Research – Books
The following books focus on supporting women
entrepreneurs and their businesses.
RBC Royal Bank Definitive Guides
This series of free guidebooks offers concise, practical information for all stages of your business and covers a wide-range of topics relevant for small business owners.
Contact: 1-800 ROYAL® 7-0 (1 800 769-2570)
Visit: www.rbcroyalbank.com/business/definitiveguide/
Move from Employee to CEO of Your Own Destiny
A guidebook by Canadian entrepreneur Mary-Ann Massad Johnson for women either looking to start their own business, or for those that have started a business, on the how-to's of success.
Contact: 1-866-566-9797
The Woman's Advantage: 20 Women Entrepreneurs Show You What it Takes to Grow Your Business
A how-to book by entrepreneur Mary Cantando for women business owners as well as those who have an idea for starting a business, based on interviews with 20 successful businesswomen.
Contact: 1 800-245-BOOK (2665)
Email: info@womanbusinessowner.com
Female Enterprise in the New Economy
A comprehensive book, by Karen D. Hughes, an Associate Professor in the School of Business and Faculty of Arts at the University of Alberta, which focuses on the dramatic increase in small business ownership in Canada in recent years and explores the social and economic phenomenon of women's entrepreneurship.
Contact: University of Toronto Press, 1-800-565-9523
Email: publishing@utpress.utoronto.ca
The Courage to Succeed - Inspiring Stories from Enterprising Women
A Canadian book by Company of Women featuring 36 women entrepreneurs from widely diverse backgrounds who have taken a personal and professional leap of faith into the centre of their own lives.
Contact: Anne Day, Founder, Company of Women
905-338-1771
Email: anneday@companyofwomen.ca
Northern Lights: Outstanding Canadian Women
An inspirational collection of stories profiling 43 successful Canadian women, their journeys, struggles and triumphs. Also offers practical advice to young women just beginning their adult lives.
Contact: Rubicon Publishing Inc. (905) 849-8777
Email: contact@rubiconpublishing.com
Visit: www.rubiconpublishing.com
Raising Your Business: A Canadian Women's Guide to Entrepreneurship
An informative and entertaining look into key financial aspects for women to consider as they move through the life cycles of their business. Co-authored by women's financial expert,
Joanne Thomas Yaccato, and Paula Jubinville, an accountant and President of AQUEOUS Ltd.
Contact: The Thomas Yaccato Group
416-367-3677 ext. 302
Email: insight@tyg.ca
Visit: www.thethomasyaccatogroup.ca
Balancing Act: A Canadian Woman's Financial Success Guide
Joanne Thomas Yaccato's best-selling book uses humour and reality to help women assess and improve their financial know-how. Provides comprehensive insight into topics
such as credit, estate planning, RRSPs and other savings plans, taxes, divorce and elder care - from a woman's perspective.
Contact: The Thomas Yaccato Group
416-367-3677 ext. 302
Email: insight@tyg.ca
Visit: www.thethomasyaccatogroup.ca
The 80% Minority: Reaching the Real World of Women Consumers
A Canadian business book about reaching Canadian women consumers by women's financial expert Joanne Thomas Yaccato.
Using Canadian research and profiling Canadian companies, it explains the critically important "gender lens" that companies must develop in order to create authentic products, services and business strategies that capture the attention and loyalty of women consumers.
Contact: The Thomas Yaccato Group
416-367-3677 ext. 302
Email: insight@tyg.ca
Visit: www.thethomasyaccatogroup.ca
Dare to Dream: A Celebration of Canadian Women
A photographic tribute to 100 contemporary Canadian women leaders and role models, including women entrepreneurs, by Ottawa photographer Michelle Valberg. Proceeds go to the Diva Foundation, dedicated to investing in, rewarding and celebrating breakthrough achievements that contribute to the extension of good health life expectancy for women.
Order: Indigo.ca or Chapters.ca.
Contact: The Diva Foundation 613-564-3482
Visit: www.divafoundation.org
Canadian Women Invent!
The result of a cross-Canada research project by Inventive Women Inc. about Canadian women inventors, where they live and work, and their ideas that have changed the way we live. Compelling biographies of over 80 Canadian women inventors, an overview of
the "why and how" of invention, and information on the important link between innovation and business with illustrations and models throughout.
Contact: Inventive Women Inc. 416-595-9828
Email: info@inventivewomen.com
Visit: www.inventivewomen.com
Starting Your Business: A Guide to Resources for BC Women
A free, online publication from the Women's Enterprise Society of BC, Small Business B.C. and Western Economic Diversification Canada. Designed for BC women, it explains what you need to know and where you can find information, from drafting a business plan to finding the start-up money.
Contact: Inventive Women Inc. 416-595-9828
Contact: 1-800-643-7014 (toll-free in BC)
Email: info@womensenterprise.ca
Growing Your Business: A Guide to Resources for BC Women
A free online publication from the Women's Enterprise Society of BC, designed for BC women, explaining major considerations in growing a business and providing practical tools, key pointers, and insights from successful BC women who share their own personal experiences that took them in the right direction.
Contact: 1-800-643-7014 (toll-free in BC)
Email: info@womensenterprise.ca
Taking the Leap to Entrepreneurship: A Guide to Help B.C. Women Make the Transition
A guide from Western Economic Diversification Canada’s Women's Enterprise Centre of B.C., available in print and
electronic format, for women who are making the transition to self-employment.
Contact: 1-800-643-7014 (toll-free in BC)
Email: info@womensenterprise.ca
Focused Marketing: Targeted Effort, Tangible Results
A study guide from the Western Economic Diversification Canada’s Women's Enterprise Centre of B.C., available in electronic or print format.
Contact:
1-800-643-7014 (toll-free in BC)
Email: info@womensenterprise.ca
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