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The LegaliTEAS of Entrepreneurship: The Relentless Pursuit of Excellence and Balance in Starting Your Own Business by Lisa Bonner

April 17, 2022 Melanie Hawken

Lisa Bonner

Book Review

The LegaliTEAs of Entrepreneurship: The Relentless Pursuit of Excellence and Balance in Starting Your Own Business by Lisa Bonner is a must-have "how to" guide that gives you the tea on starting and maintaining your own business from a legal perspective, dispensed with a side of practical, first-hand advice that every entrepreneur needs.

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The Future of Collaboration by Nicola Cooper

April 10, 2022 Melanie Hawken

Nicola Cooper

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The Future of Collaboration by Nicola Cooper is the definitive guide on how to do collaborations better in business, especially given that boundaries between workspaces are further faded by ‘at home’/remote working’ driven by COVID 19. The global and seismic catalyst for change has created opportunities for a new form of business and has further accelerated the trends of new methods of working. These shifts have opened our imaginations and the world with endless possibilities for cross-category, cross-brand, cross-country and cross-creative partnerships without even having to leave your country, home or office. Welcome to the future of collaboration.

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Self-Made Boss: Advice, Hacks, and Lessons from Small Business Owners by Jackie Reses & Lauren Weinberg

April 3, 2022 Melanie Hawken

Book Review

When it comes to getting practical advice, small business owners too often don’t know where to look, but Longtime Square executives Jackie Reses and Lauren Weinberg, authors of the book Self-Made Boss: Advice, Hacks, and Lessons from Small Business Owners, want to change all that. Part starter-kit, part encyclopedia, and part inspiration, Self-Made Boss is an essential survival guide for small businesses. Sure, you can find all sorts of high-level strategic tips from Fortune 500 CEOs. But what if you own a restaurant, and you’re trying to figure out how to source good fish, or if you’re looking to increase revenue from your plumbing supply store? You’ll be running a lot of Google searches before you hear from someone who’s actually stood in your shoes.

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Free Time: Lose the Busywork, Love Your Business by Jenny Blake

March 27, 2022 Melanie Hawken

Book Review

For entrepreneur Jenny Blake, author of the new book Free Time: Lose the Busywork, Love Your Business, she believes that ‘Time is not money. Time is life force.’ Jenny Blake, author of the award-winning book Pivot and co-creator of Google's acclaimed Career Guru coaching program, is back with her signature blend of heart-based operating principles and practical tools. This book will teach you how to move from friction to flow through smarter systems and the three-stage Free Time Framework.™

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Unstoppable Women: Female Entrepreneurs' Stories to Inspire and Motivate by Griselda Togobo

March 13, 2022 Melanie Hawken

Book Review

In her book, Unstoppable Women, Griselda Togobo has set out to inspire and motivate female entrepreneurs of the future by sharing the stories of the many successful female businesswomen of today to show how you, too, can gain the strength, wisdom, determination and resilience you need to succeed in what is still largely a man's world.

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Uncommon Results: Secrets & Strategies of High Performance Entrepreneurs by Patricia Wooster

March 4, 2022 Melanie Hawken

Patricia Wooster

Book Review

If you are tired of working "in" your business instead of "on" your business, then Patricia Wooster’s new book Uncommon Results: Secrets & Strategies of High Performance Entrepreneurs is a must-read. If you are worried that maybe your business is not sustainable; or you are wondering how to make it successful; or maybe you want to create lifestyle freedom, generational wealth or monetize your life's purpose, Patricia has some great insights and advice shared by eighteen different entrepreneurs. They provide their tactical advice and talk about what they have done to grow and scale their businesses.

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Chill and Prosper: The New Way to Grow Your Business, Make Millions and Change the World 

February 27, 2022 Melanie Hawken

Denise Duffield-Thomas

by Denise Duffield-Thomas

For all those who want to make twice as much money with half the work, Chill and Prosper, the new book from money mindset coach and bestselling author Denise Duffield-Thomas, can tell you how to do it? She says it's time to shift your mindset, recognize your worth and become a successful entrepreneur on your own terms!

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Tiny Business, Big Money: Strategies for Creating a High-Revenue Microbusiness by Elaine Pofeldt

February 20, 2022 Melanie Hawken

Elaine Pofeldt

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In her book, Tiny Business, Big Money: Strategies for Creating a High-Revenue Microbusiness, small business specialist and author, Elaine Pofeldt, has written the entrepreneur’s complete guide to making it big while keeping things small. She offers her blueprint for getting a running start with your microbusiness―that is, a business with no more than 20 employees, including yourself.

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Unlocked: How empowered women empower women by Jane Finette

February 13, 2022 Melanie Hawken

Jane Finette

Book Review

In her inspirational book, Unlocked: How Empowered Women Empower Women, author Jane Finette reflects on how, according to the World Economic Forum, women lost thirty-six years of progress in 2020 alone, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That's an entire generation lost. But by empowering one another, women can help each other to realize their potential and make the biggest impact on society as a whole.

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Big Fish: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Success, Impact and Legacy by Caroline G Nuttall

February 6, 2022 Melanie Hawken

Caroline G Nuttall

Book Review

In her book, Big Fish: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Success, Impact and Legacy, Caroline G Nuttall believes it has never been easier to be ignored. Glazed over with the unconscious, habitual swipe of a finger. No matter the industry, we are swimming in a sea of commoditized competitors rapidly expanding every day as technology, pandemics and other external forces remove all barriers to a vast virtual world. How we are marketing is not only wasting our time and money, but it is making us more irrelevant with each passing minute. In today's tactic-overload marketing landscape, we have blinders up to the only problem we have to solve: nobody is listening. And the reason nobody is listening is because we're all saying the same thing, which means we're all saying nothing.

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LifePass: A Groundbreaking Approach to Goal Setting by Payal Kadakia

January 30, 2022 Melanie Hawken

Payal Kadakia

Book Review

Goal-setting is something that every woman entrepreneur needs to do as part of her business building journey, but in author and entrepreneur Payal Kadakia’s new book LifePass, she introduces a whole new approach to not just setting goals but reaching them too.

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Quiet Marketing: A calm minimal approach to business and online visibility for highly sensitive solopreneurs by Danielle Gardner

January 23, 2022 Melanie Hawken

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If conventional business and marketing advice has not landed in your heart and soul very well, and keeps you chained to your screens (when you'd rather spend more time off line), then Quiet Marketing by Danielle Gardner is for you! Quiet Marketing is a book for highly sensitive solopreneurs who are seeking a calm, uncomplicated, minimal approach to business and online visibility.

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Show Up by Tolu Michaels

January 16, 2022 Melanie Hawken

Tolu Michaels

Book Review

Successful digital entrepreneur and author, Tolu Michaels, says that almost everyone believes that success starts with showing up, but many don’t know exactly how to do that in business. In her new book, Show Up, Tolu provides some great insights and advice on how to show up and stand out from the crowd.

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Scaling Up Simplified by Shannon Teague

January 9, 2022 Melanie Hawken

Shannon Teague

Book Review

Scaling Up Simplified by Shannon Teague is a book for small business owners who are serious about growing their businesses to the next level. Building a successful business is a difficult job; people put in everything to come out victorious. However, a few businesses scale up effortlessly because they practice a series of steps that makes them more proficient, productive, and profitable. In this new book, Shannon shares the roadmap to being among those incredible organizations.

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Become a Fashion Insider: A modern-day guide to launching and growing a fashion brand by Dessy Tsolova

December 24, 2021 Melanie Hawken

Dessy Tsolova

by Dessy Tsolova

Fashion business expert, mentor, coach, and the founder of Fashion Insiders & CoDo, Dessy Tsolova, says in her book Become a Fashion Insider, that every fashion entrepreneur wants to feel like they belong in the fashion industry. They have dreams of their brand becoming a worldwide success. But how do they learn from fashion industry insiders? Dessy shares what fashion insiders know and do to grow successful brands and provides a roadmap to fashion business success.

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Step Aside and Rise by Andrea Callanan

December 19, 2021 Melanie Hawken

Andrea Callanan

Book Review

Step Aside and Rise by author and business coach, Andrea Callanan, is a book for all those who find themselves feeling lost and stuck in their own businesses. Andrea believes that if women entrepreneurs allow themselves the freedom to step aside and rise, they will create a new emotional and financial legacy for themselves, their families, and those who came before and after them.

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The Passion Entrepreneur: Business Mindset and Branding fundamental for creative souls by Adela Alonso Alonso

December 12, 2021 Melanie Hawken

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In her book, The Passion Entrepreneur: Business Mindset and Branding fundamental for creative souls by Adela Alonso Alonso, she starts by busting the myth surrounding entrepreneurship. If you have been told: "Find a job you love, and you won´t have to work a day in your life,” Adela says this is a big fat LIE. She believes that the truth is, most passion-driven entrepreneurs end up working 24/7, and still struggle to get results. Adela provides some insights into how to do things differently.

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The Invisible Entrepreneur: From Mental Health to Mindset by Tabatha Barron

December 5, 2021 Melanie Hawken

Tabatha Barron

Book Review

For Tabatha Barron, author of The Invisible Entrepreneur, she found it amazing how many women have various experiences of feeling invisible, that challenge their individual circumstances from childcare to employment to just being heard during medical visits, let alone becoming entrepreneurs. Her book gives voice to the stories of strong, courageous, impactful, resilient women and the skill sets they used to move through their entrepreneurial journeys, whilst taking care of their mental health and improving their mindsets.

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The Bliss Point of Entrepreneurship by Anna Pugačova

November 28, 2021 Melanie Hawken

Anna Pugačova

Book Review

For all those who feel they have been struggling in their businesses for a long time and cannot see results, help could be at hand in the book, The Bliss Point of Entrepreneurship, from business and neuroscience coach and educator, Anna Pugačova. If you are looking to reclaim your entrepreneurial spark and start living the life you really want to live, this could be the book for you.

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The Expecting Entrepreneur by Arianna Taboada

November 20, 2021 Melanie Hawken

Arianna Taboada

Book Review

In her book, The Expecting Entrepreneur, parental leave consultant Arianna Taboada asks women entrepreneurs a key question - your life is baby-ready, but did you baby-proof your business? She knows that when you’re the boss, planning for much-needed parental leave, making money, and the survival of your business can feel overwhelming. You deserve to recover from childbirth and transition into this new chapter without the stress of work. The Expecting Entrepreneur shows you how to design a parental leave that works for you, your family, and your business, without having to sacrifice your entrepreneurial success.

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An elegant floral gifting idea… Mariana Agness Francisco Eria is a creative force in contemporary floral design. Her business, The House of Agness, is a luxury florist and gifting boutique nestled in Map
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Chilli Heaven…Spice up your life and your favourite foods by cooking up some great chilli-based recipes using some of the finest chilli sauces and new Hot Honey from Black Mamba Foods in Eswatini. The comp Image of the Day / AAKS / Luxury accessories…We just have to share one of our favourite accessories of the year so far, this beautiful hand-woven bag created by award-winning designer Akosua Afriyie-Kumi and her AAKS brand in Ghana. We love se Image of the Day / Vanhu Vamwe

Marvellous macrame…We have always been big fans of the uber-talented Pam Samasuwo-Nyawiri, co-founder of luxury Zimbabwean accessory brand, Vanhu Vamwe, together with husband Simba Nyawiri. This show-stopping co Image of the Day / Food Lounge Mz

Glamorous fruit gifting…For all those lovers of great hand-made chocolates, look no further than Food Lounge Mz in Mozambique, founded by Kátia Agy. Previously known as a singer and TV presenter, K&aac Image of the Day / Adèle Dejak 

Eye-catching accessories…We are big fans of luxury jewellery and accessories made with love and passion on the African continent, and Adèle Dejak in Kenya is the epitome of handmade luxury. The br Image of the Day / The Joinery

Sustainable Summer Tote…We have always been big fans of The Joinery, the sustainable and ethical product design brand based in South Africa founded by Natalie and Kim Ellis, and their exciting Future Tex™ Image of the Day / The House of Agness

An elegant floral gifting idea… Mariana Agness Francisco Eria is a creative force in contemporary floral design. Her business, The House of Agness, is a luxury florist and gifting boutique nestled in Map Image of the Day / Bush Princess

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Summer Tote Bag…We love this super stylish woven summer tote bag, perfect for the weekend from Khokho Collection, founded by social entrepreneurs Philippa Thorne, Sapna Shah and master weaver Zinhle Vilaka Image of the Day / The House of Agness

An elegant floral gifting idea… Mariana Agness Francisco Eria is a creative force in contemporary floral design. Her business, The House of Agness, is a luxury florist and gifting boutique nestled in Map

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Gillian Holl, a South African architectural entrepreneur building a sustainability-focused business that responds to the needs of both clients and the environment
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Júlia Silota, a Mozambican green business builder, focused on environmental waste management
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