PRESENTING: 13 female founders who self-funded their businesses share their top advice for startup success

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Today is International Women's Day, which celebrates the accomplishments of women around the globe and is a  call to action in gender parity.

Female founders may not receive as much venture funding as their male counterparts, but they're more likely to start businesses, according to a recent report by Visa.

In honor of women who are shaping business and leadership, we've rounded up 13 female founders who started their companies by themselves and drove them to success.

These women worked, pitched, applied, and saved their way to the funding they needed to grow. Today, they maintain full ownership of their businesses, or otherwise share ownership with their cofounders. They bootstrapped their companies without outside investment (though some may take equity soon).

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Jaclyn Johnson, founder and CEO of Create & Cultivate

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CEO Jaclyn Johnson has self-funded two multimillion-dollar companies and landed on Forbes' "30 Under 30" list in 2015. 

She shares 5 secrets to successful bootstrapping all entrepreneurs should know »

 

Lisa Qu, founder of Lisa Qu women's clothing line

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Lisa Qu is a Gen Z entrepreneur and fashion designer who was featured on Forbes' "30 Under 30." She bootstrapped her $250,000 women's clothing line from her own savings and her parents' retirement savings.

Read the exact pitch she used to convince her parents to loan her their savings just years before they planned to retire »

 

Deidre Mathis, founder and CEO of Wanderstay hostel

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Deidre Mathis has won $75,000 in 12 pitch competitions since starting her hostel business, Wanderstay. The hostel is in Houston, Texas, and it offers shared dorms and private rooms for $35 to $60 per night.

She explained how entrepreneurs can nail their business pitches »

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