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In her new book, Echoes of Influence: Harnessing The Power of Storytelling As A Leadership Strategy, author Mimi Kalinda provides an essential guide to navigating the rapidly evolving landscape of global business, where technological leaps and socio-political shifts redefine traditional leadership paradigms. Mimi is a seasoned expert in global public relations and strategic communications, and her book explores the profound power of storytelling to transform leadership from a mere role into a resonant, impactful presence. Mimi’s insights teach leaders how to deeply connect with their teams, align with evolving organizational values, and navigate the complexities of a dynamic corporate world.
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Author and entrepreneur, Rochel Marie Lawson, has written a book for all those women who are eager to elevate their entrepreneurial journeys. Dive into the pages of "Unstoppable Women's Manifesto", and harness the power of principles, perfectly curated for black women business leaders, to transform mere ideas into profitable ventures that run seamlessly without daily intervention. Join the journey with a seasoned entrepreneur as she unveils her potent formula, making this one of the essential small business books for women. Discover how to sculpt an unstoppable empire, designed particularly for ambitious women, without nearing the brink of burnout.
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Entrepreneur and author of The Abundance Decision: The Intersection of a Thriving Business and Fulfilling Life, Malorie Nicole, believes that abundance is an active choice, one we must consciously make every day if we aim to build a thriving business and lead a deeply fulfilled life. This choice hinges on gaining a clear understanding of your own identity, your values, and what drives you. However, in the world of entrepreneurship, maintaining such clarity can prove challenging, and visionary individuals often find themselves misaligned.
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Dr Sandra L Abbey, the multi best-selling author of business and leadership books, including her latest: Thriving Solo in Business: Resilient Leadership Blueprint for Solo Entrepreneurs, believes it’s not easy going out there as a solo-entrepreneur. But she also knows it’s possible to make waves in the business world when you know what it takes to thrive. It starts by asking why you set out as a solo entrepreneur? The chances are, you were ready to ditch the 9-5 and get more control over your life. You wanted more money to show for the work you do, and you wanted that work to be something you care passionately about. It’s a liberating journey, full of excitement and possibility… but it has a tough side too.
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Designing Success by author and entrepreneur Catherine Connelly offers a fresh perspective on achieving true fulfillment and balance in a world where burnout has become the norm. This book is your blueprint for creating an environment that fosters growth and empowers you to succeed on your terms.
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Amanda Jane Jones and Jennifer Fernandez, authors of the new book, Mother / Founder: 68 Women on the Trials and Triumphs of Starting a Business and Raising a Family, share that starting a business can be daunting, scary, and exciting, all at once; so too can starting a family. But they also believe they can successfully coexist. Their new book is an inspirational and empowering celebration of more than sixty women who are both dedicated mothers and successful entrepreneurs who show what’s possible.
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In her book, Be the Go-To: How to Own Your Competitive Market, Charge More, and Have Customers Love You For It, author, thought-leader and strategist, Theresa M. Līna reveals a groundbreaking, step-by-step approach called the Apollo Method for Market Dominance. It’s a detailed, pragmatic recipe for becoming your market’s Go-To brand, brought to life through fascinating, behind-the-scenes stories from the Apollo Space Program, Tesla, Disney, Apple, Lego, Salesforce, Amazon, REI, and more.
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Embark on a transformative journey with Raeanne Lacatena, author of The Integrated Entrepreneur, where you will discover that entrepreneurship is a personal development plan, brilliantly disguised as a financial opportunity. Her new book combines poignant insights with practical exercises to inspire entrepreneurs to embrace purpose-driven business ownership through the depths of self-transcendence, and through themes such as integration, abundance mindset, and releasing limiting beliefs.
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Entrepreneur Ruthann Bowen, author of the insightful and highly practical book, The Female Entrepreneur's Guide to Creating Your Own Website In A Weekend, believes that the quality of your website represents the quality of your business. She brings her extensive knowledge and expertise to the table to show other women entrepreneurs how to transform their websites from DIY Disaster to Design Diva in just a weekend!
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Olivia Ansell, the author of Starved For Success: Powerful Lessons On Resilience And Resourcefulness From An International Entrepreneur, has been a successful entrepreneur since she was 10 years old, an age where unexpected tragedy sparked her unparalleled story of survival and success. As a young girl forced out onto the streets of Uganda, a side effect of an unforgiving African family structure, Olivia had to learn nearly overnight what it would take to thrive in a place that seemed to have the odds stacked high against her. But her incredible ability to recognize the significance of whatever little she had and use it to her advantage has since helped Olivia become the resourceful business owner she is today, starting multiple businesses in the U.S. and abroad that have collectively grossed millions of dollars in revenue.
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Celebrated Kenyan beautypreneur, Suzie Wokabi, founder of SuzieBeauty and SB Dada, knows what it takes to build and launch one of the most successful beauty brands in Africa. Her new book, A Beauty-Full Journey, shares her personal experiences and insights into the highs and lows, challenges and opportunities, that she has navigated on her own beauty-full business and brand building journey. This is an inspirational read for all those who want to understand the entrepreneurial journey that any current or future beauty brand builder will have to take to achieve success.
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In Theresa Caragol’s new book, Partnering Success: The Force Multiplier to Achieve Exponential Growth, she and her AchieveUnite team present a groundbreaking approach to building strategic alliances that drive innovation and success. This book guides readers through the transformative impact of trust, collaboration, and genuine partnerships in the modern business landscape.
by Mona Sabet, Heather Jerrehian and Maria Fernandez Guajardo
In their new book, Sail to Scale, authors Mona Sabet, Heather Jerrehian, and Maria Fernandez Guajardo acknowledge that most new businesses fail, and yet most failures are avoidable. While some startups may catch favorable winds, most will encounter stormy seas that can capsize their ventures. Understanding how to navigate these choppy waters is crucial. You don't learn to captain a warship by training to sail fast on calm seas.
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If you are longing to start or build your own business, but feeling crippled by uncertainty, then Celia Soonets’ new book, The Wheel of 8 Fears of Entrepreneurs: A Practical Guide to Recognize and Overcome the Fear of Entrepreneurship, is a must-read. Her book provides a cutting-edge conceptual model for classifying any concern and creating a system to turn it around. Breaking global statistical analysis down into a practical and easy-to-read tool, Soonets offers empathy, companionship, and solutions for people at all stages of running their own business. By learning to look at every facet of fear in a unique way, you’ll be able to stop battling those formless thoughts and address each issue with a precise tactical plan.
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Kerri Harper-Howie is an attorney, an entrepreneur, and now the author of a great new book, The Family Secret: The Business and Franchise Owner's Guide to Building Generational Wealth. She shares her inspirational story of how she travelled her very personal journey to success, entrepreneurship, and building a generational legacy.
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Women and Entrepreneurship, “How Do We Beat The Odds?” written by Chariel Dye, is about the resilient entrepreneur woman of today. Many women of the new millenia have begun to step out of the era of employment and into the era of entrepreneurship. They understand the need to create financial freedom for themselves. This book is a platform that helps them to understand the steps needed to break through the barriers of entrepreneurship.
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From Kathleen Griffith, the self-made businesswoman and founder of the global platform Build Like A Woman, comes the new book Build Like A Woman: The Blueprint for Creating a Business and Life You Love, an essential resource to unleash your business, take up space, and create your dream life.
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In Rethink: Smashing the Myths of Women in Business, author and entrepreneur, Andi Simon, tells the stories of 11 women from different industry sectors who opened up the possibilities for their professional careers and personal lives by being authentic, taking risks, and pushing past the obstacles others placed before them. These are stories that tell of innovation, show how women rise, and ignite change.
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Embark on a transformative journey towards entrepreneurship and financial empowerment with "SHEO: A Guide to Female Entrepreneurship and Financial Freedom,” written by Ashona Fyffe, a trailblazing entrepreneur and advocate for women's economic empowerment. Her book is a comprehensive roadmap designed to empower women to realize their entrepreneurial dreams and achieve financial independence. Drawing upon her own experiences and insights, Ashona offers practical advice, actionable strategies, and invaluable guidance to help women navigate the challenges and seize the opportunities of entrepreneurship.
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Burned: How Business Owners Can Overcome Burnout and Fuel Success by Julie Bee is a step-by-step, practical guide for business owners to overcome, prevent, and leverage burnout in ways that fuel their growth and success. Burnout is an epidemic in the business owner community, and the guidance to overcome it by taking a vacation, getting more exercise, and incorporating meditation into their days isn’t the advice they need.
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If you are ready to revolutionize your business strategy and achieve exponential growth, then Victoria Holtz’s book, ”Move To Great: 12 Strategies For Business Exponential Growth Leveraging AI” is a must read. Do you want to be at the forefront of AI and business transformation? Victoria’s groundbreaking guide will help you to unlock your business potential in the age of artificial intelligence.
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In her new book, Think Like a Brand. Act Like a Startup: Drive Growth and Innovation by Balancing Stability and Agility, Lauren Perkins helps you to transform your business with a hybrid approach to achieve revolutionary innovation and long-term success.
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The Heart Sell: A guide for women entrepreneurs seeking financial freedom by Dora Rankin was written for women entrepreneurs who want to turn their passion into purpose and their purpose into profit. The book leads you to moments of clarity to help you bring your brilliance into the world because, as a woman, your ability to lead from the heart is more valuable than you know.
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Small Business, Big Success: Proven Strategies to Beat the Odds and Grow a Great Business by Cynthia Kay offers unconventional but proven strategies to run a better small business. It also provides a road map for owners looking to expand their small businesses by doing more business with big business. It’s an essential guide for entrepreneurs at every stage of business.
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The new book by author and entrepreneur, Heather Hays, The Business Diaries: 10 Startup Secrets for the Female Entrepreneur is for all those women who dream of owning a business, or who are running a business but it’s not quite what they envisioned. It’s also for those women who are on a mission to find more time, money, and peace of mind to focus on making their ideal clients happy while also enjoying a better quality of life. If these things resonate with you, then The Business Diaries was written for you.
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If you feel you are ready to leave the traditional 9-5 and embark on an entrepreneurial journey, then co-authors Patricia Wooster and Wendi Blum Weiss in their new book, Impact Entrepreneur, say you are not alone! It could be time to unleash your superpower and impact the world. A growing number of people seek meaningful work, aspiring to create a legacy, achieve independence, and contribute to the causes they believe in.
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Is your small business legally protected? In Smooth Sailing: An Essential Guide to Legally Protecting Your Business, attorney Cheri D Andrews lays out not only the crucial foundational steps ALL small businesses require to ensure their business is legally compliant and protected at the outset but also those legal protections that need to be added as a business grows and scales. This essential guide helps both brand-new entrepreneurs and seasoned business owners avoid common legal mistakes that put business and personal assets at risk.
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In Seeding Innovation: The Path to Profit and Purpose in the 21st Century, veteran entrepreneur, award-winning author, global strategist, speaker, and Rice University Innovation and Entrepreneurship professor, Robyn O’Brien, delivers an insightful and data-driven roadmap to authenticity and smart leadership in the face of accelerating technological, environmental, and social change. In the book, you’ll discover how to build resilience, authenticity, market share, and purpose into your business plan and move beyond box-ticking, virtue signaling, and one-dimensional metrics, in a way that strengthens your business model, enhances your bottom line, attracts investors, fortifies employee retention, and more.
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With her first book, Making Waves, Helaine Knapp is an inspiration on what it really takes to grow a company over 10 years - sharing the real, raw, and gritty story - with an ending that will surprise you. Helaine wrote Making Waves to be the person she always wanted but never had in her corner as a founder - to provide structure, framework, confidence, listen and craft tactical solutions to founders and execs that need it in uncertain times.
If the daily grind has dimmed your entrepreneurial fire, The Apple Stand: How To Rekindle The Love For Your Business by Jennifer Dawn will reignite your passion. This is a book that will help you to rediscover the joy of entrepreneurship. Jennifer’s insights and guidance will help to heal limiting beliefs, shift perspectives, and balance tactical action with self-care to rekindle your purpose, financial flow and original enthusiasm. This inspiring guide lights a torch from lessons learned on Jennifer’s own journey of setbacks and triumph.