Launching a New Product or Service – Things Each Jane Should Consider, Part 1

Launching a product can mean lots of things to a business. It can mean branching out, snagging a new buyer in a different market. It can also mean creating residual income for your service-based business. And it may be just the thing needed to turn a struggling business into a cash cow. This article examines [...]

Posted on July 30, 2009 Filed Under Accidental Jane, Go Jane Go, Jane Thoughts, Merry Jane, Success Tips for Jane | Leave a Comment

Meet a Jane: Ronnie Ann Ryan

Ronnie Ann Ryan is The Dating Coach and author of 5 Big Turnoffs that Drive Men Away, 7 Surefire Ways to Make Men Want You and her new book, MANifesting Mr. Right.
Ronnie’s company, Never Too Late for Love,helps women 35+ understand how dating works today to have greater success and find the love they want. [...]

Posted on July 29, 2009 Filed Under Go Jane Go, Jane Thoughts, Meet a Jane, Success Tips for Jane | Leave a Comment

Female Entrepreneurs in the U.S. – the Stats Edition.

When I started my first business in 1998, I had no idea that I was becoming part of a movement that is gradually changing the face of business around the globe. The news is full of the message today: that it is small business that has the power to fire up the American economy. And [...]

Posted on July 23, 2009 Filed Under Trends Impacting Entrepreneurs | Leave a Comment

Meet a Jane: Debbie Ruiz

Debbie Ruiz is owner and Executive Event Planner at Consider It Done www.cidevents.com. Her extensive knowledge and experience in the event planning industry helps her create a unique experience for her clients. From corporate events to DJ services, whatever they need, her clients can “consider it done.”
Her first venture out as an entrepreneur was as [...]

Posted on July 22, 2009 Filed Under Jane Thoughts, Meet a Jane, Tenacity Jane, Which Jane Are You? | Leave a Comment

The Best of Jane – Five Lessons for Handling the Loss of a Customer

Now that we’ve examined how the five types of female entrepreneurs might respond to losing a client, this article takes away the best of each type to come up with a step-by-step action plan for what to do when you face this situation.
1. Find out what happened
Whenever you lose a customer, it’s [...]

Posted on July 16, 2009 Filed Under Jane Thoughts, Success Tips for Jane | Leave a Comment

Meet a Jane: Karin Arden

After 26 years in advertising, marketing, public relations and event planning, and also experiencing 9/11’s impact on businesses and marketing budget allocations, Karin Arden and her business partner realized there was a huge opportunity to support small to medium size businesses that couldn’t afford the big agencies and the fees associated with their services. [...]

Posted on July 15, 2009 Filed Under Jane Thoughts, Meet a Jane, Which Jane Are You? | Leave a Comment

How Will YOU Respond When a Customer Threatens to Leave? – Part 2

Losing clients is never easy, and in an increasingly unforgiving economy, it can be an especially dangerous trend. But while client loss is an issue that every business owner will face, sooner or later, not all entrepreneurs are likely to respond in the same way.
Last week’s article covered the likely responses of three “Janes,” Jane [...]

Posted on July 9, 2009 Filed Under Jane Thoughts, Success Tips for Jane | Leave a Comment

Meet a Jane: Nicole Beurkens

Nicole Beurkens, MEd, is an autism specialist with degrees in special education and psychology, and has more than 12 years of experience working in schools and clinic settings. She is the founder and director of the Horizons Developmental Remediation Center – www.horizonsdrc.com – in Caledonia, Michigan, where her team of professionals specializes in family-focused treatment [...]

Posted on July 8, 2009 Filed Under Meet a Jane, Which Jane Are You? | Leave a Comment

How Will YOU Respond When a Customer Threatens to Leave? – Part 1

Maybe it will be due to a gap in communication. Maybe it will happen due to increased pricing competition, a poor fit, a service problem, or a new product your competitor creates. Regardless of the cause, every entrepreneur faces the risk of losing customers at some point. But what we know from our research is [...]

Posted on July 2, 2009 Filed Under Success Tips for Jane, Which Jane Are You? | 2 Comments

Quick – opportunity for Jane moms!

A fantastic free book just for Janes who are moms!

My good friend, Debbie LaChusa, Founder of the National Association of Home-Based Business Moms is helping entrepreneurial moms celebrate their independence.

She is GIVING AWAY 3,000 copies of her book this week – all you have to do is pay for the shipping [...]

Posted on July 1, 2009 Filed Under Jane Thoughts | Leave a Comment