March 16, 2021 - Starting your own business is one of the most empowering things you'll ever do, especially if you're a woman. It's also one of the most challenging. Business ownership is fraught with pitfalls ̶ lack of planning, funding, marketing skills, dedication and passion. Many women have dreams of starting their own business. But where do they begin?

Author Melina Druga addresses these issues in a pair of handbooks: Enterprising Women: Practical Advice For First Time Entrepreneurs and Enterprising Women: A Practical Guide To Starting Your First Business.

In the first book, Enterprising Women: Practical Advice For First Time Entrepreneurs, Druga interviews nearly 100 women about the experience of starting a business. The businesswomen speak candidly about the inspirations for their businesses and the struggles they had to keep their dreams alive. The women also discuss the work-life balance and how they secured the financing needed to start their business.

The follow-up book, Enterprising Women: A Practical Guide To Starting Your First Business highlights the basics of launching a startup.

Druga is available to speak virtually to business organizations, bookstores or libraries.

The eBook versions of Enterprising Women: Practical Advice for First Time Entrepreneurs, and Enterprising Women: A Practical Guide to Starting Your First Business can be found wherever books are sold, starting April 1. To find a retailer, visit https://books2read.com/Practical-Advice and https://books2read.com/A-Practical-Guide.

Paperbacks are available on Amazon.