The Founding Females® Heartbeat November 2024 Recap
November was a cup-filling month over here at Founding Females® HQ!
Here’s the latest you need to know about Founding Females®, including our
Small Business Gift Guide,
announcement of a brand new Meet Up chapter (hint hint: it’s not in Illinois!),
events Founding Females® attended last month,
Membership Week details,
and more!
#1 Small Business Gift Guide
Holiday shopping, but make it meaningful!
This year, we’ve teamed up with 30 other small businesses to help you find unique gift ideas your favorite people will love! ❤️
Together, we’ve curated a Small Business Gift Guide featuring 30 amazing small businesses—perfect for finding unique, thoughtful, and heartwarming gift ideas:
The Gift Guide includes ideas like
Stunning custom jewelry to dazzle your loved ones.
Non-toxic products for a healthier home and self-care rituals.
Adorable kids’ items that’ll bring pure joy to little hearts.
Professional services like resume writing, branding photography packages, and physical therapy options to show your loved ones you see their needs.
By shopping small, you're helping keep 67 cents of every dollar in the local community. You’re not just gifting something special—you’re making an impact.
You’re helping a local artisan, a passionate entrepreneur, or a hardworking parent make a difference in the world.
Ready to shop small and spread the love? Tap the link to explore the 2024 Small Business Gift Guide and start checking off your list today!
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#2 Events We Attended in November
Online business has opened up a world of opportunities for female entrepreneurs, yet nothing replaces the strength of in-person relationships.
We often say, “you can’t build a successful business solely from behind your computer.” Because, well, you can’t.
The Founding Females® community values connection, so here are seven events we attended to connect with our community in November:
Founding Females® Meet Ups - we currently have four chapters across the state of Illinois.
Kisha Woods’ Empower and Excel Networking Event
Women’s Trusted Council
National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) Peoria Chapter Meeting where Kathryn Spitznagle was the keynote and poured out her expertise as a former fashion editor
Doris Symonds biannual Empowerment Event to Celebrate All Women event where our very own Kayla Miller of KM Jewelry Design was the keynote speaker.
November Women’s Business Mastermind Meeting where we discussed 2025 goal setting
The SKB Cyber Business and Technology Consulting AI Lunch and Learn Event
#3 Mastermind Membership Week
The Founding Females® Mastermind Membership Week is coming up January 27 - 31st!
Membership Week is one week only where we offer monthly membership into our women’s business mastermind for $29/month instead of $99/month, for life (yep! the price never changes)!
If support and belonging within a community of women business owners is missing from your life, our strong community of 35 mastermind members would love to have you in ours! Keep your eyes out for more details in the coming weeks.
Everyone who completes the membership interest form will be given first access.
#4 December Meet Up Dates & a New Chapter!
Founding Females® Meet Ups are happening across the state of Illinois!
Meet Ups are free, in-person events where women business owners come together to problem solve current business challenges. All are welcome. Find one near you and bring a friend!
Dates and Locations for December Meet Ups:
Champaign/Urbana, IL - December 3rd at 8:30a at The CU Flower House (new location and time starting this month into 2025) hosted by Heidi Esther, Joyologist.
CU Flower House Address: 2006 S Neil St, Champaign, IL 61820
Peoria Area, IL - No December Meet Up - See you in January!
Starting in January 2025, the Peoria Area Meet Up will be hosted at Cafe Santa Rosa in Peoria Heights at 10a on the second Tuesday of every month (same time, just a new location). Please note - No outside drinks allowed.
Danville, IL - December 19th at 12p CT at First Place Coworking Space hosted by Jessica Nemecz of Two Roads Wellness Clinic and Ashton Greer of Westwood Equity Group and Partner, Fred & Ma, LLC. For the Danville December meeting, please bring a gift to exchange that reflects or promotes your business in the $25 range.
Decatur, IL - December 19th 10a at Cass Concepts in Decatur, hosted by Lindsey Kirk of Lindsay the Ladysmith
New Meet Up Location Coming in January!
I'm so excited to announce our newest chapter will launch in Carmel, Indiana (that's right, Founding Females® is busting out of Illinois! 💨).
Our Carmel Meet Up hosts are a dynamic duo ready to empower women business owners in the Indy market!
Friends, please meet Amanda Galloway of Country Financial and Crystal Rightor, founder of Indy Brow Boss.
📍 The Founding Females® Carmel Meet Up will be hosted on the last Friday of each month at 12pm ET at The Link Office Suites in Carmel in the "Straightaway Conference Room" (10255 Commerce Drive, Carmel, IN).
Carmel Meet Up Launch: Friday, January 31st at 12pm ET. I’ll be there! Who’s joining me?
Join us in January to find your female entrepreneur community!
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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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 available on Amazon- a guided handbook including everything you need to know from business idea to launch to profiting and scaling your business.
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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.
Seasoned entrepreneurs know that growing a business is less about having all the right answers and more about having relationships where you can find the right answers. Click to meet women from our women’s business mastermind….