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The authors share their secrets to unlocking the mainly masculine domain of start-up business and investor financing, offering inspirational advice and anecdotes by and about successful female entrepreneurs.

"Starting, funding, and growing a new venture are significant challenges for every entrepreneur. For women, the hurdles are even higher, due to widely held perceptions about them, their capabilities, and their businesses. Now, five leading experts on women entrepreneurs offer systematic solutions to the challenges, offering timely advice to women dedicated to achieving success and claiming the rewards." "Clearing the Hurdles draws on five years of...

The only book on the market to bring together business and women's history, Incorporating Women: A History of Women and Business in the United States by award-winning author Angel Kwolek-Folland, is an engaging and unique survey of women in business that begins with 17th century Native American fur traders and ends with the producer of the film Top Gun. Along the way, the reader is introduced to some of the women - famous, infamous, and forgotten...

"Women in record numbers are breaking away from the constraints of corporate life to seek fulfillment in business on their own or in their own way. Careerpreneurs captures the voices of these pioneers - both those forging a path inside an organization and those out in the entrepreneurial limelight - who describe their strategies for success and the potential pitfalls. These women model the hallmarks of a self-managed career: portable skills and knowledge,...

"This volume provides some of the most comprehensive data to date on the topic of women entrepreneurs for understanding issues of network structures and human and financial capital, analyzed through a comparative analysis of minority and white women entrepreneurs." "Through a well-chosen sample, rich analysis and insightful accounts, Andrea E. Smith-Hunter details the challenges and opportunities faced by women entrepreneurs in today's marketplace....

Does the perfect wedding make the perfect marriage? As three very different women meet in their local knitting store, they find strength in friendship to help them through their problems. After adopting a daughter, Lydia hoped her life would be complete, but traumatic memories from her daughter's past threaten to ruin their happiness. And Lauren has always yearned for marriage and a family of her own, but her long-term boyfriend just won't commit....

"The newest installment in the beloved and best-selling series. In this delightful fifteenth installment, Mma Ramotswe has her hands full both at home and in the office. To add to her current challenges, her devoted partner, Grace Makutsi, has decided to branch out on her own and open The Handsome Man's De Luxe Cafe. But even "Miss 97 Per Cent" can't quite meet all the demands of running a business--not to mention those that a lightning strike makes...