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Essential Read: Pilot to Profit: Navigating Modern Entrepreneurship to Build Your Business Using Online Marketing, Social Media, Content Marketing and Sales by Lisa Larter

February 28, 2016 Melanie Hawken
Lisa Larter, founder of The Lisa Larter Group

Lisa Larter, founder of The Lisa Larter Group

Seatbelts fastened. Business dreams in the upright position. Entrepreneurs, prepare for takeoff with this new book on harnessing the power of digital media to build a great business, written by Lisa Larter.

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Essential Read: Impact with Wings: Stories to inspire and mobilize women angel investors and entrepreneurs

February 21, 2016 Melanie Hawken
Karen Bairley Kruger, Jagruti Bhikha, CE Lim, Wingee Sin, Hana Yang and Suzanne Andrews

Karen Bairley Kruger, Jagruti Bhikha, CE Lim, Wingee Sin, Hana Yang and Suzanne Andrews

Look out for the launch shortly on Amazon of the wonderfully titled “Impact with Wings - Stories to inspire and mobilize women angel investors and entrepreneurs - it’s an anthology of personal stories and research written by six female impact investors. This book's purpose is to enlighten and inspire women to step into angel investing and/or entrepreneurship, as it is through investing in each other that we can begin to tip gender imbalances and bring more women forward.

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Essential Read: Elegant Entrepreneur: The Female Founders Guide to Starting & Growing Your First Company by Danielle Tate

February 14, 2016 Melanie Hawken
Danielle Tate, author and entrepreneur

Danielle Tate, author and entrepreneur

“As a young female founder I noticed that there were very few business guides offered step-by-step advice to smart but inexperienced women. I wrote this book to fill a void—this is a fully-encompassing resource on how to build a business and become an entrepreneur from a woman's point of view.” - Danielle Tate, author and entrepreneur, founder of MissNowMrs.

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Essential Read: Success is a Journey for Startups by Olivia ‘Moy” Fung

January 24, 2016 Melanie Hawken
Olivia ‘Moy’ Fung, author and founder of You Inspire Me Women

Olivia ‘Moy’ Fung, author and founder of You Inspire Me Women

In Success is a Journey for Startups, author Olivia ‘Moy’ Fung has taken her personal experiences of being an entrepreneur and created a practical self-analysis handbook. It helps any startup entrepreneur to identify underlying setbacks, realise their talents and passions, and learn how to monetize them to build a successful business. The book also provides a source of inspiration from someone who has been there, got the T-Shirt, overcome all the hurdles and obstacles in life and business, and emerged as an entrepreneurial success story. 

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Our top 10 favourite entrepreneurial reads that inspired us in 2015

January 10, 2016 Melanie Hawken

To kick-start 2016, we bring you a round-up of our top 10 favourite books for women entrepreneurs of last year  - all authored by women entrepreneurs. We hope they inspired you as much as they did us. 

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Essential Read: Pretty & Profiting - The Game Plan for Female Entrepreneurs to Make a Statement, Make Money, Make an Impact by Nicole K Lundy

December 20, 2015 Melanie Hawken
Nicole K Lundy, author and entrepreneur

Nicole K Lundy, author and entrepreneur

"Pretty & Profiting is for female entrepreneurs who wants to step out in a BIG way. We all have access to world-class strategies on  the “how-to” of marketing, sales, and management – BUT not a ton of lingo on the other ‘stuff’ we need to implement to be successful as a female entrepreneur." - Nicole K Lundy, author and entrepreneur

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Essential Read: Leadership Girl - Empowering Women Entrepreneurs to Achieve Extraordinary Results by Capturing Massive Sales by Haley Lynn Gray

December 13, 2015 Melanie Hawken
Haley Lynn Gray

Haley Lynn Gray

In her book, Leadership Girl - Empowering Women Entrepreneurs to Achieve Extraordinary Results by Capturing Massive Sales, author Haley Lynn Gray helps give small business owners the information that they need to grow their businesses. She offers techniques including marketing and sales both online and offline, and focuses on teaching the specific skills that you need to grow your business.

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Essential Read: 50 Billion Dollar Boss - African American Women Sharing Stories of Success in Entrepreneurship and Leadership by Kathey Porter and Andrea Hoffman

December 6, 2015 Melanie Hawken
Kathey Porter (top) and Andrea Hoffman (bottom)

Kathey Porter (top) and Andrea Hoffman (bottom)

In their new book Billion Dollar Boss, authors Kathey Porter and Andrea Hoffman feature 12 successful African American women entrepreneurs and leaders who have built impressive and dynamic businesses and deliver their stories of how they solved various dilemmas while growing their businesses.

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Essential Read: The New Entrepreneur: A Practical Marketing Guide for Growing Your Business Now by Shirley Anthony

November 29, 2015 Melanie Hawken
Shirley Anthony

Shirley Anthony

"The world today is filled with opportunities and people are redefining what it means to be an entrepreneur. There are those who have a breakthrough idea and successfully launch it; others see a gap in the market to buy a franchise or an existing business; some establish consulting or advisory services. These are the NEW entrepreneurs and all have in common a passion to pursue a business of their own and have taken action to make it happen." - Shirley Anthony, Author and Entrepreneur

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Essential Read: Lifestyle Entrepreneurship by Evelyn Ivy

November 22, 2015 Melanie Hawken
Evelyn Ivy, author and founder of Lifestylecpa.com

Evelyn Ivy, author and founder of Lifestylecpa.com

In her new book Lifestyle Entrepreneurship, Evelyn Ivy gives a CPA’s perspective on why having money in the bank does not necessarily mean that all is well with your business, or that you are on the way to financial freedom. “Lifestyle Entrepreneurship” explains how to plan and build a business, and how through the use of a variety of accounting processes and metrics, you can make the correct financial decisions to attain your dream of financial freedom. 

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ESSENTIAL READ: eMolecule - Harness Your Entrepreneurial Spirit by Mary Todd

November 15, 2015 Melanie Hawken
Mary Todd, author of the bestselling book, eMolecule: Harnessing Your Entrepreneurial Spirit 

Mary Todd, author of the bestselling book, eMolecule: Harnessing Your Entrepreneurial Spirit 

In her new book eMolecule - Harness Your Entrepreneurial Spirit, Author Mary Todd believes that everyone has an entrepreneurial spirit (what she calls an “eMolecule”) and through self-exploration to find your passion, you can harness that passion through business to create a more fulfilling life. As a result, you can fulfil your purpose and live your dream. However, the decision to look inside yourself to find your eMolecule is often riddled with fear and self-doubt. The goal of this book is that you will be able to relate to aspects of Mary's story and see that although your paths aren’t identical, every entrepreneur deals with the same issues on their journeys. 

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Essential Read: Smartypants Branding - the ultimate guide for women entrepreneurs to getting recognised, being remembered and making more money in business by Danielle M Miller

November 8, 2015 Melanie Hawken

One of the biggest challenges women entrepreneurs face in today’s increasingly crowded digital landscape is how to be distinctive, memorable, and stand out from the crowd. Building on the concepts of Seth Godin, the iconic teachings of Tom Peters, as well as her own experiences as an entrepreneur, Danielle M. Miller guides creative and smart women in applying big brand concepts to their businesses.

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Essential Read: Women’s Guide to Becoming a Successful Entrepreneur - 4 Building Blocks to Fulfilling Your Dream by Heather Brooke Quick

November 1, 2015 Melanie Hawken
Heather Brooke Quick

Heather Brooke Quick

For all those women entrepreneurs who are spending long hours trying to build their businesses but just barely turning a profit, or struggling with feelings of self-doubt and simply feeling overwhelmed, this very practical guide could provide some of the answers. In The Women’s Guide to Becoming a Successful Entrepreneur - 4 Building Blocks to Fulfilling Your Dream, author Heather Brooke Quick looks at how to entepreneurs often need to remind themselves of who they are and why their businesses exist, in order to convince others to buy their products or use their services. 

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Essential Read: From Gomba to the White House: The journey of an African Woman Entrepreneur by Rehmah Kasule

October 25, 2015 Melanie Hawken
Rehmah Kasule, author and entrepreneur

Rehmah Kasule, author and entrepreneur

This book is not just a story; it is a personal and business development tool that will practically teach you how to believe in yourself, learn how to dare to be different, to share, learn, and collaborate with others. It will teach you the power of networking, mentorship, and paying it forward. It will teach you that each one of us can make a difference and that you can achieve anything in life as long as you know who you are, believe in yourself, and have confidence.

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Essential Read: Girl Code - Unlocking the Secrets to Success, Sanity, and Happiness for the Female Entrepreneur by Cara Alwill Leyba

October 18, 2015 Melanie Hawken
Cara Alwill Leyba, author and master life coach

Cara Alwill Leyba, author and master life coach

"I am witnessing a phenomenon. It seems as though a growing group of women entrepreneurs all around the world has discovered the secret to success and happiness in both their lives and careers. It’s almost as though there is a hidden, underground world of power playing females who have all cracked a magical code: they think positively, they support one another, and they truly believe they can have it all —and you can, too"  - Cara Alwill Leyba, author and master life coach

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BOOK REVIEW: The Art of Kicking Ass Elegantly by Michelle Hext

October 1, 2015 Melanie Hawken
Michelle Hext, author, entrepreneur and Taekwondo Expert

Michelle Hext, author, entrepreneur and Taekwondo Expert

"My passion is helping female entrepreneurs create high-end offerings that keep them firmly planted in their zone of genius, that place where they find their ultimate entrepreneurial sweet spot in a way that truly honour’s the vision they first set out to achieve."

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BOOK REVIEW: No Fear Allowed: A Story of Guts, Perseverance, and Making an IMPACT by Laura Herring

September 27, 2015 Melanie Hawken
Laura Herring author of 'No Fear Allowed'

Laura Herring author of 'No Fear Allowed'

For all those women entrepreneurs who, at some point during their journeys to building their businesses and brands, have woken up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat, scared as to what to do next in business or in life, and frozen by the fear of failure, then No Fear Allowed is the book for you.

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BOOK REVIEW: Two Minutes To Make The Sale - by Tori Torres

September 20, 2015 Melanie Hawken
Tori Torres, author and founder of PoshLife

Tori Torres, author and founder of PoshLife

'Two Minutes to Make the Sale' is Book Two of the 'If You Build It, They Will Come' series. Book One was the introduction, setting a firm foundation for anyone wanting to embark on the path to becoming an entrepreneur, and using the power of online to achieve success. Tori Torres tells the story of how she made the transition from Stay at Home Mom, to becoming a best seling author and entrepreneur.

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ESSENTIAL READ: Innovative Women - How the World's Top Female Entrepreneurs Make It Happen by Justin Sachs and Emily Espey

September 12, 2015 Melanie Hawken

Innovative Women features the top female entrepreneurs and their secrets of the trade. It goes behind the scenes into the female-led businesses and shares the guiding principles, tools and strategies that serve them in competing. If you're looking to start a business, or are looking to build one you've already launched, these women will share their top tips for how you can become successful. The book describes specific steps women can take to combine business success with personal fulfillment and illustrates the benefits of men and women in the workplace and at home.

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BOOK REVIEW: A Woman’s Guide to Bootstrapping a Business by Beverly Sallee Ophoff

August 28, 2015 Melanie Hawken
Beverly Sallee Ophoff, author of  'A Woman’s Guide to Bootstrapping a Business'

Beverly Sallee Ophoff, author of  'A Woman’s Guide to Bootstrapping a Business'

For many woman-owned business startups, the early days can be tough and challenging in so many different ways. In particular, the challenge of trying to build a new business, build a new brand, and perhaps launch a new product or service, all with very little capital to play with. There have been many books written on the subject, but few with as much empathy as Beverly Sallee Ophoff shares in her book A Woman’s Guide to Bootstrapping a Business.

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