Book Recommendations

The Boss of You: Everything A Woman Needs to Know to Start, Run, and Maintain Her Own Business by Emira Mears and Lauren Bacon

Whether you are an established professional or just starting your entrepreneurial journey, The Boss of You is a great guide to starting, maintaining, and enjoying your own business.  Contains exercises to help the reader identify strengths and weaknesses, products and services, customers, and business costs.  Provides real advice and stories from women who have been there.  Emira Mears and Lauren Bacon are founders of Raised Eyebrow Web Studios Inc. and are co-editors of the well-known webzine Soapboxgirls. 

The Anti 9-to-5 Guide: Practical Career Advice for Women Who Think Outside the Cube by Michelle Goodman

This practical career guide shows women weary of the corporate hamster wheel a better way to make a buck. A former wage slave herself, author Michelle Goodman gives readers reassuring, proactive advice on transitioning out of that unfulfilling day job into the self-styled career of their dreams. Whether you want to work part time, at home, outside, or overseas, this fun, girlfriend-to-girlfriend guide provides the resources you need to get the job done — without going broke.

The Girl's Guide to Starting Your Own Business: Candid Advice, Frank Talk, and True Stories for the Successful Entrepreneur by Caitlin Friedman and Kimberly Yorio

Candid advice, frank talk, and true stories for the successful entrepreneur fill this book, packed with practical advice on every aspect of self-employment. Friedman and Yorio manage to relate frank, useful, and professional advice with all of the energy, enthusiasm, and fun of a girls' night out!

Make a Name for Yourself: Eight Steps Every Woman Needs to Create a Personal Brand Strategy for Success by Robin Fisher Roffer

Roffer's eight steps include identifying your extraordinary attributes, thinking about your values & passions, and using them both to build a successful and fulfilling personal life and business. Begin thinking about your business in terms of marketing concepts, and uncover a focused direction that celebrates you.

The Martha Rules by Martha Stewart

'The Domestic Diva' reveals her succinct business acumen in her '10 Essentials for Achieving Success as You Start, Build, or Manage a Business'. In Martha's world, transforming personal passion in to business success is the hallmark of the entrepreneurial spirit – and her proven strategies and practical advice encourage us to pursue our business dreams. An appealing read for entrepreneurs, executives, Martha fans, and anyone who has a great business idea just waiting to be developed.