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Get the Savvy Sistah's Guide to Affordable Sales Techniques
When you're a bootstrapping solopreneur, heavy investments in marketing aren't always possible. We'll share low-cost sales and marketing tips in the Free Guide.
Overview
Black women entrepreneurs enroll in our nonprofit business training academy to become stronger entrepreneurs, smarter saleswomen and more courageous bosses.
Our training programs help you build critical entrepreneurial skills while planning your best business moves. All programs in the academy are low or no-cost, open to the public and meals and daycare are provided.

Business Design Bootcamp
Sistahbiz Design Bootcamps help current and aspiring entrepreneurs build the core foundations of the business that underlie sales and operations strategies. Design bootcamp is twice a year, is free of charge and meals and daycare are provided. Participants meet 4 times weekly in order to:
Create a customer avatar and pain points
Design your product menu and value proposition
Build the foundations for a buzz-worthy brand

Business Planning Bootcamps
Websites, and email, and social media - oh my! It can be overwhelming to launch effective online marketing. SistahBiz Planning Boot Camps help busy sistahs make time to plan and organize their digital marketing strategy and content. Each year, we host email marketing, blogging and social media planning bootcamps. Each is free of charge, and meals and daycare are provided. Participants meet 4 times weekly. For the sistah who:
Lack sales funnel know-how, time, and budget
Want more website traffic and leads
Struggle to have a consistent social media presence
Want to turn followers into customers

Retail Success Academy
12 entrepreneurs. 9 months. 6 individual sessions with your business coach. The goal? To help you shift from bootstrapping, do-it-all-yourself approach to playing big, accessing capital and landing your first big retail deal. At the end the 9-month experience, you will have:
Designed your wholesale program and strategy
Created your pitch plan and presentation for retailers
Designed your labels and packaging
Visited co-packer facilities and worked with retail experts
The next cycle opens for registration in August 2020. This program includes access to credit repair, accounting and other services from our business clinic.

Consulting Success Academy
12 entrepreneurs. 9 monthly group sessions. 6 individual sessions with your business coach. The goal? To help you shift from bootstrapping, do-it-all-yourself approach to playing big, accessing capital and landing your first government contract. Join us for this action-planning mastermind, if you:
Don't have a routine for generating new clients
Feel swamped or disorganized with invoicing or new client processes
Struggle with the paperwork to become government certified
Don't know where to start to find or bid on contracts
We are currently accepting applications for this program. This program starts in February 2020, and includes access to credit repair, accounting and other technical assistance from our business clinic.
Success Stories

Years ago, when I first began my business journey I was excited and felt unstoppable, but as time passed and life happened, I put it on the back burner where it laid dormant until Makisha founded Sistahpreneurs. After working with Makisha, it felt like a weight was lifted because she helped clarify my goals, define my purpose and re-imagine the potential outcomes.
REGINA GROFF
Commision ED
Every year I set goals that I struggle the remainder of the year to accomplish. Largely because I don't have a clear and realistic plan. This year, I registered for Goal Digger and the few hours we spent together was so amazing! I left feeling not just motivated, but PREPARED!
KADIJA TAYLOR
Ion Real Estate
Let me tell you how Sistahpreneurs is helping me get my ENTIRE BUSINESS together ππΎππΎ Day 1 of Retail Coaching yesterday and #MindBlown. I am so excited about this program and I'm ready to do the WORKπ©πΎβπ»ππ‘π. If you're a business owner in Denver, you want Makisha Boothe in your corner ππΎ #ChubbyCurlsLevelUp
MANUSSKA SAINVIL
Chubby Curls, Owner
Awesome!!!!! This first session gave me life and confidence and direction and if you missed it you should have been there!!! I can't wait to do more Goal Digging with you all! Sistahpreneurs is where it's at if you need some help taking your business to the next level!!!
REESE P.
Natural Urbanity
Iβm blessed by the blood sweat and tears poured into us by Sistapreneurs founder Makisha Boothe. I can't express my gratitude for our group coaching space and the amazing women I shared it with. I can't wait for 2019, to tackle the goals I set, the strategy I created toward my vision and the systems I am putting in place to support them.
KEISHA MATHES
Founder of Herbalist
We Sistahpreneurs had an epic weekend at the #goaldigger retreat! So many jewels to apply to our businesses, as well as all the connections we continue creating. Life changing!
SPIRIT CORLEY
Gem Scents Aromatics
This past weekend Joslyn Raquel & I were a part of something amazing. We sat/danced/laughed/cried in a room with 16 phenomenal Black women entrepreneurs based in Colorado and built - brick by brick - the foundation of our soon to be multi-million dollar businesses. We empowered one another, strategized like a motha, and got reaaal comfortable with knowing our WHY and our NUMBERS.
BRITTANY RAE
Fit and Nu
I appreciate this Goal God of a woman, Makisha soooo much. I thank you! Iβm still kicking and scream over all the homework LOL (p.s. she does not play about homework either. I messed around and didnβt get some of it done and POW it was doubled)
JASMINE DOUGLAS
Booji Beauty Bar & Co.
Let me tell you, there is nothing like having a business coach that is not only a cheerleader but just the right amount of big sister, tell it like it is, don't let you play small, don't play no games, holds you accountable, and does it with all the love! that EVERYONE needs... Thank you for being one of the dopest business coaches EVER!!!
DIANNE MYLES
Dope Mom Life Creative Agency

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