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"""Be your own boss."" ""Live like most people won't, so you can live like most people can't."" ""Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life."" You've probably seen these quotes in books about starting a business. What they won't tell you is the truth about what it really takes to be your own boss-especially if you're a Black woman. Author Quinisha Jackson-Wright reveals the harsh truths about entrepreneurship, like shaky income, loneliness, and nightmare clients. Working Twice as Hard is a no-holds-barred guide for Black women who want to know the good, bad, and ugly of entrepreneurship. You'll read stories from other Black women business owners about: Healing from the wounds of a toxic work culture The task of building a solid support system Ongoing pressure to be a ""Strong Black Woman"" Setting your own pace in the fast-moving digital era Quinisha Jackson-Wright is a U.S. Navy veteran, freelance journalist, and personal finance blogger with bylines in The New York Times, Wired, Business Insider, and The Muse."

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Quinisha's blend of real talk, humor, story and referencing studies and real-world events ground this book in her personal experience AND make it applicable to a wide audience. - Eva Jannotta, thought leadership advisor and strategist An engaging read filled with powerful personal stories that helped land the data Jackson-Wright cites throughout each chapter. - Kristin Wong, journalist and author of Get Money The clarity, accessibility and vulnerability that Working Twice as Hard offers makes it a valuable resource. - Trudy, writer, photographer, and social critic

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