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Sister CEO: The Black Woman's Guide to Starting Your Own Business.


If you are stuck in a dead-end job or have fallen victim to downsizing (1) Converting mainframe and mini-based systems to client/server LANs.

(2) To reduce equipment and associated costs by switching to a less-expensive system.

(jargon) downsizing
, rightsizing Selecting a computer system, whether micro, mini or mainframe, that best meets the needs of the application.  or outsourcing, Cheryl D. Broussard's Sister CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. : The Black Woman's Guide to Starting tour Own Business is the book for you. While the text is aimed at African American women entrepreneurs, the information provided transcends race and gender.

Sister CEO is a 235-page pep-folk peppered with inspirational stories of African American women entrepreneurs who hove survived hardships, self-doubt and financial trouble. Before discussing the nuts and bolts nuts and bolts
pl.n. Slang
The basic working components or practical aspects: "[proposing]
 of building a successful business, Broussard outlines the spiritual (faith, passion and intuition) and traditional (attitude, ambition and assertiveness) traits needed for any entrepreneur to succeed. Sister CEO also gives pointers on choosing a business that's right for you, crafting a business plan and computerizing your operation. An added bonus is the book's appendix, which lists business organizations, venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed
5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1]
 and technological resources.

Sister CEO is a must read for anyone who is thinking about entrepreneurship. From beginning to end, it gives you the tools and motivation to start and the drive to keep pushing.
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Author:Beech, Wendy M.
Publication:Black Enterprise
Article Type:Book Review
Date:Oct 1, 1997
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