Meet a Jane: Angela J. Mattson

Angela J. Mattson has owned and operated Mattson Business Services, Inc. since 2003. She currently serves as the company’s Chief Efficiency Officer, using her twelve years of administrative experience in a variety of industries to help small to mid-sized businesses get a better return on investment on their administrative functions, including productivity and performance. The [...]

Posted on September 30, 2009 Filed Under Jane Dough, Jane Thoughts, Meet a Jane | Leave a Comment

The Best of the Janes: Fire that Client with Grace

Firing a client is not easy. Many questions arise: Am I doing the right thing? Is this my fault? How will I replace the revenue? Will there be a confrontation? For the past two weeks, we’ve reviewed how these worries affect the five Janes and provided specific areas for each to consider.
Once you’ve thought about [...]

Posted on September 24, 2009 Filed Under Success Tips for Jane | Leave a Comment

Meet a Jane: Lily Iatridis

Lily Iatridis is the owner of Boomerang, a consulting company which helps clients gain clarity in their seminars, workshops and presentations. A self-described “whiz” with developing substantive content and presenting it, Lily caters to clients who want to deliver a compelling message. Lily considers her key target markets to be coaches, consultants, speakers, and independent [...]

Posted on September 23, 2009 Filed Under Meet a Jane, Merry Jane, Success Tips for Jane, Which Jane Are You? | 1 Comment

Fire that Client!: How the Five Janes Handle it When Things Just Don’t Work Out Part 2

Every relationship experiences its ups and downs, and for some, the downs may result in a breaking point. Business owners may handle such breaking points in different ways, but one thing is clear: while firing a client may be difficult, it’s important to be willing to cut the ties – and to know how to [...]

Posted on September 17, 2009 Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

Meet OUR Jane: Laura Furumoto

Laura Furumoto, MBA is a marketing consultant whose clients include Jane Out of the Box. From writing the Meet a Jane article for the See Jane Succeed e-zine each week to assisting in the strategic planning and design of our recent direct mail campaign introducing corporations to the five Jane types via talking stand-up representations [...]

Posted on September 16, 2009 Filed Under Accidental Jane, Jane Thoughts, Meet a Jane | Leave a Comment

Fire that Client!: How the Five Janes Handle it When Things Just Don’t Work Out Part 1

No matter how a female entrepreneur runs her business, it’s possible that at some point, the relationship between her and a client will come to an end. Although most successful women will agree that they want to end things amicably, severing the working relationship may be tougher for some than for others.
A new study from [...]

Posted on September 10, 2009 Filed Under Jane Thoughts, Success Tips for Jane | 1 Comment

Meet a Jane Jackie Rowland

Jackie Rowland has been a Stella & Dot Stylist since August 2008. Stella & Dot offers boutique style jewelry that is handmade with a flair for fashion and is designed to put style in a simple t-shirt and jeans or that little black dress. The company has been featured on Oprah, Fox News, and New [...]

Posted on September 9, 2009 Filed Under Jane Thoughts, Meet a Jane, Merry Jane | Leave a Comment

The Best of the Janes: Four Essential Steps to Hiring a Winning Team!

Over the past two weeks, we’ve examined some of the strengths and weaknesses of each type of female entrepreneur when it is time to hire a team member. This article is all about having the best of all worlds. So whether you’re ready to hire your first part-time contractor or you’re bringing your 50th full-time [...]

Posted on September 3, 2009 Filed Under Jane Thoughts, Success Tips for Jane | Leave a Comment

Meet a Jane: Gazelle Simmons

Gazelle Simmons is a Virtual Assistant and Owner of Admin Services. Since 1998, she has specialized in data entry, presentations, word processing, database management, editing and proofreading services, mass mailings, thesis and manuscript processing as well as other clerical services. With over ten years of experience as an Administrative/Executive Assistant, she applies the skills [...]

Posted on September 2, 2009 Filed Under Meet a Jane, Merry Jane, Which Jane Are You? | Leave a Comment