The Founding Females Heartbeat April 2024
Five exciting developments you need to know about Founding Females® this month:
#1 Founding Females® Receives Women’s History Month Award from the State of Illinois Comptroller’s Office
Founding Females® is on the map for the State of Illinois!
This month, the State of Illinois Comptrollers Office recognized Founding Females® for the work we’re doing to advance female entrepreneurship.
This included a trip down to the state capital, breakfast with other honorees, and recognition about the important work we’re doing.
Read more about the Women’s History Month Award.
#2 The Latest in the Women’s Business Mastermind
March’s topic was “Marketing” and the month of April is for a laser focus on “Creating Flow with Processes” inside the Founding Females® Mastermind.
Members will grow stronger by putting processes in place to help them “automate, delegate, or eliminate.” Here’s what we’ll cover:
Exact steps to create a more systematized business.
How to create repeatable processes to free up your time and create more value.
Which tools are a female entrepreneur's best friend? We'll spill all the deets on which paid tools are actually worth it and which ones aren't.
The "People" side of processes - what do you need to create if you plan to bring someone on your team.
The Mastermind is currently in open enrollment. You’ll save almost 50% by purchasing the annual membership. Click here to try out the Mastermind on a free trial.
#3 Upcoming SEO Glow Up Workshop
It’s time for your SEO Glow Up. Plan to join me in April to learn the exact SEO and conversion strategies I’ve applied to help clients earn hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue because their website *works.*
You’ll understand why organic traffic is the key to a sustainable marketing plan and business model, along with practical website changes anyone can use to grow new visitors.
Click to be notified when the doors open for the SEO Glow Up Course.
#4 Founding Females® in the News
Gianna from News 25 in Peoria covered our Founding Females® Peoria Area Meet Ups to learn more about women supporting women.
She interviewed Brittney Richardson to get all the deets on what’s so special about this group.
#5 Launching a New Founding Females® Meet Up Chapter
This month, we launched the fourth chapter of Founding Females® Meet Ups on March 5! Our newest Meet Up chapter will be hosted in Champaign/Urbana, or “Chambana,” as the local community calls it on the first Tuesday of each month at 11a CT.
The Meet Up is be hosted by Heidi Esther, Joyologist, in collaboration with Hillary Isaksen, founder of Company 421 Event Venue in Mahomet.
Click for more information about the Chambana chapter and Founding Females® Meet Ups in general, including starting a chapter in your area!
Let’s chat about your business!
Have a personal business struggle or win you want someone to get excited about with? I’d love to talk through it with you! Comment below or click to email me.
Cheering for you!
Francie, Founder
Past Founding Females® Heartbeat Newsletters
Founding Females® Heartbeat December 2023
Founding Females® Heartbeat January 2024
Founding Females® Heartbeat February 2024
Founding Females® Heartbeat March 2024
P.S. Here are some of my top favorite female small business resources:
Dream, Build, Grow Free Resource Suite - free business templates for your business plan, marketing plan, ideal client persona, financial statements, and more!
Founding Females Community - an online female mastermind space for entrepreneurs to connect, support, and get inspired
Dream, Build, Grow: A Female’s Step-by-Step Guide for How to Start a Business - a guided handbook including everything you need to know from business idea to launch to profiting and scaling your business.
Free Downloads for Female Entrepreneurs
Free PDF Download: 25 Ways to Market Your Business (Aside from Social Media)
Free PDF Download: 33 keys to Business Success
Free PDF Download: SEO Tips for Entrepreneurs
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Hi, I’m Francie!
Nice to meet you. I’m the founder of Founding Females®. Some call me a business sage because I love to empower female entrepreneurs to breathe life into the business dreams God called them to.
After feeling like a misfit in the corporate world, I discovered a life I loved waking up to through business ownership.
I’m the author of Dream, Build, Grow: A Female’s Step-by-Step Guide for How to Start a Business, a guided journal helping hundreds of women start and grow their businesses.
I’m also a passionate entrepreneurship hype girl, female leader, public speaker, and community enthusiast.
My MBA and 10 years in a corporate career and in business ownership positioned me as an entrepreneurship educator with forward-thinking strategies for starting and growing successful businesses.
As a community leader, I realized other women could thrive with the right guidance and support. I created the Founding Females® Mastermind Community that provides a safe space for women to build better businesses.
I believe that anyone with a dream on their heart can pull up a seat to change the world through entrepreneurship. Looking to grow your own business? Click for info about how to work with me.
About Founding Females®
The mission of Founding Females® is to help build a better future for female entrepreneurs through education, encouragement, and shared wisdom. We create safe spaces for women to share business challenges and receive peer support.
In addition, Founding Females® offers an online female business mastermind, a how-to guidebook for female entrepreneurs called Dream, Build, Grow: A Female’s Step-by-Step Guide for How to Start a Business, and in-person events, like an annual women’s business conference and local Founding Females Meet Ups.
Curious to connect with women business owners who are paving new paths, providing tremendous value to customers, and growing their businesses? Our Women’s Business Mastermind blog series features women business owners who are raising the tide for all of us.