Women Entrepreneurship Small Business

Shoes of Prey launched in 2009. It allowed people to design their dream shoes online, get them expertly manufactured, and have them shipped to anywhere in the world within two weeks. The startup broke even at two months, hit multi-million dollar revenues in under two years, raised tens of millions in funding from top-tier investors and shipped to more than 100 countries. All the metrics pointed to huge scalability. To a huge business. To a huge success. But it didn’t succeed. In 2018 the business failed. And this is that story.

When Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur met in college in 2002, they bonded instantly. Fast-forward to 2010, when they founded the popular fashion and design website Of a Kind. Now, in their first book, Cerulo and Mazur bring to light the unique power of female friendship to fuel successful businesses. Drawing on their own experiences, as well as the stories of other thriving “work wives,” they highlight the ways in which vulnerability, openness, and compassion - qualities central to so many women’s relationships - lend themselves to professional accomplishment and innovation.

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.

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.

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.

One Yellow Brick reveals effective strategies, with a healthy dose of humor, to overcome the obstacles and challenges that may be holding you back in your career. Swader shares the secret ingredients on how to get you in the spotlight and become an industry thought leader while building the confidence you need to own the room…one yellow brick at a time.

Sandra Shpilberg will show you a new way to succeed as an entrepreneur! This provocative start-up tale of success exposes Silicon Valley’s start-up myths and sets forth a new approach for aspiring and current founders to build companies that make an impact.

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.

When Tessa decided to leave the corporate world and start her own business, there was no turning back! The Classy Hustle will help you bring your dream of entrepreneurship to reality. It will help you overcome the thoughts that have held you back and unleash the mindset that changes your life for the better.

The American dream continues to resonate with immigrants from around the world. Millions of people hope to come to the United States to build a better life for themselves and their families, often by creating and growing new ventures and companies. While not everyone succeeds, many do. Mei Xu is one of those successes. In Burn, entrepreneur and international business­woman Mei Xu tells her story of ingenuity, determination, and luck.

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.

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.

A relentless evil possessing an already depraved man...gruesome and perverse acts of brutality... Will anyone survive? Centuries ago the natives captured and imprisoned a life force of pure evil and unending hunger. Thirteen years ago, an eight-year-old boy woke the darkness. It grows in strength every day and now the boy is a man. A man skilled in terror and violence, the very things the darkness needs to finally break free.

In this book, you'll discover tried and true methods for creating passive income streams that can help you achieve financial freedom and live life on your own terms. From affiliate marketing and rental properties to online courses and cryptocurrency investing, these 20 ideas have been proven to generate income for women just like you.

So you want to be a great mum and, ideally, a rich one too? Welcome to Million Pound Mum. This is the first in a range of audiobooks offering constructive advice on how to start a business, but still be a great mum and have fun while doing it. Together with great advice, this audiobook also contains the experiences and tips of over 100 mums who have all successfully started their own companies. Some have reached the Million Pound Mum goal and others are well on the way.

No, this isn’t a Cinderella story...or a fitness guide. Dr. Shellie’s Ball Gowns to Yoga Pants helps you start building your authentic brand and successful company! Dr. Shellie Hipsky’s daughter noted that her mom no longer wore power suits daily for work. As a successful motivational media company’s CEO and the nonprofit leader of The Global Sisterhood, Dr. Shellie helps inspire and empower the women of the world.

Journalist and Professor Susanne Althoff investigates the obstacles women and nonbinary entrepreneurs - especially those of color - face when launching, funding, and growing their companies, obstacles that persist because the current start-up world was engineered by and for White men. Through interviews with more than a hundred founders across the country and in all industries, Althoff paints a picture of an entrepreneurial system rife with bias and discrimination, where women receive less than three percent of this country's venture capital.

Full of real, actionable solutions and practical advice for achieving success, On Your Terms is an honest, transparent (and sometimes raw) account of exactly what you need to do to build a successful business and live a life that you love - without confusion, compromise, or regret. If you’re an independent entrepreneur, a professional expert, mentor, coach, or advisor looking to change your results and life, then this book is for you.

Do you long to quit that boring nine-to-five job and start working for yourself? Or, do you already have a business, but money is nowhere to be seen? Then, this is the book for you. Camilla will give you her real and honest approach on what it takes to build a successful online business on your own terms that you will love.

The Pumping Entrepreneur is an honest, raw look into how one entrepreneur navigated becoming a mum, dealing with "pregism", and running a business through some of the hardest times our world has ever experienced.