The Founding Females® Heartbeat June 2024
May 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 Membership Week
If you’ve wanted a steadfast group of female entrepreneurs to grow with, we have just the thing.
Our Founding Females® Mastermind is growing! Founding Females® Membership Week is coming up June 24 - 28.
For one week only, you can lock in membership in the women’s business mastermind for $29/month. Normally, the price is $97/month, but we want to concentrate some of the brightest minds and biggest hearts in entrepreneurship in one place to create momentum for the second half of 2024! Tap here to be notified with more details.
#2 Women to Women Luncheon Nominee
Last month I was honored as a nominee for the Women to Women Luncheon hosted by the Women’s Fund, where leaders throughout Central Illinois are recognized for their achievements and impact on our communities.
I'm so grateful for the beautiful work The Women's Fund of Central Illinois is doing in our community! Being considered as a nominee among the incredible lineup of women leaders in Central Illinois is a dream. Big hugs to Sarah Fletcher and the Community Foundation team, along with Katie VandenBerg who nominated me!
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#3 Meet Ups - Local female entrepreneur events
Founding Females® Meet Ups are happening all 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 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
Bloomington, IL - 3rd Tuesday at 10a at Coffee Hound in downtown Bloomington, hosted by Danielle Martorana
Decatur, IL - Last Thursday at 10a at Cass Concepts in Decatur, hosted by Lindsey Kirk of Lindsay the Ladysmith
Last Meet Up Announcement - we added an amazing host to the Peoria Area chapter - Hannah Knight of Always Flourishing Photography! She’s a small business sage and one of the biggest cheerleaders for creatives in the Peoria Area. Welcome to the team, Hannah!
#4 New Blog Post: Feature on Janelle Reeb
Friends, meet Janelle! She’s the founder of JReeb Consulting where she provides professional development, training, and coaching for frontline leaders that enhances team performance through immersive 'Huddle' experiences.
Huddle topics include Leadership 101, Thriving Amid Stress, Teamwork 101 and Customer Service Done Right. Janelle offers preview experiences to provide a taste of the positive results her coaching provides.
Her preview experiences are coming up this month! Tap to learn more about Janelle and how you can attend a preview experience for just $25!
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 February 2024
Founding Females® Heartbeat March 2024
Founding Females® Heartbeat April 2024
Founding Females® Heartbeat May 2024
Female business resources
Dream, Build, Grow: A Female’s Step-by-Step Guide for How to Start a Business (with free access to the resource suite)
Your business is “working” but you have a desire to create something more significant than that. Profit strategies are the answer.
This mini course covers everything you need to know about driving up revenue, driving down costs, and growing profits in your business.
The Profit Plan Mini Course walks you through step-by-step what you need to know to use profit strategies to take your business beyond earning a paycheck to start building an asset.
Starting a business or side hustle this year? Take the guesswork out of what to do next with a copy of Dream, Build, Grow: A Female’s Step-by-Step Guide for How to Start a Business.
With over 300 pages of proven business tips and tricks, Dream, Build, Grow is perfect for anyone searching for how to start a business from the ground up. With over 20 5-star reviews on Amazon, readers say they loved the guidance on exactly how to gain clarity, save time, and build a business that works for the modern woman’s lifestyle.
Dream, Build, Grow: A Female’s Step-by-Step Guide for How to Start a Business by Francie Hinrichsen provides realistic, achievable, and step-by-step guidance to finally start the business you’ve been dreaming about.
Want to know how to get the press’s attention and get them to show up to your event? Knowing the right steps can be overwhelming. Ready to make it much easier?
The ‘Press Release 101’ Mini Course walks you through step-by-step how to create a press release, how to know who to send it to, and what to say to members of the press when you reach out so the press care about and show up to your event.
Creating PR (public relations) in your small business can be an invaluable asset in your marketing strategy, but most people don’t know how to do it. That’s why this course is available.
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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