Business Capital for Women: An Essential Handbook for Entrepreneurs [Paperback]

Emily Card (Author), Adam Miller (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 19, 1996

The first book to provide entrepreneurial women with the financial tools to succeed in starting a business

Although women-owned businesses are the fastest-growing sector of the economy today, women remain largely excluded from the male-dominated world of small business financing. Now Business Capital for Women opens this world by providing women with the means to overcome the traditional barriers to raising funds. It is an empowering and practical guide that shows would-be entrepreneurs how to tap into the resources needed to start and develop their own companies. From the basic language of capital to the nuts and bolts of business plans, from public resources to "angel networks" and "incubators", the entrepreneur can find everything she needs to succeed.

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Amazon.com Review

Female-owned companies are one of today's fastest-growing corporate categories, particularly in the rapidly expanding small-business sector. Nonetheless, women remain largely excluded from the traditional financing loop. In Business Capital for Women, Emily Card and Adam Miller explain how women can crack the boy's funding club and access the fiscal resources necessary to start and grow their own businesses. Offering clearly written and practical information on how to successfully play the game, the book's content ranges from the fundamentals needed by beginners trying to break in, to a complete guide to available resources.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Macmillan General Reference; 1 edition (June 19, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0028608542
• ISBN-13: 978-0028608549
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,845,579 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Even though I am a man, I found this book to be invaluable., January 19, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Business Capital for Women: An Essential Handbook for Entrepreneurs (Paperback)

Starting a small business has been very difficult for me. Finding the answers I need to my questions has been a challenge. This book provided me specific, step-by-step information about how to obtain the money I needed for my business. Surprisingly, money was available for me, but without this book, I would never have found it. If you want money for your business, read this one-of-a-kind book.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A roadmap for getting money for business, March 22, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Business Capital for Women: An Essential Handbook for Entrepreneurs (Paperback)

From complicated terms such as "IPO's" to how to borrow from your family, this book takes you through the steps. The chapter on using networking to locate capital was really interesting, with little tips like marking the cards you get with the date and a note. My only complaint is that the book needs internet addresses. But the information in the back of the book listing resources is invaluable.

4.0 out of 5 stars A+ in Business, November 21, 2005

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Okstate management "laura" (stillwater, ok) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Business Capital for Women: An Essential Handbook for Entrepreneurs (Paperback)

As a business major at Oklahoma State University I found this book to be an awesome resource for my research. It showed me how to start my own business, create a network, gain capital not only from my family and friends but from places that I didn't even know about. The book was quite straight forward and easy to follow. So many of the statistics used throughout the book really helped me to better understand how far men are ahead of women [or so it seems]. Card even threw somethings back into your face about how women are somewhat passive and aren't as straightforward as men are. I found many facts like that throughout the book and that is what held my interest. This book truely was insightful on many levels and tells it like it is. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to own their own business or is already in their business and is in the bind of possible closer.