LibGuides: Entrepreneurship &amp; Business Startups: Women Entrepreneurs

Research and Scholarly Materials on Female Entrepreneurship

Launching While Female: Smashing the System That Holds Women Entrepreneurs Back by Susanne Althoff
ISBN: 0807014753
Publication Date: 2020
Organizational Resilience and Female Entrepreneurship During Crises: Emerging Evidence and Future Agenda by Paola Paoloni (Editor); Rosa Lombardi (Editor)
ISBN: 3030894118
Publication Date: 2022-
Women's Entrepreneurship in STEM Disciplines: Issues and Perspectives by Michaela Mari (Editor); Sara Poggesi (Editor); Lene Foss (Editor)
ISBN: 3030837912
Publication Date: 2021
Innovative Activity in Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business: Evidence from the U.S. Small Business Innovation Research Program by Albert N. Link; Laura T. R. Morrison
ISBN: 3030215334
Publication Date: 2019
The Next Wave: Financing Women's Growth-Oriented Firms by Susan Coleman; Alicia M. Robb
ISBN: 9781503600003
Publication Date: 2016

First-Person Accounts and How-To Guides

Choosing to Prosper: Triumphing Over Adversity, Breaking Out of Comfort Zones, Achieving Your Life and Money Dreams by Bola Sokunbi
ISBN: 1119827361
Publication Date: 2022
In Choosing to Prosper! Triumphing Over Adversity, Breaking Out of Comfort Zones, and Achieving Dreams, celebrated company founder and finance leader Bola Sokunbi delivers an uplifting and practical message of success and resilience in the face of formidable obstacles.
How to Build a Goddamn Empire: Advice on Creating Your Brand with High-Tech Smarts, Elbow Grease, Infinite Hustle, and a Whole Lotta Heart by Ali Kriegsman
ISBN: 1419742906
Publication Date: 2021
From the cofounder of the revolutionary brand Bulletin, a business book that demystifies the world of entrepreneurship in real-time, from the trenches Filled with heart and humor, How to Build a Goddamn Empire shares the real-world, hard-earned business wisdom of one female entrepreneur who transformed an idea into a massive, category-disrupting national brand.
Brand Renegades: The Fearless Path from Startup to Global Brand by Sean Dowdell; Thora Dowdell
ISBN: 1642011223
Publication Date: 2021
Club Tattoo founders and industry disruptors Sean and Thora Dowdell share their experience as a woman-run company in the male dominated world of tattoos and piercings.
Launch Your Inner Entrepreneur: 10 Mindset Shifts for Women to Take Action, Unleash Creativity, and Achieve Financial Success by Charlene Walters
ISBN: 1264259166
Publication Date: 2021
Entrepreneurship has always skewed male--from availability of funding to how-to books that assume a primarily male audience. And yet, 36% of all small business or franchise owners are women, and there are 13 million female-owned businesses contributing to more than $1.8 trillion in revenue. Now, with a fast-changing economy making traditional employment unsteady, there's never been a better time for becoming a "fempreneur."
The Accidental Entrepreneur, the Survivor Edition by Janine Allis
ISBN: 9780730384540
Publication Date: 2020
Get the inside story of Boost Juice, a global phenomenon, and discover 30 strategies for business success from its founder, Janine Allis.

Podcats, Videos and Other Media

Side Hustle Pro
Side Hustle Pro spotlights bold black women entrepreneurs who have scaled from side hustle to profitable business. Join Chief Side Hustler turned full-time entrepreneur Nicaila Matthews Okome for your weekly installment of Side Hustle Pro and learn actionable strategies to start small and get going–wherever and whoever you are. Side Hustle Pro features interviews with inspiring Black women entrepreneurs who started out as side hustlers
So Money Podcast
Host Farnoosh Torabi is an award-winning financial strategist, TV host and bestselling author. Her newest book is entitled A Healthy State of Panic. With over 30 million downloads and multiple Webby wins, So Money is dedicated to sharing inspiring money strategies and stories straight from today's financial leaders, bestselling authors and entrepreneurs.
The Quiet Rebels® Podcast
The Quiet Rebels® Podcast is for the behind the scenes conversations with online biz owners who are daring to do things differently to help create a better world.
Hello Seven Podcast
Hi, I’m Rachel Rodgers: wife, mama, and CEO of an 8-figure business. I’m on a mission to help every woman I meet become a millionaire. I decided to start the Hello Seven Podcast to address one simple question: how can women make more money?
Breakthrough Brand Podcast
Relatable, raw and tactical business trainings to keep you moving towards your big goals. I’m Elizabeth McCravy — a website designer and business strategist for female entrepreneurs. And, I’ve built a multiple six-figure web design business while in my early and mid 20s. I believe that how to build a thriving business shouldn’t be a secret.

Women In, Investing in Women by Wall Street Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Investing in women-led companies is one thing; ensuring women hold big stakes in the next wave of successful startups is another. Jana Messerschmidt, Katie Stanton and April Underwood of #Angels talk about the cap table--and how to get there. 29 minute video from Women In series.

Women Inspiring Women Podcast
Hosted by Melanie Mitro, who shares weekly business tips, mindset hacks and everything else that comes along with building a Direct Sales business. "My goal is to empower women through my story and teachings to go after their big dreams and goals."
the bossbabe podcast
Co-founders Natalie Ellis and Danielle Canty share their experiences candidly, inviting experts to join them on the show to give their insights. The bossbabe podcast is the place where we share the real, behind-the-scenes of building successful businesses, achieving peak performance and learning how to balance it all.