FL350,

Nobody has mentioned it yet, but check out a group just for you: Women in aviation http://www.wai.org They should be yet another good resource for you. They just had their national conference, and next year it's in Disneyworld. A fellow flight instructor and her husband went and said it was a great networking opportunity.

Cargo hopeful,

A wise person once told me "opinions are like *********s. Everyone's got one." Remember that, and do lots of research to find what's best for you. Two things I have learned are, If it's too good to be true, it probably is. Second, running a flight school is expensive. What costs are being cut to take out expensive, full-page glossy ads in national magazines? Worse, how much extra are you paying for flight training as a result of said ads?