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Lila Vasquez might not be the "fun one" at Puppy Promise--the service puppy training school she runs with her sisters--but she can always be counted on to gets things done. So when her latest client shows an interest in princess gowns over power suits, Lila puts aside her scruples, straps on the glittery heels, and gets to work. If only the adorable six-year-old's father wasn't such an appealing Prince Charming. Ford's whole life revolves around his...
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Get inspired by the women who discovered that working with your best friend can be the secret to professional success—and maybe even the future of business—from the co-founders of the website Of a Kind.
“Read this, then plot your own work-wife-driven empire.”—Glamour
When Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur met in college in 2002, they bonded instantly. Fast-forward to 2010, when they founded...
“Read this, then plot your own work-wife-driven empire.”—Glamour
When Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur met in college in 2002, they bonded instantly. Fast-forward to 2010, when they founded...
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Distributed by Buena Vista Home Video
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[1999], c1996
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English
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A fast-track executive starts her own company after a backstabbing co-worker nabs her promotion. But when she's locked out of the stuffy corporate world, she invents a dazzling male business partner to sell her ideas! Her wacky plan soon spins wildly out of control, however, when her bogus "associate" becomes Wall Street's hottest financial whiz--she must impersonate him!
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Seal Press
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2019.
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English
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"You know startups are hard, but what is it like to fail, or have a falling out with your co-founder, or to go through hundreds of pitches in an effort get funded? In Tech Boss Lady, Adriana Gascoigne dives into the gritty, raw side of startups. She shares her own story - of defying Silicon Valley's boy's club and founding the largest organization for female entrepreneurs in the world - as well as candid true tales from more than 20 leading women...
6) Mother / founder: 68 women on the trials and triumphs of starting a business and raising a family
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Artisan Publishers
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2024.
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English
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"Being a mother. Being an entrepreneur. Yes, these two sides of a person's life can not only coexist successfully but actually elevate each other, as evidenced by this inspirational and empowering celebration of more then sixty women who wear both hats. Filled with the stories of designers, makers, CEOs, farmers, pastry chefs, artists, lawyers, educators, and more, Mother / Founder captures with unprecedented candor the unique challenges and joys...
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Godmothers novels volume 5
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Kensington Publishing
Pub. Date
c2012
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English
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Teresa "Toots" Amelia Loudenberry has her quirks, but no one- especially not her trusted friends- would ever question her loyalty. So it's no surprise when Toots decides to extend her stay in Charleston to help care for her ailing housekeeper, Bernice, rather than return to Los Angeles.
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Berkeley Prime Crime
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2022.
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English
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"As spring comes to Collinstown, the village launches a food festival to draw a new group of tourists. Libby, proud owner of Y.A.R.N., has planned a yarn event to provide an alternative option to a foodie weekend. Artisan fiber dyer Julie Wilson-known for her work with animal-friendly, plant-based knitting fibers such as bamboo and hemp as well as her brilliant use of color-will hopefully draw a crowd with a special dyeing workshop. The festival begins,...
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2019.
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In London, 1946, the two women who recently started The Right Sort Marriage Bureau find their new livelihood endangered when one client is arrested for the murder of another. In a London slowly recovering from the ravages of World War II, two very different women join forces to launch a business venture in the heart of Mayfair--The Right Sort Marriage Bureau. Miss Iris Sparks, avuncular and unmarried, and Mrs. Gwendolyn Bainbridge, practical and widowed...
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Harper Business
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[2022]
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English
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"Author and business coach Jadah Sellner creates a new entrepreneurial model for women, centered around sustainable leadership--a framework they can use to create a business on their own terms, prioritize their wellbeing, and break free from the toxic culture that leads to burnout and overwhelm"--
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Blossom street novels volume 11
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English
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Does the perfect wedding make the perfect marriage? As three very different women meet in their local knitting store, they find strength in friendship to help them through their problems. After adopting a daughter, Lydia hoped her life would be complete, but traumatic memories from her daughter's past threaten to ruin their happiness. And Lauren has always yearned for marriage and a family of her own, but her long-term boyfriend just won't commit....
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Coyote Canyon volume 2
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Mira
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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Ellen Truesdale isn't here to make friends but to make trouble. She plans to put her father out of business, as payback for his abandoning her. But will her plans be derailed by her father's business partner's charm?
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Pink Sand Press
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[2021]
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English
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"Darby Zamora has always gotten by with work that suits her unique way of life, but success hasn't exactly come easy. A former bridal seamstress, Darby gave up making custom gowns years ago. Her heart was always too big for her business's pocketbook, until she comes up with a way to make an old business new again: The Un-Do Wedding Boutique. Selling dresses online in her bridal consignment shop has merchandise flying off the virtual shelves. People...
16) Open your heart
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Richardson sisters volume 3
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Dafina Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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For fashion boutique owner Yolanda Richardson, coming home is a matter of life and death. Witness to a brutal crime, she's terrified to put her family's B&B in the crosshairs after she starts receiving death threats. Her only refuge is the protection of her reserved hired bodyguard, Charles Morris. But Charles is anything but safe. His icy cool-under-fire -- and hidden intensity -- is too explosive for Yolanda to resist...Love always equals loss --...
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Berkeley Prime Crime
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2022.
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English
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The owner of Y.A.R.N., Libby Beckett finds the holiday looking merry and bright for her business, but when her ex-husband turns up in town, and then turns up dead, her life slowly unravels as she tries to knit the clues together to solve this case.
18) Already home
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"After nearly a decade as a sous-chef in a trendy eatery, Jenna is desperate for a change. She's supported her ex-husband's dreams for so long that she can't even remember her own. Until she sees a for-lease sign near her parents' home and envisions her very own cooking store Her crash course in business is aided by a streetwise store manager and Jenna's adoptive mother. But just as she's gaining a foothold in her new life, in walk her birth parents--aging...
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Portfolio/Penguin
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[2022]
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English
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"An indispensable guide to building a startup and breaking down the barriers for diverse entrepreneurs from the visionary venture capitalist and pioneering entrepreneur Kathryn Finney. Build the Damn Thing is a hard-won, battle-tested guide for every entrepreneur who the establishment has left out. Finney, an investor and startup champion, explains how to build a business from the ground up, from developing a business plan to finding investors, growing...
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Crooked Lane Books
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2022.
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English
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"Chloe Abbington and her sister, Izzie, are enjoying huge success running Paint with a View, their paint party business in the tranquil western New York lakeside town of Whisper Cove. Now, their aunt Constance--president of the local chapter of the Chautauqua Sisterhood--has hooked them up with a gig hosting a Halloween painting party. The guests will be painting a local ghost legend, the Lady of Chautauqua Lake, who died a hundred years earlier and...
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