🍁 Prep your business for Fall!

Plus: why you need HR, STAT

Fall is Here, and So Are Our September Money Resources!  September's just arrived, and with it, the end of the summer. Golden leaves and pumpkin-spiced lattes are around the corner. While you stay cozy at home thinking about how to elevate your business, we've found EIGHT September money resources to help you out this fall 2022! Check out our accelerators and grants Your Guide to Creating a Company Book Club Hosting a company book club can boost morale, unify employees and bring your company closer to its goals. Reading about new ideas is inspiring and encourages creativity and innovation. Sharing thoughts on someone else's ideas can help bring everyone together as a team. We're going to break down everything you need to know about starting a book club at your company. Let's get started! Book of the Week – HR Explained With all the current conversation around recruiting and retaining employees, I'm sure everyone can agree that human resources is a crucial investment for any business owner. Don't know where to start? Time to learn from someone with over 20 years of experience in the industry. "HR Explained: A Practical Guide to Human Resources for Small Businesses" by Julie Waters, Director of Operations and Human Resources at the Chapter 13 Trustee Office is the perfect resource to cover your bases or make sure you have all your systems in place. This book walks through: Why you need HR Laws and keeping out of trouble Hiring, managing and disciplining staff Get the expertise you need  Cool Casts for Entrepreneurs – Leading with Purpose Podcast  "Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other." It's time to learn new strategies with leadership and executive coach Dr. Waajida L. Small and her podcast, "Leading with Purpose." She's inviting women of color who are stepping into positions of leadership and influence in their organizations and industries to listen to real, practical and applicable advice on how to lead with purpose and impact the world. Check out the full article for a link to this featured episode: S2:E2 – Being Well. Being Whole. In this episode, Dr. Waajida L. Small explores the concept of psychosocial well-being and how it impacts our ability to be successful. She reviews Carol Ryff's components of psychosocial well-being, what they look like and their impact on our ability to make an impact in life. Step into your purpose "Driving Speaker Success with Unique Speaker Business Models" Featuring Alyssa Dver September 21, 2022, 12–1 p.m. EST Alyssa Dver is an entrepreneur, author, marketer and speaker who recently became the Confidence Educator for IT Cosmetics, a popular L'Oréal brand. Dver is the founder and CEO of the American Confidence Institute and founded the ERG Leadership Alliance, a global community of DEI professionals and ERG leaders. Her creative approach to building her speaking business is one we can all learn from. Register for the webinar here! We're still looking for "day in the life" stories from female entrepreneurs! What does a typical day in your life look like? When do you start and stop working? What regular tasks do you tackle? Do you have any rituals or routines that you follow before, during or after work? How do you squeeze in time for appointments and errands? Feel free to share any advice or tips for time management that help keep you sane. Respond to this email with your reply, name, title, company and website link for a chance to be featured in a Lioness article! — HousingWire's 2022 Women of Influence List Honors Four Anywhere Executives Anywhere Real Estate Inc. celebrated the inclusion of four prominent female leaders on the 2022 HousingWire Women of Influence list. The list honors 50 women who shape and propel the mortgage, real estate and fintech industries forward. Anywhere Real Estate, formerly known as Realogy Holdings Corp, is a global leader in residential real estate services. — Burnout To All Out Live Event: Elevate Your Network, Business, Life According to John Hancock's CMO, digital marketing through LinkedIn and other platforms presents a new challenge. This modern approach to digital marketing requires strategy, agility and moving the needle forward on business and network growth. — Thinkific's Think in Color 2022 Summit Delivers Inspiration and Key Tools to Women of Color Entrepreneurs More than 900 participants have enrolled in the Think in Color accelerator program, a free 8-week program that provides participants with a 90-day trial of Thinkific's Pro + Growth Plan and ongoing training to build or scale their online learning business. — Entrepreneurs Compete in 'Perfect Pitch' Competition The 'Perfect Pitch' Competition is around the corner! Entrepreneurs nationwide are trying to gain national exposure and product placement at major retailers. And 'Perfect Pitch' is the best chance to do so. SCORE, mentors to America's small businesses are the main sponsor of the competition. They also have the support of the MagicMakers Group, a collective of former Disney executives and experts. — Savills Forms Strategic Alliance with Integrative Partners Savills announced an alliance with Integrative Partners, a commercial real estate services firm founded and led by Shawna O. Menifee, a 25-year industry veteran. Integrative Partners is also a certified minority- and women-owned business enterprise. — Chicago Digital Equity Fund and Tech Desk Launches After months of hard work, GET Cities Chicago, WEI, and Gumbo Media announce the launch of the Chicago Digital Equity Fund and Tech Desk. Verizon is sponsoring the program in an effort of supporting equity as well. Copyright © 2022 Lioness, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: 45 Banks Ave., Lexington, MA, 02421 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list