Jen Brand Ransom

Failure isn't a defeater. Failure can often be a navigator towards success. Take a lesson from One Smart Cookie, Debbi Fields, founder of Mrs. Fields Cookies:

"The morning my first store opened, my husband bet I couldn't make $50 in sales. Of course, I took that bet. I was sitting in the store on our first day, waiting for customers, and after a few hours, I realized that not only were there no customers, I was going to lose that bet.

So I took to the streets. I walked up and down the street, letting people try the product, and that day I ended up selling $75 worth. I had to realize that failure means something isn't working--and I had to try something new.

I structured my business to give me immediate feedback so I could see right away whether I was failing. I used to get the profit and loss sheets ten days after the month ended, and that was just too long to wait." [more at http://tinyurl.com/debbiecookies]

7 Challenges Women Entrepreneurs Face (and How to Overcome Them)
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7 Challenges Women Entrepreneurs Face (and How to Overcome Them) Female CEOs shared their insights into the challenges faced by their fellow women business owners.