Product Description

We'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 Wilson 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 Trading 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 unflinching, The Girls' Guide to Building a Million-Dollar Business shows women that not only do they have the power to earn more money and control their financial destinies - they deserve to.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #87130 in Books
• Published on: 2007-10-17
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 240 pages

From Publishers Weekly
Only 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.)
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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 2008

About the Author

Susan Wilson Solovic (St. Louis, MO) is CEO and Chairman of SBTV.com and a respected consultant, columnist, and public speaker. She serves on advisory boards for the John Cook School of Business Entrepreneurial Studies at Saint Louis University and the Women Presidents’ Organization. Solovic is a popular guest on radio and television programs across the country, including CNN News and Early Today . She is a small business contributor on ABC America This Morning and is the author of The Girls’ Guide to Power and Success (978-0-8144-7227-9).

Customer Reviews

Strong advice, but not for the beginner ...
I'm sure that the information in this book is solid. But if you have an idea and are just starting out, you will be frustrated. This book is targeted for women who already have achieved a measure of success, and actually HAVE their own company and want to make it grow. I bought this book looking for mentoring advice on how to get started. It is encouraging to know that there are successful women out there making it and I wish them the best.

A GREAT biz bok for everyone!
I had the pleasure of meeting the author at a recent event where she was the keynote speaker. She autographed my book and I must say, it is a MUST read! Ms. Solovic is smart, savvy and communicates an "if I can do it, you can do it!!" attitude on every page. She is an innovator (founder of SBTV.com) an entrepreneur and a great support for anyone, girl or guy, who is looking to be a REAL success in business without sacrificing fun and enjoyment!

Phyllis Hyde

Thinking of starting a business
I saw this book mentioned in Entrepreneur magazine and since I'm thinking of starting my business after six years in corporate America, I thought this would be a good help.

I like how she organizes her thoughts and charts out the way to get yourself into another level of your professional life. It's interesting to me how certain books have to be categorized for women, since I think it has good advice for all sexes.

It's a good book to add to your how to bookshelf.

the review is here http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23521168/

The other book I bought and reviewed from that recommendation was Career and Corporate Cool. The books both have a lot of great advice, this was more serious and like a much older mentor was telling you what to do while career and corporate cool was like you were talking business over coffee with a best friend. Both books work very well though and I'm glad that I bought and read both.