Pakroo, Peri
Summary: "This book is a guide for women interested in starting a small business. It includes information on how to: draft a business plan; raise start-up money, including through crowdfunding; choose a legal structure; hire employees; manage finances and taxes; qualify for special certification programs and contracts for women-owned businesses; and market and brand a business online and off. Also...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nolo
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.1 PAKCerulo, Erica
Summary: "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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4 CERPrioleau, Betsy
Summary: "Among the fabled tycoons of the Gilded Age--Carnegie, Rockefeller, Vanderbilt--is a forgotten figure: Mrs. Frank Leslie. For twenty years she ran the country's largest publishing company, Frank Leslie Publishing, which chronicled postbellum America in dozens of weeklies and monthlies. A pioneer in an all-male industry, she made a fortune and became a national celebrity and tastemaker in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LESLIE, FRANK, MRS. PRIZaleski, Laurie
Summary: "Laurie Zaleski never aspired to run an animal rescue; that was her mother Annie's dream. But from girlhood, Laurie was determined to make the dream come true. Thirty years later as a successful businesswoman, she did it, buying a 15-acre farm deep in the Pinelands of South Jersey. She was planning to relocate Annie and her caravan of ragtag rescues -- horses and goats, dogs and cats, chickens...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: LPB ZALESKI ZAIZaleski, Laurie
Summary: "Funny Farm is an inspiring and moving memoir of the author's turbulent life with 600 rescue animals. Laurie Zaleski never aspired to run an animal rescue; that was her mother Annie's dream. But from girlhood, Laurie was determined to make the dream come true. Thirty years later as a successful businesswoman, she did it, buying a 15-acre farm deep in the Pinelands of South Jersey. Laurie had...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ZALESKI, LAURIE ZALBonney, Grace
Summary: Across the globe, women are embracing the entrepreneurial spirit and starting creative businesses. In the Company of Women profiles over 100 of these influential and creative women from all ages, races, backgrounds, and industries. Chock-full of practical, inspirational advice for those looking to forge their own paths, these interviews detail the keys to success (for example, going with your...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Artisan 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 651 BONCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Business BonneySellner, Jadah
Summary: "Author and business coach Jadah Sellner creates a new entrepreneurial model for women, centered around sustainable leadership--a framework they can use to create a business on their own terms, prioritize their wellbeing, and break free from the toxic culture that leads to burnout and overwhelm"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Business 2022
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Summary: "Females are farming in record numbers. Covering everything from business planning to tool use to integrating family into farm operations, Soil Sisters is a comprehensive blueprint for women who dream of bringing their vision of agricultural entrepreneurship to life. This unique guide blends inspiring stories of successful female farmers with practical information and resources for women...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Society Publishers 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 630 KIVLoMenzo, Angela
Summary: "Writer, makeup artist, and creative director Angela LoMenzo combines stunning photography and powerful real stories to shine a light on the wild and wondrous journeys of twenty-five extraordinary and deeply creative women." -- Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mango Publishing 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.0925 LOMWang, Lisa Carmen
Summary: "Lisa Carmen Wang, the Founder and CEO of Bad Bitch Empire, writes about how women can break free of Good Girl Brainwashing and unapologetically turn their dreams into reality"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperBusiness, an imprint of HarperCollins Publisher 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4 WANAlthoff, Susanne
Summary: "Althoff exposes the ways in which the current start-up paradigm was engineered by and for white men, and the ways in which women, non-binary, and trans folks face impossible barriers to landing funding from venture capitalists to make their companies viable"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4 ALTSaint John, Bozoma
Summary: "From iconic leader Bozoma Saint John, comes a memoir of grief, and one woman's drive to thrive in the face of loss When Bozoma Saint John's husband, Peter Saint John, died of cancer, she made one big decision: to live life with urgency. Saint John was no stranger to adversity, having lost her college boyfriend to suicide, navigated an interracial marriage, grieved a child born prematurely--a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Bio Saint JohnStosz, Sandra
Summary: "Today, our nation is like a ship being tossed in tumultuous seas. The winds and waves of change have divided and distanced our society, threatening to wash away the very principles our nation was founded upon. Now more than ever, our nation needs leaders with the moral courage to stand strong and steady-leaders capable of uniting people in support of a shared purpose by building the trust and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Köehlerbooks 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.4 STOSummary: From a Latinx LGBTQ activist to a Black Catholic school principal, six small businesswomen hit California's newly legal cannabis trade. But as aggressive regulations bogart the market, can they each keep their green American dream alight?
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC LADChang, Leslie T.
Summary: "What happens to the women who choose to work in a country struggling to reconcile a traditional culture with the demands of globalization? In this sharply drawn, immersive portrait of Egyptian society, veteran reporter Leslie T. Chang follows three women as they establish businesses and careers in a country that throws up obstacles at every step, from economic upheaval to conservative marriage...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 331.4 CHAMeltzer, Marisa
Summary: "Called "one of the most disruptive brands in beauty" by Forbes, Glossier revolutionized the beauty industry with its sophisticated branding and unique approach to influencer marketing, almost instantly making the company a juggernaut with rabid fans lining up for a chance to buy its coveted products. It also taught a generation of business leaders how to talk to Millennial and Gen Z customers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: One Signal Publishers/Atria, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc. 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.766 MELGirard, Joe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Books 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.85 GIRPakroo, Peri
Summary: Provides detailed information related to business start-up and management, while giving attention to the concerns commonly reported by women entrepreneurs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ingram Pub Services 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 658.1 PAKSherman, Aliza.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sellers 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 648.4 SHEThomas, Marlo
Summary: Presents inspiring and empowering stories of women who have reinvented themselves in extraordinary ways, proving to women of all ages that the best is yet to come.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pocket Books 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.1 THOSummary: Chelly Wilson escaped the Holocaust and built a porn cinema empire in New York City in the 1970s as a Greek-born, Christmas-celebrating, Jewish grandma, who married men but was openly gay. This documentary charts her unlikely rise to wealth as a shrewd businesswoman on 'The Deuce,' aka New York's infamous 42nd Street.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC QUEBrem, Marion Luna.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.1 BREChurnin, Nancy
Summary: "When Esther Howland first saw the fancy valentine her father brought home from England, most Americans thought Valentine's Day was a waste of time. But through the card, Esther felt how much her father loved her. Could she help others express themselves in the same way?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE CHUDunn, Dinah
Summary: "Meet 10 pioneering women who brought their big ideas to life."--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rebel Girls, Inc. 2023