therapy, psychology, nutrition and speech therapy companies. The nursing profession shows the less significant relationships between companies and professionals, courses, and annual job openings. The indicators reinforce the need for inserting entrepreneurship content in nursing undergraduate courses to better prepare students for new job markets.