The Girls' Guide to Building a Million-Dollar Business

From Publishers WeeklyOnly 3% of women-owned businesses in the U.S. gross a million dollars or more in revenue. It doesn't have to be that way, according to Solovic (The Girls' Guide to Power and Success), CEO of SBTV.com. Women face deeply ingrained challenges on their way to wealth, from a discomfort with talking about money to a fear of success, but are also more inclined to create flexible working environments that cater to the needs of their employees as well as to the bottom line. Solovic lays out the steps to success: chutzpah, determination, managing changing relationships, keeping employees and customers happy, getting and maintaining credit, overcoming gender bias and creating a successful business plan and a solid brand. Though her cheery, can-do outlook is infectious, the lessons bog down in a plethora of quotes and personal stories from women (and a surprising number of men) who have made their financial mark. Nonetheless, this is a useful and encouraging guide, providing solid advice and resources to help women achieve and sustain entrepreneurial success. (Nov.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Product DescriptionWeve all been told that nice girls dont get the corner office. And they certainly dont strike out on their own to start a million-dollar company. . . Fortunately, we all know better. As the head of the highly successful SBTV.com (Small Business Television), author Susan Solovic is an authority on making money and building a thriving business. Now inThe Girls Guide to Building a Million-Dollar Business, she shows women how to gain the confidence and knowledge they need to become successful entrepreneurs. Featuring interviews with daring, powerhouse women like Gayle Martz, President & CEO, Sherpas Pet Training Company, and Taryn Rose of Taryn Rose International, Solovic offers frank advice and hard-won lessons including: Taking emotions out of the workplace. Make business decisions based on what is best for the company, not on your personal feelings. Thinking big and bold. Believe that you can be successful and be willing to announce your intentions to the world. Managing for growth. Hire the right people and discover the best ways to keep them. Never being afraid to take a chance. Boost profits by taking financial risks.Inspiring and and unflinching, The Girls Guide to Building a Million-Dollar Businessshows women that not only do they have the power to earn more money and control their financial destiniesthey deserve to.Review“…a useful and encouraging guide, providing solid advice and resources to help women achieve and sustain entrepreneurial success.” - Publishers Weekly“Solovic…is a terrific tutor on such business basics such as core values, angel investors and exit strategy."-Sky (Delta’s inflight magazine), January 2008Book DescriptionWe’ve all been told that nice girls don’t get the corner office. And they certainly don’t strike out on their own to start a million-dollar company. . . Fortunately, we all know better. As the head of the highly successful SBTV.com (Small Business Television), author Susan Solovic is an authority on making money and building a thriving business. Now in The Girls’ Guide to Building a Million-Dollar Business, she shows women how to gain the confidence and knowledge they need to become successful entrepreneurs. Featuring interviews with daring, powerhouse women like Gayle Martz, President & CEO, Sherpa’s Pet Training Company, and Taryn Rose of Taryn Rose International, Solovic offers frank advice and hard-won lessons including:• Taking emotions out of the workplace. Make business decisions based on what is best for the company, not on your personal feelings.• Thinking big and bold. Believe that you can be successful and be willing to announce your intentions to the world.• Managing for growth. Hire the right people and discover the best ways to keep them.• Never being afrai
Author: Solovic, Susan

Publisher: AMACOM

Binding: Hardcover

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0814474195

ISBN-13: 9780814474198