Million Dollar Women: Raise Capital and Take Your Business Further, Faster

The "useful and inspiring" (Diane von Furstenberg) guide for female entrepreneurs who want to take their businesses into the big leagues. "Do you have an ambitious vision for your business, but aren't sure what to do next? Successful entrepreneur Julia Pimsleur provides an invaluable guide for any woman who wants to make a big jump" (Gretchen Rubin, author of Better Than Before and The Happiness Project ). Over the past twenty years, women in the US have started nearly twice as many businesses as men, but only three percent of all women business owners ever make revenues of one million dollars or more. Most are stuck running kitchen-table businesses, just getting by, or in many cases, running out of cash. Julia Pimsleur aims to change that with Million Dollar Women , which will show you how to take your business to that million-dollar mark and beyond. Million Dollar Women introduces you to Pimsleur and seven other women who have raised capital, developed powerful networks, and built multimillion-dollar companies from scratch. It teaches you the concepts and the vocabulary you need to secure funding and scale up. It explains how to make the right connections, when to delegate, and when to seek coaching and support. Drawing on her own experience of becoming a CEO, Pimsleur also provides help for overcoming the hurdles you have to clear to leap to that next level. "With thought-provoking interviews of women entrepreneurs and other business experts and important exercises at the end, this resourceful book is rich in ideas and valuable insight" ( Booklist ). The essential guide for female entrepreneurs who want to "go big," which shows you how to turn that creative idea into a million-dollar-plus business. American women are starting businesses at nearly twice the rate that men are, but only three percent of female business owners have revenues of over one million dollars. Most women entrepreneurs are stuck at the "mom and pop" level, just getting by, or in many cases, running out of cash. Julia Pimsleur shares her inspiring story of building her own company and raising millions in capital in a guide for women like her who have a great idea and need to find the resources to take it into the big leagues. In Million Dollar Women, Pimsleur introduces you to seven women who, instead of "leaning in," simply left corporate America and "marched in" to the world of entrepreneurship. They have raised capital, developed powerful networks, and generated multimillion-dollar companies from scratch. When Pimsleur herself started Little Pim, a company that produces a program for young children to learn foreign languages, she wanted to create an exceptional experience. But soon she realized that she had to think and behave differently to become the head of a multimillion-dollar company. Eventually she transformed from a creative person with a business idea into a CEO running a business with a creative idea at its center. Million Dollar Women will teach you the concepts, the lexicon, and the steps for taking a business big. It shows you how to network, when to delegate, and when to get extra coaching. Above all, it provides help for overcoming the kind of emotional hurdles you have to jump to join the million dollar-plus business owners-and cheers you on in overcoming every obstacle. With her friendly, pragmatic advice, humor, and an appendix of exercises to take your ideas from theory to practice, Julia Pimsleur's book is an invaluable reference American Women Are Starting Businesses At Nearly Twice The Rate That Men Are, But Only Three Percent Of Female Business Owners Have Revenues Of Over One Million Dollars. Most Women Entrepreneurs Are Stuck At The 'mom And Pop' Level, Just Getting By, Or In Many Cases, Running Out Of Cash. Julia Pimsleur Shares Her ... Story Of Building Her Own Company And Raising Millions In Capital In A Guide For Women Like Her Who Have A Great Idea And Need To Find The Resources To Take It Into The Big Leagues--amazon.com. Introduction : Become A Million Dollar Woman -- 1. How I Got Off The Entrepreneur's Hamster Wheel -- 2. Powerful And Prepared, Not Pretty And Perfect -- 3. Identify Your Allies, Your Foes, And Your Frenemies -- 4. Be Like Notre Dame, Not The Eiffel Tower -- 5. Turn Moxie Into Money -- 6. Slip Into Something More Comfortable : Intentional Networking -- 7. Delegate Your Way To The Top -- 8. Putting The Person Back In Your Personal Life -- Conclusion : Women In Motion Stay In Motion. Julia Pimsleur. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 239-242). **The "useful and inspiring" (Diane von Furstenberg) guide for female entrepreneurs who want to take their businesses into the big leagues.**"Do you have an ambitious vision for your business, but aren't sure what to do next? Successful entrepreneur Julia Pimsleur provides an invaluable guide for any woman who wants to make a big jump" (Gretchen Rubin, author of and ).Over the past twenty years, women in the US have started nearly twice as many businesses as men, but only three percent of all women business owners ever make revenues of one million dollars or more. Most are stuck running kitchen-table businesses, just getting by, or in many cases, running out of cash. Julia Pimsleur aims to change that with , which will show you how to take your business to that million-dollar mark and beyond.__Million Dollar Women____Booklist__