The Founding Females® Heartbeat July 2024
July was an important month for Founding Females®. Here are 4 exciting things you need to know about Founding Females® this month:
#1 Founding Females® Women’s Business Mastermind is Buzzing!
If you’ve wanted a steadfast group of female entrepreneurs to grow with, we have just the thing.
Our Founding Females® Women’s Business Mastermind is buzzing. After doubling our membership in June and welcoming our new member, Victoria Allen, in July we have lots of new action inside the community.
Our topic for July was “How to Build a Team Around Your Business” and the theme for August is “New Tech and Trends in Small Business” where we’ll be talking about how to effectively manage change and make the most of it in small business.
Our August Mastermind call is on August 19th at 12p CT. Come join us! Click to join the women’s mastermind.
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#2 Founding Females’® Marketing and Business Strategy Division
Did you know we have a marketing and business strategy division at Founding Females® where we help female entrepreneurs grow their businesses?
If you’re looking for guidance to start or grow your business, then click here to get in touch.
#3 Meet Ups - Local female entrepreneur events
In July, we gathered Meet Up hosts from several of our locations to talk about how to encourage women in business across the state of Illinois. It was a wonderful opportunity to gather women who our pouring into our female entrepreneur community.
Founding Females® Meet Ups are happening across the state of Illinois! Find one near you or reach out about starting one in your community!
Galesburg, IL - 1st Tuesday at 10a at Orange (Canceled for August) Cup Side Hustle, hosted by Lee Ann Porter of FlutterFly
Champaign/Urbana, IL - 1st Tuesday at 11a at Company 421 in Mahomet hosted by Heidi Esther, Joyologist and Hillary Isaksen of Company 421
Peoria Area, IL - 2nd Tuesday at 10a at Le Fleur in Washington, IL, hosted by Francie Hinrichsen of Founding Females® and Hannah Knight of Always Flourishing Photography
Decatur, IL - Last Thursday at 10a at Cass Concepts in Decatur, hosted by Lindsey Kirk of Lindsay the Ladysmith
Click for a peek back at our July Peoria Area Meet Up.
#4 New Blog Post: Check Out Our Recent Work - The Wink House
I’m excited to shine the spotlight on one of my favorite clients: Andrea Winkler, founder of The Wink House in Peoria, Illinois.
This win is particularly close to my heart. Read the post, Female Founder Spotlight: The Wink House, to hear about how Andrea Winkler breathed life into her concept with the help of Founding Females®.
Here’s what her journey looked like:
Attended the Founding Females® women's entrepreneur conference,
Read and worked through Dream, Build, Grow: A Female’s Step-by-Step Guide for How to Start a Business (← click this link to snag a copy on Amazon)
Attended free Founding Females® Meet Ups to gain support from other female founders,
Joined the Founding Females® Mastermind, and
Became a client of Founding Females® for a new website build and a tailored launch plan for her new business.
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
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Past Founding Females® Heartbeat Newsletters
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Founding Females® Heartbeat April 2024
Founding Females® Heartbeat May 2024
Founding Females® Heartbeat June 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 women build thriving businesses. 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.
Founding Females® was founded by small business educator, Francie Hinrichsen. She believes anyone with a dream on their heart can pull up a seat to change the world through entrepreneurship. Click to learn more about working with Francie.
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