The number of unmarried adult women actually outnumbers the number or married women for the first time in US history, according to the Population Reference Bureau, in October, 2010. Women are now earning more, going to college and graduate schools more, and finding ways to become more indepedent. Also, according to the Kauffman Foundation, single, divorced and widowed women start more businesses as entrepreneurs than men in their respective categories. This book interviews 30 single women entrepreneurs throughout the US to discern why they started thier original businesses, what the perceived advantages and disadvantages are for the single woman entrepreneur, what they each learned fromthe experience, and what advice they have for the next generation of women solopreneurs.
Dr. Erin Albert is an entrepreneur, writer, and assistant professor. She owns two companies (Pharm, LLC and Yuspie, LLC), and is the Director of Continuing Education and Preceptor Development/Director of the Ribordy Center for Community Practice Pharmacy at Butler University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. She has developed and written several books, including:
Law School: A Few Short and Plain Statements (2013)
Pharmacy and Me (2012) - written by 9 Butler University students, and mentored children's book project
Plan C: The Full-Time Employee and Part-Time Entrepreneur (2011)
Single. Women. Entrepreneurs. (2011)
Indianapolis: A Young Professional's Guide (2008, 2010)
The Life Science Lawyer (2009)
Prescription To My Younger Self: What I Learned After Pharmacy School (co-editor, 2008)
The Medical Science Liaison: An A to Z Guide (2007, 2011).
A pharmacist, Albert graduated from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law - Indianapolis in May, 2012. She currently holds degrees from Butler University, Concordia University Wisconsin, and Shenandoah University, and lives in the Midwest.
