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Critical components of effective leadership

“Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.” This quote is from Sheryl Sanberg. With a reported net worth of $1.7 billion, Facebook COO, Sheryl Sandberg is one of the wealthiest women in the world. In nearly 10 years at Facebook, Sandberg…

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Surviving Your First 1000 Days in Business: Swimming in the Ocean

By year 3 – you’re coming up for air – you no longer feel like you’re drowning, but rather like you’re swimming in an ocean of possibilities. At this point, you’ve likely reached product/market fit, where your audience is positively responding to your product or service, and you’re feeling confident to scale. Typically in this…

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How to start taking action as an entrepreneur

“You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” – Margaret Thatcher An inch of movement will bring you closer to your big dreams and massive goals than a mile of intention. The thing is; the distance between your dreams and reality is called action. Successful entrepreneurs take action even when…

Surviving Your First 1000 Days in business: The Hustle Zone
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Surviving Your First 1000 Days in business: The Hustle Zone

When the honeymoon period ends, you’re left with hustle. (No-one ever said building a business was easy – for good reason). We consider this the ‘make or break’ phase – where the rollercoaster of ups and downs feels daily, and the myth of entrepreneurs in stilettos drinking champers is well and truly busted. The hustle…

The advice of experts on how to start let it happen
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The advice of experts on how to start let it happen

At the beginning of this week, Future Females hosted a 2-day virtual summit. It was designed to connect entrepreneurs with business experts and leaders who can help them get unstuck and take effective action towards achieving their most ambitious goals (The given advice about how to start let it happen). The summit consisted of 13…

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Surviving a 1000 Days in Business – The Honeymoon Phase

Ah, the glory days – where you have limitless energy for your idea, and you can’t imagine spending even a minute of your day discussing or working on anything else. Typically in this phase, you’re starting to bring your idea to life – you’re experimenting, you’re learning, and you’re gaining the confidence to put your…

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#MakeItHappen

“Take massive, imperfect action towards your goals. the time will never be just right. – Derric Yuh Ndim “ If there is one thing that’s certain, it’s that nothing changes if nothing changes. Here at Future Females we believe strongly in the power of taking action, even if that action is imperfect. If there is…

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The Ultimate Guide to Surviving Your First 1000 Days in Business

We dreamt, we worked, we had massive wins and massive failures. We were resourceful – we never received any external funding, and have not once compromised on our purpose. We have packed our 1000 days of experience into this August’s blog content, we’ll be sharing our learnings on how to move through the 4 phases…