Book Review & Giveaway - The Sassy Ladies' Toolkit for Start-up Businesses

Book: The Sassy Ladies' Toolkit for Start-Up Businesses (2009)




About the Book:
Starting a business is serious stuff, but it doesn't have to be dull. Not when you have the resources of The Sassy Ladies. They share their own experiences as well as rich insights of other solopreneurs who have learned valuable lessons running their businesses.

The Sassy Ladies' Toolkit for Start-Up Businesses is a reference guide and workbook designed to get your business from the dream stage to the ''oh-my-gosh-I'm-running-my-own-business'' stage, all from women who have been there.

When you're thinking about starting a business, you need to know what specific things you can do RIGHT NOW that are going to set you on the straight and narrow.



My Thoughts:
This book was a fast and very good read for me. I finished it in about 2 days. I was very glad I got the opportunity to be able to read it. It really helped a lot with showing every aspect of opening and keeping open a business. It is a perfect book for someone trying to open a store or sell things online. It had a lot of info that helped in relation to my blog also. I like to think of my blog as somewhat of a business, although I only make pennies a day (if that) from it, I like to keep making improvements to make my blog the best it can be. It helped a lot with ways on how to make your business grow.

After I finished it I gave it to my mom to read because she is going try to open up her own Etsy.com shop in a few weeks. She said it really helped her to be realistic with the business and prepared with what to expect.

I loved how you could fill-in your personal statistics, like a work book. Almost every page had a little worksheet. Since 3 women wrote it, it was nice getting 3 different aspects in 3 different types of businesses.



If you would like to know more about this book you can visit their website at thesassyladies.com. Also Amazon has it on sale right now for $11. If you buy it online remember to go through Ebates.com


List Price: $16.99


Giveaway:

Like to read it yourself? Win one here!
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Good luck everyone :)

38 comments:

  1. Hey Joy! Thank you for such a nice write-up. We are really enjoying the positive reviews and hoping the women (and men!) who read the book can reach their business ownership goals, and shorten their learning curve in the process.

    Good luck to all those who enter the giveaway!
    Michelle Girasole
    www.TheSassyLadies.com
    Twitter: @SassyMichelle
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  2. Love these sassy gals and their savvy biz sense! Their straight-shooting technique seasoned with just the right amount of humor are a combo that I love. Starting a venture is serious business but need not be stuffy! Can't recommend these gals highly enough.
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  3. Sounds like a great book!

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  7. It would be a great help to a friend of mine who is in the midst of doing just this.
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  8. I'd love to read this book! Thanks for the chance to win!!

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  9. This is a great giveaway! I am sure it will help a lot with my blog as well.

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  10. This would be such a great useful book to have. I am currently wanting to start a business and I think the information in the book would be valuable to me. Thank you for the review and a chance to win a copy.

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  11. Sounds like an awesome book! I'd really like to read it.
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  12. Like your Mom I was planning on starting my own etsy shop soon--to sale my knitted wares.

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  13. I would love this book. It sounds great
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  19. Looks like a good book, please enter me into this drawing.

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  20. I'm also a google follower of you blog.

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  25. This sounds like a great book, I agree!
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  26. I would love to read this book. I am considering starting my own business in the near future and this would be great.

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  27. I am in the process of starting my own home-based business and would love to check this book out!

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