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Nine Lives: Stories of Women Business Owners Landing on Their Feet

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This book really paints a picture of what it takes to own a business as a woman. It is encouraging to see that the struggles that these women went through were all worth it in the end. It has given me courage to never give up in busines and to set my goals high, despite the obstacles.

This book underscored my belief that we make our on luck! I love the story about the owner of Rosies Bakery in Boston...how she worked through the night and went to bed with flour in her hair because she was too tired to even take a shower...now she owns a chain of bakeries! And the "Queen of Barbeque" who got tired of being passed over for promotions in her male dominated industry...she just quit and started her own business. I feel like these women are my sisters, and I'm proud of them!

As Marsha Firestone, current President of The Women Presidents' Organization writes in her Foreword: "Women in the past century have made magnificent strides...[t]he women in this book are magnificent...because of who they have become. These powerful stories...encourage each of us to seek our own new sense of self..."

I wholeheartedly agree. Each woman's story will resonate with any Reader's own struggles -- starting from childhood, learning how to be an adult, a wife, a mother, a business woman & then, inevitably, the descent into the pit & the crawling back out. In sharing their stories they offer their greatest lessons on how to survive & thrive in the business world.

Highly recommended by RebeccasReads.

I was especially intrigued by the way that women who were raised in such difficult cirumstances could go on to own and run multimillion dollar businesses. Nikki, who came over as a teenager from Iran not even able to speak English; Adrian, who was raised in a deaf household; and Barbara, whose early childhood memories include having crosses burned on her front yard. It's amazing that these women were able to overcome these challenges to achieve the American Dream. What great role models...and what a great reading experience!

As a woman, I find it so important to hear of the success and hardships of other women. When you see what others have done, it makes you want to go out there and do it even better. this book does just that. It motivates you to move your dreams from whims to realities through reading the stories on these nine women business owners.

NINE LIVES brings the stories of these women to life in a way that I can indentify with personally. Within NINE LIVES, I also noticed new perspectives on management than I've come across in books about male entrepreneurs. Specifically, the "Twenty Foot Rule" employed by Van Eure, owner of the world-famous Angus Barn restaurant. And the way that Rebecca Boegnik, the first woman ever to take a company public on NASDAQ, walks and talks the "value" of an employee.

Compiled by Mary Cantando with the assistance of Laurie Zuckerman, Nine Lives: Stories Of Women Business Owners Landing On Their Feet is an excitingly informative, evening inspiring, collection of personal experiences by outstanding female entrepreneurs who have braved both inner considerations and barriers as wells as economic, financial, and competitive obstacles in order to pursue their hearts and careers in successful and trailblazing ventures, ranging from the CEO of Neutral Posture, to the former missionary and current owner and general manager of JC Tec Industries. Nine Lives is enthusiastically recommended reading, especially for those women seeking to make their mark in today's challenging, competitive, and rapidly evolving business world.

What a great book - It is inspiring, educational, and a great read. I highly recommend it! It certainly proves that there are many winning combinations for success in business. Every woman in business and any woman thinking of owning a business needs this book.

Not long on concrete "how to" information this book should be seen as a motivational tool. It's a quick read but provides a view of personal success for women entrepreneurs that can be invaluable. I would recommend it to my own students as a companion to their business plan and financial literacy reading. It won't provide a road map for career success but for women and girls who need an infusion of hope it's worth the read.

This book has been an inspiration to me in many ways. It is so encouraging to read about women who have truly risen to the top. In a business world that is incredibly male-dominated, it is empowering to hear of these nine women, scattered all over the country, with amazing stories of success. I have entertained the idea of opening my own business, but rejected it, thinking that there were too many obstacles. Now, after reading this book, I realize that those women are not tht different from me. Instead of dreaming about opening a business, I am ready to get out there and do it!