Foundher Success Kit
We are passionate about entrepreneurship and ways that female business-owners are making an impact – and we’re here to help. We’ve created and collected resources to help all founders organize, strategize, and reinvest in their businesses and themselves through tools, information, and insight that inspires us.
As entrepreneurs, we’ve learned that a business plan, the right financial reports, and effective technology are key to building and sustaining a successful business. We also know the value of using good advice to invest in our own learning and growth.
We’ve designed the FoundHer Success Kit to provide these valuable resources all in one place.
BFF Executive Director Jessica Sullivan outlines the tools Boundless Futures Foundation provides to female founders and our grantees.

Business Plan Template
Whether you’re planning, starting, growing, or changing your business – and even if you’re simply focused on the day-to-day – a business plan is critical: it’s an at-the-ready summary of your company to show supporters, banks, and investors. It reminds you where you are and where you’re headed.
As part of the FoundHer Success Kit, we’ve created a comprehensive business plan template to help make the process easier.
This plan is downloadable and can be edited and customized for your business.
DownloadFinancial Templates
Entrepreneurs need the right numbers on hand to forecast their profits and losses, gauge when and how much to pay themselves, and envision what the next year will look like. Boundless Futures Foundation has put together financial templates for founders to track finances and make projections.
These templates can be downloaded and customized.
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Tech Tools
Apps, platforms, and software: with so many business-related technology options, how do you know which ones you and your business need? We have recommendations for the fundamentals to support the different stages of your business. The right technology will show you where your business is right now and help you plan for any eventuality.
Gusto — automated payroll and HR all in one place
Quickbooks — accounting, bookkeeping and invoicing solution
Sage — Cloud accounting, payroll, and HR powered by AI
Monarch Money — If it all still flows through your personal accounts you can track all your account balances, transactions, and set financial goal targets
REINVEST IN YOURSELF
We get it. You’re so busy launching, running, and growing your business that you don’t have time to keep up with the latest business and industry trends, cultivate your leadership skills, and continue educating yourself.
Here are our top recommendations – what to read, listen to, and follow to keep you learning and current. Keep coming back: we update our recommendations.
A behind-the-scenes look at the scrappy, uncertain early days of Netflix, this book shows how persistence, experimentation, and customer obsession build world-changing businesses. It’s a powerful reminder that great ideas rarely start fully formed—momentum and iteration matter more than perfection.
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That Will Never Work
Jamie Kern Lima shares her journey from doubt to billion-dollar founder, offering a vulnerable yet practical guide to overcoming rejection, building confidence, and trusting your intuition. It’s deeply relevant for female founders who face self-doubt or external bias and need tools to strengthen their inner voice.
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Believe IT!
A concise, actionable framework for managing your time based on your core priorities, not your to-do list. Founders will find this especially helpful as they juggle the demands of building a business while still honoring their wellbeing and long-term vision.
A weekly podcast featuring top thinkers in business and management, offering insights on leadership, strategy, productivity, and organizational culture. It provides founders with a steady stream of actionable ideas and evidence-based tools they can immediately apply to grow their ventures.
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HBR IdeaCast
A podcast exploring the future of leadership through conversations with CEOs and innovators navigating change, disruption, and responsible growth. It’s valuable for the Boundless Futures Foundation community as it highlights real-world examples of leaders who are building companies with purpose, resilience, and a forward-thinking mindset.
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Leadership Next (Fortune)
Always good reads
The "21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership" are a set of fundamental principles that outline the essential qualities and behaviors necessary to become a successful and influential leader.
Smart brevity is a communication style that delivers concise, impactful messages quickly, cutting through noise to get straight to the point.
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Smart Brevity
A Guide to the Good Life offers timeless philosophical insights and practical wisdom to help navigate life's challenges and find lasting happiness.
Becoming Athena is a transformative guide to embracing wisdom, strength, and leadership to unlock your fullest potential.
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Becoming Athena
The fortune cookie principle suggests that simple, memorable messages or ideas can have a powerful and lasting impact on people's thoughts and actions.
