Founding Females Heartbeat November 2023
The Founding Females Heartbeat is a monthly newsletter with high level updates about what’s going on inside the Founding Females community.
Online Community
The Founding Females Online Community is a space where women can engage in discussion about creating the best version of their business. Fresh ideas and encouragement are poured out daily through posts, messages, and once monthly in peer-to-peer mastermind-style video chats.
Our goal is to help members have their best year in business yet. What would happen if you had your best year in business yet?
In November, the topic of the month is "Sharing your best tips" where we are talking specifically about best business tips for female entrepreneurs specifically about marketing, sales, growth, and more.
Starting in January, the group will take on a mastermind role where we'll see more peer-to-peer coaching and accountability. With more members come more fresh ideas and our community is growing!
We added five new members in October. If you've ever wanted to join a mastermind, now is the time. Give it a test drive with the free trial and see what this amazing group has to offer: Join the Founding Females Mastermind Community.
Meet Ups
The Bloomington Chapter launched on 10/17!
Meet Ups are launching around Central Illinois with the Bloomington chapter launching on October 17th. This monthly Bloomington, Illinois Meet Up is hosted at I AM Woman Networking (624 Main Street, Bloomington) founded by Danielle Martorana.
I AM Woman Networking hosts women's events with space available for rent. This Illinois chapter meets on the third Tuesday of every month at 10a. This month, the group will meet on November 21st. Click to RSVP.
Galesburg Chapter launches on 11/7!
Lee Ann Porter, founder of the nonprofit Loving Bottoms Diaper Bank and member inside our Founding Females Community is launching Galesburg Founding Females starting in November on the first Tuesday of every month at 10a.
Lee Ann is full of warmth and ambition for making a profound difference in this world and she's the perfect person to gather female entrepreneurs in the Galesburg, Illinois area for problem solving female entrepreneur business problems.
Peoria Area Meet Up
The Peoria Area Meet Up will gather at Le Fleur in Washington, IL on November 14th (always the second Tuesday of the month) at 10a. Last month, we had our biggest Meet Up to date with over 15 women who came out to pour their best ideas into one another. Click to RSVP.
Meet Ups are free, open to the public, and focused on problem solving for female entrepreneurs.
Recent Media Features
Founding Females has been featured in the media several times in the last month. Check out the following stories:
NEW! Heidi Esther (Founding Females Mastermind Member and recent Founding Females | Central Illinois speaker) shared her joy on the WCIA Champaign Morning Show with Matthew White. Click to watch the interview: Community Counts: Heidi Esther credits Founding Females for support and success
Wins for Our Community Members
At Founding Females, we encourage our community to celebrate business wins. Let’s share some praise hands to the following women who are doing big things!
New! Reagan Leslie of Leslie Tyler Design was featured on HGTV's Cheap Old Houses in 2021 as someone whose expertise helps preserve the integrity and character of old homes. This month, Cheap Old Houses published a brand new book telling stories of old homes across the country and as a design expert, Reagan was featured again! Click to learn more.
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)
Blog Post: 4 Habits Every Business Owner Needs to Build a Successful Business
How to Start a Business: Step-by-Step Guide for Female Entrepreneurs
Past Founding Females® Heartbeat Newsletters
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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.
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Meet the author, Francie Hinrichsen
Francie Hinrichsen the founder of Founding Females®. She is a business sage empowering female entrepreneurs to breathe life into the business dreams God called them to.
After feeling like a misfit in the corporate world, Francie discovered a life she loved waking up to through business ownership.
Francie is 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.
She’s a passionate entrepreneurship hype girl, female leader, public speaker, and community enthusiast.
Her MBA and 10 years in a corporate career and in business ownership positioned her to teach women forward-thinking strategies for starting and growing successful businesses.
As a community leader, Francie realized other women could thrive with the right guidance and support. She created the Founding Females® Mastermind Community that provides a safe space for women to build better businesses.
She believes that anyone with a dream on their heart can pull up a seat to change the world through entrepreneurship.
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.
