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Historically for centuries, women and especially enterprising women in business and entrepreneurship have not been seen. Women have been excluded from leadership roles especially in business, commerce and entrepreneurship. Women have had to dull their shine so others would feel good about themselves. Women have been made to feel less worthy, so someone else (usually male counterparts) could feel worthy. Women have been held back because of the fear they would outshine others. In business and in corporate America, so often our gender and the color of our skin (for Black and brown women) has been a source of contention and a stumbling block. Today, women are the fastest growing demographic of new businesses, yet we have so far to go. Women are embarking on entrepreneurship in record numbers because we are tired of being told what we can and cannot accomplish, what to do; how to do it and when. We are tired of working 10 times harder for a fraction of the pay. We are tired of being tired and feeling unworthy.

The purpose of this book is threefold. Firstly, it is to acknowledge God as our guide and the creator, founder and CEO of any business or entrepreneurial journey we embark on. He is the creator of the business plan and the standard operating procedures. He is the one that gives us purpose. He sends us the resources and he illuminate our path. Secondly, it is to shout from the rooftops that the tide is turning. No longer will we feel inadequate, that we are not enough or that we don’t deserve everything we have worked to achieve. No longer will we allow our past mistakes to dictate our future successes. Not only have we earned it, but we deserve it and we down right DEMAND the respect and honor we are due! Thirdly, we hope to leave our trail of sparkle and shine in an illuminated path of glitter for the next generation of women in business to follow as they spring forth, create and blaze their own trails. If there is one thing, we hope you take away from this compilation it is, wherever you go, whatever you do…leave a trail of glitter for those who will come behind you! We were all born with a little glitter inside of us. Some of us just haven’t begun to sprinkle it yet.

In the world of business and entrepreneurship, women – especially those of color, are often made to feel powerless, voiceless, and invisible. Our success is slighted or attributed to luck as opposed to the hard work we’ve put in not only to play the game…but to CHANGE it.

In The 8 Qualities of the EXCEPTIONAL Black Woman in Business and Entrepreneurship, a group of amazing black female entrepreneurs share the intimate secrets of how they’ve successfully risen above the racial, gender, financial and generational disparities that threaten to keep women of color suppressed in business. Although fear has leveled our diminishing revenue footprint, we have the incredible opportunity to position ourselves as the next generation of powerful female leaders and become our best while we win!

The 8 Qualities of the EXCEPTIONAL Black Woman in Business and Entrepreneurship is for women who want to connect with others who look like us and have the ability to shift our mindsets from borrowers to the lenders we are purposed to be. It’s a solution-driven guide that articulates our collective experiences, while providing a blueprint for success as black women in business.  If you are ready to gain clarity regarding what it takes for you rise above statistics and limitations, if you’re prepared to be challenged and provoked into greatness, if you know it’s time to move from the dream to the reality of success, take the plunge into these proven blueprints and wealth of knowledge from the experts who’ve not only dreamt it, they’ve achieved it. The EXCEPTIONAL black woman in business is no longer a myth; she is a powerful and necessary asset within the world of business!