Millionaire women next door
Subtitle: the many journeys of successful American businesswomen
By: Thomas J. Stanley
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Pub.
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Kansas City, Mo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9780740745324
Subjects: Women millionaires; Case studies; Self-employed women; Businesswomen; Success in business
Description: Examines the ways wealthy businesswomen earn, manage, and generously share their money, discussing the lifestyles, beliefs, and spending habits of successful American women.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: I. Women in business; title: 1. An introduction to millionaire women next door; title: 2. What does it mean to be rich?; title: 3. Millionaires : women vs. men; title: II. Early socialization; title: 4. The parents of successful businesswomen; title: 5. Beta women : beating the odds against succeeding; title: 6. Alpha women vs. Beta women; title: III. About their benevolent nature; title: 7. Generous and wealthy?; title: 8. Learning to give; title: 9. Intrafamily gifts of kindness; title: 10. The high price of being controlled; title: 11. The gift of gifts : demonstrating empathy for the real needs of people; title: IV. The choice of choices; title: 12. Choosing a business : opting for self-employment; title: V. Part-time work, full-time wealth and satisfaction; title: Prelude; title: 13. Brian's journey : from hunter-gatherer to cultivator of wealth; title: 14. Ann Lawton Hills; title: VI. Alternate routes; title: 15. The sales profession according to Beverly Bishop; title: 16. Wealthy educators?; title: 17. Why not run the family office?; title: Appendixes; title: Technical appendix; title: Appendix 1. Content analysis of 313 essays written by women who own and operate successful businesses; title: Appendix 2. The profitability of small businesses : net income; title: Appendix 3. The profitability of small businesses : return on receipts; title: Appendix 4. The profitability of small businesses : the proportion of profitable businesses; title: Appendix 5. The profitability of small business : net income for businesses with net income; title: Appendix 6. The profitability of small businesses : return on receipts for businesses with net income.