Small Business Made Simple Author -
Lori Quaranta

Lori Quaranta is a Small Business Internet Marketing and Publicity Specialist and is the owner of  Consetta Web Solutions, LLC, Consetta Creative Publicity and Consetta Publishing.

She is a strong advocate of supporting women and has dedicated specific pages on one of her web sites to highlight amazing women in business and key organizations and resources that support women worldwide. Lori has over 10 years experience in management and was also the owner of a residential cleaning service for 8 years. She is also a volunteer for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

She is the author of The Midlife Woman; Reinventing Yourself in your Second Adulthood, Amazon's Small Business Made Simple series, written for women by a woman who has successfully reinvented herself and her career in midlife and God’s Funny That Way, an inspirational, true story about one woman’s life- altering journey from surviving a ruptured brain aneurysm, to the realization that through God’s ever present love and nurturing, anything is possible. In an effort to help those less fortunate who have also suffered this devastating trauma, Lori is donating a portion of the proceeds from this book to The Brain Aneurysm Foundation. She is currently working on her next manuscript with the working title, Take Me Back; a nostalgic piece on childhood memories. 

Lori has been interviewed on various issues relating to women in midlife by The Weekend Today Show, First Wives World and Good Housekeeping magazine. She has also been quoted in assorted editorials on internet marketing and publicity by Microsoft Office Live, Business Development Crossing, Divorce360.com and More.com to name a few.

Lori has a wonderful daughter who is currently pursuing a college degree in Nursing and is also in a loving and supportive relationship with her boyfriend.

Contact Lori at lori@smallbizmadesimple.com. Check out Lori's blog.

Small Business Made Simple Shorts by Lori Quaranta

The Midlife Woman: Reinventing Yourself in your Second Adulthood by Lori Quaranta, Owner - Consetta Creative Publicity 
This Small Business Made Simple Short was written for women by a woman who has successfully reinvented herself and her career in midlife. The reinvention journey is at times scary, occasionally depressing, but almost always exhilarating and exciting.  If you are a woman who is ready to leverage your life experience and wisdom to service your small business dreams with a purpose, this Amazon Short will give you key specifics you will need to “step outside the box” and transition to a meaningful career change. Only 49¢ on Amazon Shorts

                               

Lori Quaranta's Recommended Resources

Women's Business Enterprise National Council - The Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), founded in 1997, is the nation's leading advocate of women-owned businesses as suppliers to America's corporations. It also is the largest third-party certifier of businesses owned and operated by women in the United States.

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Tahirih Justice Center - The Tahirih Justice Center enables women and girls who face gender-based violence to access justice.  The Center engages in direct litigation, public policy advocacy, and education and outreach to ensure systemic change that protects women and girls from violence.

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Vital Voices - Vital Voices Global Partnership believes in the transformative value of women's participation in society through building leadership capacity, partnerships, recognition and networking

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First Wives World - First Wives World is a vibrant world for a new generation of women going through all stages of divorce.  First Wives World provides a place to connect, to share information and for you to inspire one another.

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The Truth About Managing Your Career...And Nothing But The Truth - A great ready by Dr. Karen Otazo.  This book reveals 60 proven principles and easy career management techniques.  Discover powerfully effective ways to start a new job and make a great first impression; work more smoothly with bosses and colleagues; build a high-performance personal network; manage workloads; decide who to trust (and distrust); handle enemies and overcome career setbacks; recognize when to move on; get noticed, get ahead, and get to the top!