Smart Women and Small Business

Written by a small business owner and former Harvard Business School researcher, Smart Women and Small Business illuminates all the ways that women can thrive in the small business world, in addition to or instead of starting a company from scratch-- including buying existing small businesses, acquiring franchises, consulting for or buying a stake in small companies, joining family firms if available, and/or doing any of the above with business partners. Accounts of the author’s own experiences, as well as stories from dozens of women entrepreneurs, populate the book. Combining readability, inspiration, straightforward advice on financing and partnering, and a nitty-gritty toolkit, the book helps women see that small business ownership and a healthy work-family balance are compatible and attainable. There’s nothing on the market today quite like this book; it is a valuable contribution to the small business shelf.