How to make it: entrepreneurs tell how they were able to succeed.(advice given by women entrepreneurs from Arizona)

The Business Journal asked some of the Valley's leading businesswomen to share their best tips for business success. Here are their responses.

Michele Luna Atlas Headwear Inc.

"Never listen to anyone else's advice if it goes against your own gut feeling. As a woman I've been surrounded by men in business and they've tried to push me in different directions, which is difficult sometimes. So my rule is to go with my gut feelings. It usually turns out right. If it's wrong though, it's your own mistake which is easier to accept."

Bea Markow Photomark Camera & Digital Imaging

"Build your business one brick at a time. Surround yourself with the …