Felicia Harris, Founder, and CEO of EverythingHR and EverythingHR Financial Services shares her own background and things she has learned over more than 30 years in business.

Highlights:

Where did Felicia start out?What is Felicia’s favorite part of working in the financial industry?How has Felicia’s faith influenced her business decisions?What is the difference between a “side-trepreneur” and an entrepreneur?Why are minority-owned businesses outpacing other businesses? What is the importance of knowing your ideal customer in pricing your product?What has Felicia learned about including women in financial planning discussions with their spouses?What is the importance of learning your management style?How did Felicia learn the value she brought to other people’s businesses? How does Felicia distinguish between busywork and revenue-generating work?What does Felicia recommend women business owners do to prepare for retirement?Felicia notes that many women business owners do not separate their personal finances from their business finances, and that’s a big problem, particularly for retirement.How do you establish a foundation that will allow the business to outlive you?Felicia explains that there’s no such thing as work-life balance when you are a business owner.

Resources:

[email protected] American Express State of Women-Owned Businesses Report