Awaken your entrepreneurial spirit and find your inner founder

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Nurturing and supporting your inner entrepreneur can help you be more successful. Whether you're building your own business, working on a part-time endeavor, or simply interested in thinking about how to diversify your professional portfolio and experience, these authors can provide the ideas and inspiration you need.

The SmallBizLady Buzz: Small Business info you need to know from Melinda Emerson

This weekly newsletter from Small Business LinkedIn Top Voice Melinda Emerson, MBA gathers together a variety of content to help small businesses and entrepreneurs grow and thrive. Melinda's focus on curated content includes new types of sales tools, search engine optimization tips, podcast interviews, and business plans and advice.

"Small business owners have been using social media platforms to promote their businesses not only because they are free but because they are also super effective. The fact is social media is constantly evolving. I’m not just pertaining to the ever-changing algorithms but to the features being added regularly."

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What Did I Miss? How to Make Better, Faster Decisions When it Matters From The Man Who Invented FOMO

Author, venture capitalist and podcaster Patrick McGinnis writes this weekly newsletter which covers a variety of subjects in each installment. Patrick includes interviews with interesting founders and entrepreneurs as well as actionable advice like how to give better feedback, make a difference in your community, be more productive by fighting FOMO (fear of missing out), or build a crisis-proof career in each issue.

"Gabe and Ryan are all part of a growing number of part-time entrepreneurs.  Rather than shouldering the considerable risks of leaving their jobs to launch a new venture, they enjoy the best of both worlds.  They can try new ideas and perhaps even fail, but they do so without putting everything else they’ve worked for at risk By spending at least 10% of their time, and if possible their money, working on new ventures, they can build lasting value for themselves, but on their own terms.  They are 10% Entrepreneurs.  This low risk approach to entrepreneurship is made possible by the fact that there’s probably never been a better time to start a new business. We live in a highly connected and mobile world. As long as you’ve got an Internet connection, a smartphone, and perhaps a laptop, you’re in business."

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You Can't Make This Sh*t Up! Honest conversations with female founders about the reality of navigating life and work.

This biweekly newsletter from LinkedIn Influencer and eponymous brand founder Rebecca Minkoff covers all facets around the entrepreneurial experience - surreal, amazing, challenging, and everything in-between. In each newsletter Rebecca shares advice and insights from fellow female founders to help you feel more connected and inspired.

"The strength to use your voice is one of the most essential skills to develop in life and business. We all want to be heard. But, if we don’t have the courage to speak, we don’t have the chance to be heard. Nothing can be achieved without vocalizing and standing up for what we believe in."

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