Women Entrepreneurship Small Business

More women are running major companies than ever before. While still far too few in number, these female heads of industry are the forerunners of a radical shift in power now underway. During the past few years, women's groups have been coalescing in every major American city. Formidable ladies across professions are convening at unprecedented rates, forming salons, dinner groups, and networking circles, and collaborating to achieve clout and success. A new girls' network is alive and set to hyperdrive.

Jody, also known as the Stay at Home Mum, has been there and done it herself. She was made redundant while pregnant with her second child and, inspired by necessity, built a money-saving blog from her kitchen table that has grown to become Australia's biggest mothers' network. In this book, Jody explains everything she's learned to help other women get it right: from how to choose a smart business idea and where to start, to the best marketing strategies and digital tools to use, and much more.

This book is for ambitious, high-achieving women leaders, entrepreneurs, aspiring entrepreneurs, and corporate leaders ready to move to the next level. It is a manifesto and call to action for women to lift themselves and each other up by refusing to accept limitations and instead embracing an ethos of possibility.

With women leading only twenty-four Fortune 500 companies, female founders receiving only 2.2 percent of US venture capital, and the continued presence of sexual harassment and double standards, the gender gap continues to hinder the advancement of women in the professional world. In Digital Goddess, Montgomery-Brown - founder of Big Think, a collection of experts across all fields and disciplines that are either at the top of their field or disrupting it - shares her story in an entertaining and educational light.

At 17, Alexa Carlin became CEO of her first company, designing jewelry that made a difference, one bracelet at a time. But at 21, she was induced into a medical coma and given a one-percent chance to live. In Adaptable, she shares the stories of her journey, offering powerful insights into hope, courage, and life’s challenges. Written and narrated in a heartfelt and authentic tone, Adaptable invites listeners to develop a new perspective on their past and current obstacles.

Too many of us feel trapped by work that doesn't allow us to live our purpose, feed our passions, or use our gifts. We fantasize about starting our own business, but we're told this will mean going deeply into debt, spending years working 80 hours a week, and coping with the relentless pressure to grow. Eco-Bags founder Sharon Rowe says there's another way: go tiny. She is here to show you how. Tiny isn't a size - it's a state of mind. Like a tiny house, a tiny business is built on maintaining a laser focus on what is absolutely essential to you.

So you have a great idea...but you’re not an entrepreneur, right? Wrong! Every entrepreneur started with the same fears, doubts, and anxieties that you have right now. The difference between them and you? Nothing more than the next choice you make.

In Women in Business, you will discover actionable, experience-based advice on how to overcome personal and professional challenges; an exploration of the common themes that repeat themselves in each woman's experiences, and how understanding these themes can help you identify and overcome them in your own life; how having a strong "why" can give you the power to overcome any obstacle, and how one woman's "why" enabled her to make 18 months work of progress in just three months; and more.

Verwirkliche mit dem Ratgeber 'VON FRAU ZU FRAU - EIN KARRIERELEITFADEN' deinen individuellen Weg zu beruflichem Erfolg und Selbstbestimmung. Dieses Buch ist dein praktischer Begleiter und Inspirationsquelle, um dich in deinem beruflichen Werdegang zu stärken und zu fördern. Entdecke wertvolle Strategien für Selbstreflexion, Karriereplanung und den Umgang mit Herausforderungen im Berufsleben. Nutze diesen Leitfaden als Schlüsselwerkzeug, um deine persönlichen Karriereziele mit Selbstbewusstsein zu erreichen und eine ausgeglichene Work-Life-Balance zu schaffen.

It’s time to stop second-guessing yourself and start building the qualities that will make you an authentic, amazing leader. In the past century, women have scaled new heights in the workplace. From working as clerks and secretaries in the 1950s, women today are now holding top positions in the world’s largest corporations. Yet, women remain vastly underrepresented in leadership roles, making up only five percent of Fortune 500 CEOs, and 10 percent of top management positions in S&P 1500 companies, despite accounting for 47 percent of the labor workforce.

In her book, Olive shares with us the highs and lows of her business journey; how she has triumphed in the face of adversity and continued to run a successful business through a global recession to be awarded an MBE in 2019. Olive’s personal journey sees her develop resilience and self-confidence and become the successful businesswoman she is today. She has shared a lifetime of wonderful wisdom in a book to inspire us to all to aim higher.

Are you a mother who aspires to become an entrepreneur or has recently stepped out on faith and opened a business? Similar to being a parent, no entrepreneur should have to go at it alone. Whether you’re single or married, child-raising and entrepreneurship require immense amounts of support—which comes in the form of edification, empowerment, and education. Maybe you’re crafty, pack the healthiest lunches, or homeschool like a champion. You could make your God-given gifts into a profitable business!

“Bu kitabı, iş hayatına yeni atılacak gençlerle ve ilgilenen kimselerle âcizane tecrübelerimi paylaşmak için kaleme aldım. Hayattaki temel ilkelerimi, değerlerimi ve bunları uygularken karşılaştığım zorlukları paylaşmak istedim. Tabii ki herkes gibi ben de mükemmel deği­lim. Birçok doğru kararın ve başarının yanın­da hatalar da yaptım. Başarılarımdan ilham, hatalarımdan ibret alınmasını arzu ettim. Kimseye ders vermek niyetinde değilim ancak tecrübelerin bilinmesinin de önemli olduğu­nu ve insanlara katkı sağlayacağını düşünü­yorum.”

If you are an entrepreneur running a business or getting ready to start one, you need to know something. Entrepreneurship is about creating the future. It's exciting, scary, and often like walking a lofty tightrope without a safety net. The INth Degree is the indispensable system I use to find myself, know myself, and differentiate myself in the world. . . and my business has become successful as a result.

Mandi Graziano used to think “sales'' was a dirty word. Then she made a living out of it and realized we all need sales in every aspect of our lives, not just business. Sales Tales: The Hustle, Humor, and Lessons From a Life in Sales is Graziano’s passionately told, vibrantly funny account chronicling her colorful career in sales, the skills she gained, and the lessons learned over the last 20-plus years. Honest, entertaining, and overflowing with practical tips and strategies, Sales Tales is sure to resonate within the business world and beyond.

What happens when three powerhouse women get together for a candid late-night conversation about the challenges of launching and scaling a business? Destiny unfolds, and a movement of female empowerment begins to take shape. Be…is our labor of love to you. It’s a collaborative synergy of wisdom from our individual journeys to success, paired with stories from women who courageously overcame personal and professional challenges in life and business. Change starts with a deliberate shedding of our self-limiting beliefs.

Spending the night in juvie wasn't the worst thing to happen to seven-year-old Teresa that summer. When her much-anticipated cross-country vacation turns to abduction, Teresa is forced to care for her mother, sister, and twin brothers. Homeless, abused, and afraid in the slums of San Francisco's Tenderloin District, Teresa finds joy in her adventures while fantasizing of a better life. Keeping this dream alive throughout her childhood is what drives her to end the cycle of abuse and poverty.

A single mother of four, Angie Cella, dreamed one night about a device that put gems in her hair. She woke up thinking she would invent it, because she loved what she had seen. A few weeks later, she had a second dream. In this one, God told her, “I want you to make this product.” As a woman with a burgeoning faith who’d been waiting for just this kind of direction, Angie spent the next several years navigating the tough and often painful - yet ultimately gratifying - road to success.

Cheekys' founder Jessi Roberts reveals how she grew one small store hurdle-by-hurdle into a national clothing and accessories brand with a one-and-a-half-million-strong community. Best of all, she did it by standing tall for her values: Always be kind, lift up the next gal, and treat employees and customers like family. More than a business book, Backroads Boss Lady is about embracing your passion even when others don't see value in it - or you - and about putting food on the table and believing in yourself.

Sarah Aviram worked remotely as a human resources leader from 12 different countries in 12 months while researching the future of work--from coworking spaces in Mexico City and Medellin to cafes in Kuala Lumpur and Kyoto. Many remote workers she met and interviewed thought that having the freedom and flexibility to work from anywhere would make them feel happier and more motivated at work. But then they found themselves working from the beach in Bali still feeling stuck and unfulfilled.