Women Business Leaders’ Reviews

“Don’t even think about starting a business without reading this book. Approachable, easy to understand and totally straightforward, Peri has done a service to all future entrepreneurs by giving solid advice to set you up for sustainable success.”
—Amy Swift Crosby, Founder, SMARTY, A Resource for Entrepreneurial Women

“The Women’s Small Business Start-Up Kit is a must-read for any woman thinking about starting a business. As a Director of a Women’s Business Center for nearly 20 years, this is the first book I’ve read which provides a realistic road-map on how to make it happen. In spite of the remarkable accomplishments that self-employed women have made, let’s face it, women continue to be the primary nurturers who hold American families together, a fact which makes starting and growing a successful woman-owned business fraught with challenges and sweet with its rewards.”
—Agnes Noonan, Executive Director, Women’s Economic Self-Sufficiency Team (WESST)

“This no-nonsense guide is an essential roadmap for any woman considering entrepreneurship. It’s packed with how-to information and real-life examples that will help save significant time and money in getting a venture started. Highly recommended.”
—Sara Gould, President and CEO of the Ms. Foundation

“More and more women are making business ownership their career choice. Peri Pakroo has created a superb resource for any women entrepreneur to get her business off the ground successfully.”
—Connie Evans, CEO of the Association of Enterprise Opportunity, Public Member of the U.S. Delegation to the United Nations 54th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women

“It takes a brave woman to start, build, and run a business. For all those women out there who keep saying to themselves, “I think I can, I think I can!” with this excellent book, now they can!”
—Nell Merlino, Founder and CEO, Count Me in for Women’s Economic Independence, and Author, Stepping Out of Line: for Women Who Want It their Way in Life, in Love, and at Work

“A good read all around, Peri provides a practical guide that is useful and helpful for women starting and growing their businesses — love the real-life examples, too! This is a great book!”
—Wendy, K. Baumann, President/CVO, The Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation

“This book on small business start-ups is certainly a valuable tool that will assist women in making sound and sustainable decisions when beginning a new business venture. Peri’s many years in the business consulting and training trenches give her advice and information a high value of credibility. She has enormous experience and insight to share, and this book and kit is a must-read for the aspiring entrepreneur.”
—Patricia Harris, Executive Director & CEO, The Edge Connection, a Women’s Business Center at Kennesaw State University, Coles College of Business