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From Bonnets to Business Plans: Why "Gentile Poverty" is the Secret Weapon for Women Entrepreneurs Over 40
When you think of starting a business after 40, the image that pops up probably isn't Elizabeth Bennet or Elinor Dashwood plotting their startup pitch decks. But hear me out—those sharp, resilient heroines from Jane Austen's novels had a secret weapon that every new entrepreneur needs: an understanding of "gentile poverty."
Life handed them lemons, and they brewed the most elegant lemonade imaginable.

Felicia M. Lopes
Apr 274 min read
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What Is The Meaning of Life? A Guide to Discovering Your Purpose
The meaning of life is one of those sought after quests that can never truly be answered. There are just too many opinions and personal...

Felicia M. Lopes
Jul 27, 20203 min read
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Self Employed? How to Effectively Increase Your Hourly Rate
If you work for yourself, your income naturally depends on your hourly rate. Of course, you’d love to make a better hourly wage. But...

Felicia M. Lopes
Jul 23, 20203 min read
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Making Money in Your Spare Time
Making money can be very difficult for some people. Even if you have a good job, you may not have enough to pay all of your bills and...

Felicia M. Lopes
Jul 13, 20203 min read
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The Fastest Way to Get Started in Multi Level Marketing
Being successful in MLM is challenging, but the great thing about it is that it doesn’t take any special talent. It does take some hard...

Felicia M. Lopes
Jul 9, 20202 min read
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The Structure of Personal Change
Personal change starts internally with a shift in mindset. The resulting external changes grow from this internal foundation. So now that...

Felicia M. Lopes
Jul 6, 20202 min read
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What To Do When You Have More Than You Can Handle
Life is a series of challenges to be managed. In between challenges, life can seem easy, but the next challenge is always on the way....

Felicia M. Lopes
Jun 29, 20203 min read
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15 Questions to Ask Yourself to Discover Your True Passions
If you’re lucky, you’ve already discovered many of your passions and get to spend much of your time enjoying things that bring you...

Felicia M. Lopes
Jun 25, 20203 min read
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Entrepreneurial Success: Top 5 Secrets for Building an Empire
Entrepreneurship is the way of the future! It may be the answer to the personal success that you’ve been looking for all along. Becoming...

Felicia M. Lopes
Jun 22, 20202 min read
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7 Strategies to Increase Cash Flow in Your Small Business
Would your small business benefit from a higher rate of cash flow? It’s possible to increase it through several business strategies. Try...

Felicia M. Lopes
Jun 18, 20202 min read
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Create a Vision for Your Life Today
You’ve probably heard that you can only get where you want to be if you know where you’re going. This pithy statement is as true now as...

Felicia M. Lopes
Jun 15, 20203 min read
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What Do You Want? How To Design A Plan For Your Life
When you engage in active planning, you’re highly likely to be more successful in life. You know what you want and how you intend to get...

Felicia M. Lopes
Jun 8, 20203 min read
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Discovering Your Life’s Purpose
There is a purpose for your life, whether you believe it or not. You may have to take several paths, but with a little digging, you can...

Felicia M. Lopes
Jun 1, 20203 min read
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What Girl Scout Cookies Can Teach You about Becoming More Successful
The Girls Scouts have been selling cookies for more than 100 years, and they’ve created the largest girl-led entrepreneurship program in...

Felicia M. Lopes
May 28, 20203 min read
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The Reinvention of YOU – Increasing Your Self-Esteem
You might have discovered lately that you aren’t feeling as positive as you could about yourself. Maybe you’re disappointed in how you...

Felicia M. Lopes
May 18, 20203 min read
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How to Embrace New Chapters in Your Life
As you’re well aware, life is full of changes. Sometimes, the changes occur when you least expect them, and you end up with your routines...

Felicia M. Lopes
May 11, 20203 min read
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You Have A Choice!
You know that you have a choice to stay in that dead end job or start your own business, right? If you’re thinking about starting...

Felicia M. Lopes
Nov 7, 20193 min read
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Online Sources of Capital for Women Entrepreneurs
Capital is pivotal for the success of any entrepreneur to launch a sustainable and lucrative business. Traditional routes of access to...

Felicia M. Lopes
Aug 21, 20192 min read
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Factors Influencing the Growth of Women-Owned Businesses – Risk Tolerance, Motivations, Expectations
In our continued effort to provide resources for Entrepreneurial Women Over 40 herein is a resource from the National Women’s Business...

Felicia M. Lopes
Jun 9, 20176 min read
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Sometimes we have to make a stand,…. by sitting down!
In honour of the those who went before me…. #Injustice #Racism #Society

Felicia M. Lopes
Feb 15, 20171 min read
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