Step Into Your Future: A Women's Guide to Business Success [Paperback]

Rosemary Hossenlopp (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2007

Business owner, speaker and author, Rosemary Hossenlopp has learned the secret to Business Diva Success. This is the only business plan that aligns head and heart to let you live your business dream. It provides a unique process to unlock your passion and accelerate your business growth.

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About the Author

Rosemary Hossenlopp, MBA, consultant, author and workshop leader is an expert on the mindsets needed for business change. She is the founder of Business Success Plan group and inspires small business owners, professional services consultants and other women leaders to create personal business plans. She makes it easy for business owners to increase their personal sphere of influence. Rosemary is a member of the National Speakers Assocation (NSA), professional member of the Institute of Management Consultants USA. She received her B.S. from Oregon State University and M.B.A. from Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 145 pages
• Publisher: Morgan James Publishing (April 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1600372147
• ISBN-13: 978-1600372148
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,126,274 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars She's in the know., August 9, 2010

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This review is from: Step Into Your Future: A Women's Guide to Business Success (Paperback)

This is a must read for business women of America. It can't compare with anything else. To come from a Biblical perspective and relate it to the buiness world is wonderful.

It asks the meaningful questions you need to ask yourself so you are prepared.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Useful but not Unique, April 3, 2009

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Pat J. Sikora (CA) - See all my reviews
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When I was invited to join the blog tour for Rosemary Hossenlopp's book, Step into Your Future: A Businesswoman's Path To Profits, I was excited. I'm always looking for ways to grow and improve my small business, especially in these times. The fact that she is a Christian and works not far from my home base added to my interest.

Step into Your Future is a small book--just 142 pages. That's a plus with my schedule these days. I liked the almost-outline form. Lots of bullets and boxes replace what most authors would say in too many pages of prose. That made for quick reading. Step into Your Future is also a workbook. She recommends reading it with a journal in hand. After each point, she offers a "Powerful Planning Tip"--an opportunity for you to personalize the information just gained to your own situation. Nice touch.

I think the information in Hossenlopp's book is useful. However, I couldn't be sure. I don't have an MBA, but I have been in business for about 35 years--much of it seat of the pants, I'll admit. Although I'm familiar with many small business concepts and terms, I kept getting lost in the book. I'm not sure if it was the lack of examples or the fact that much of the book read like notes I would use for speaking. I often found myself wanting lengthier explanations and some examples. I would have loved for her to give us a case company or two that she'd follow through each chapter, showing how they implemented her advice. If those had been set apart in text boxes, readers could choose to read or not, depending on their need. In fact, some chapters offered very brief examples, but they were random, too brief, and not connected. The book would also have benefited from a stronger edit. Sometimes sentences were just plain hard to follow.

In a recent interview, Hossenlopp said, "The heart of success is figuring out what gets you the best results. You hear about business planning techniques that can help you focus on getting the business results you want. But you procrastinate in implementing them. I know this because I have been there too. It is overwhelming when you need to be the plumber, the accountant, the salesman and the person who delivers the goods. It is hard to make the time to work "on" the business and not work "in" the business."