Girls and Young Women Entrepreneurs: True Stories about Starting and Running a Business, Plus How You Can Do It Yourself

by Frances A. Karnes

Book Overview

Including first-person stories, advice and insights, as well as problem-solving strategies, these true stories inspire all young people to think like entrepreneurs, be creative, take positive risks,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1575420228
• ISBN13: 9781575420226
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
• Length: 189 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 11 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 12

Customer Reviews

A Big Booster!

Terrific pieces of advice. Very motivating stories. Well portrayed and quite realistic. Very encouraging, Simple Language & Appealing to all Ages!

A Motivating Book

The book is divided into 3 parts: 1. Inventors and their inventions, 2. How to be an inventor, 3. For futher inspration. Part 1: There are 20 stories about young female inventors and their inventions are divided into different categories. Part 2: This part makes it easy for you to start inventing something yourself, which guidelines and tips for every step.Part 3: This section has lots of good, useful resources, not just for inventing, but also for schoolwork and further reading. I read this book around 2 years ago when I was younger, and it really motivated me to start seeing things with a new perspective and to be more creative. It's a great book for young people. It encourages one to be innovative.

wonderful motivater for young females

This book is a must for young females. It begins with the stories of successful girls and young women entrepeneurs. These are written by the young girls themselves. The book then gives hints and information how to start your own business. It is an easy read and focuses on successes of young ladies irregardless of race, socio-economic status, and location. Perfect for young girl support groups, scouting, gifted and talented classes, or other groups that could benefit from positive role models.