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Karin Abarbanel is a small business owner, author, and expert on start-up strategies. She is co-author of the start-up handbook, Birthing the Elephant: the woman’s go for it! guide to overcoming the big challenges of launching a business (Ten Speed Press). Part portable success coach, part action guide, it takes entrepreneurs step by step through the first 22 months of a small business start-up, showing them smart moves to make and pitfalls to avoid. To learn more, visit: www.birthingtheelephant.com.

Karin served as spokesperson for Avon’s “Corporation to Cottage” initiative and is a frequent guest on broadcast/cable TV and radio. She has appeared on ABC’s
“Good Morning America,” CNBC, WCBS, SmartMoneyTV, and the Joan Hamburg Show, among others.