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Marie Claire is today's magazine for the fashion minded woman. It reflects all areas of the reader's life, providing the time-pressed woman with a mix of information. Marie Claire remains unsurpassed as the best source for beauty advice.

SUMMER IS ON THE HORIZON • For vacation-ready fashion, beauty’s best secrets, and the news you need to know (even when you’re OOO), follow @MARIECLAIREMAG

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#ReadWithMC • Marie Claire’s virtual book club features the page-turners we love. This month, we dive into Joanne Ramos’s not-so-dystopian thriller, The Farm.

WHAT YOU SAID • Wherever you’re talking about MC, we’re listening. Here’s what you had to say about our February 2019 issue.

THE THINGS THEY CARRIED • Our cover stars travel in style. Here, they tell us how it’s done.

Beauty’s WOMEN TO WATCH • In partnership with Cosmetic Executive Women, Marie Claire celebrates the innovative and inspiring women giving the beauty industry a major makeover. We asked each of CEW’s Top Talent Awards honorees to share their secrets to success.

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IN with the NEW • Wardrobe staples are essentials for a reason, but even your collection of classics needs a good spring cleaning to make room for this season’s updates

Everything You Need to Know to Strike Out on Your Own and add “founder” to your résumé • Ever thought about starting a business? Some of your favorite companies were started by women—SoulCycle, Spanx, and Rent the Runway to name a few. Last year, women launched 1,821 new businesses every day. Here’s how to turn your entrepreneurial dreams into reality.

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Raise That Cash • Think you don’t have the money to start a company? Think again. Sure, some entrepreneurs bootstrap—but most launch with the help of other people’s money. Some routes require a way to recoup your partners’ investments. Others involve debt and interest rates. But all are an if/and—not an if/or. Below, the pros of each.

Perfect Your Message • You have a solid business plan. That doesn’t matter if you can’t communicate it. So we asked three experts how to pitch.

Don’t Fear Changing Your Mind • Your first idea isn’t always your best. Survival in startup land involves a whole lot of flexibility, and every iteration is unique to your company’s specific set of challenges. Three founders share how—and, most important, why—they altered course.

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Plan Your Exit • After years—and years and years—of strategizing and pivoting and scaling, many founders start to think about what’s next. Some entrepreneurs want to work 80-hour weeks for the rest of their lives (cough, Elon Musk, cough), while others realize that’s not sustainable. Whatever your goal, you have options.

Take It From a Pro • As a first-time founder, you’re going to make a ton of mistakes on the road to figuring it all out. JEAN BROWNHILL, whose contractor marketplace, Sweeten, launched in 2011 and has since raised over $9 million, looks back at her early days in entrepreneurship and shares what she wishes she realized earlier.

Your Checklist • A handy tool to help you remember all the boring to-dos while you’re busy building the next big thing

YOUR RESOURCE GUIDE • Because no one will judge you for asking for help

BLACK JUDGE MAGIC • The story behind the historic election of 19 African American women judges in Texas

MELINDA’S MISSION • In her new book, The Moment of Lift, Melinda Gates sounds the call for gender equality

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