How the Five Janes Respond to Trouble with Cash Flow, Part 2

Every female business owner has probably experienced it: just as her business is humming along, pulling in profits, picking up patrons, things slow down. Sometimes, they slow way down. For both the experienced entrepreneur or the fresh-faced business owner, it’s imperative that the cash flow slow down doesn’t come as a surprise, and that it’s [...]

Posted on November 27, 2009 Filed Under Jane Dough, Jane Thoughts, Success Tips for Jane, Tenacity Jane | Leave a Comment

Meet a Jane: Sharon Petty

Sharon Petty, R.N. is owner of Just Ask a Nurse and 4HealthyLiving, Inc. Sharon can be reached at JustAskANurse@yahoo.com. Both companies are dedicated to being the premier educators of wellness. Sharon’s goal is to take difficult medical information and provide education that is easy to understand. She develops plans for her clients to achieve measureable [...]

Posted on November 24, 2009 Filed Under Meet a Jane, Merry Jane, Success Tips for Jane | Leave a Comment

How the Five Janes Respond to Trouble with Cash Flow, Part 1

It happens at some point in the life of every business: cash has been coming in, things are going well, and then all of a sudden, things take a turn for the worse. Whether it’s a bad time of year for the business’ particular product, or a rough patch in the economy, weathering slow cash [...]

Posted on November 19, 2009 Filed Under Accidental Jane, Go Jane Go, Merry Jane, Success Tips for Jane | Leave a Comment

Meet a Jane: Kim Beaseley

Kim Beasley is owner of Your Passionate Business, a system she developed to help start-ups, and Pro Membership Services, a web design and web programming service. A speaker, author and educator, Kim knows first-hand the trials and tribulations of starting a business. After earning degrees in Organizational Development and eBusiness with emphasis in technology and [...]

Posted on November 18, 2009 Filed Under Jane Dough, Jane Thoughts, Meet a Jane | Leave a Comment

Ka-Ching Community Call

When you hear, “Ka-Ching,” what do you think of? Money coming in, sales going up, and your business moving forward. Running a business means you have a lot to focus on, keep track of and learn. That’s why marketing strategist Michele PW created Ka-Ching Community Calls, FREE monthly talks designed to help business owners succeed. [...]

Posted on November 13, 2009 Filed Under Events, Trends Impacting Entrepreneurs | Leave a Comment

Handling a Bad Hire, Part 2

Two Types of Women Business Owners Respond to Hiring the Wrong Person
It seemed like a match made in heaven. The potential team member’s enthusiasm, experience, and promised dedication appeared to be a perfect fit for the team’s needs. But once she got settled in, her enthusiasm was overbearing, her experience became bossiness and her dedication [...]

Posted on November 12, 2009 Filed Under Jane Dough, Jane Thoughts, Success Tips for Jane, Tenacity Jane | Leave a Comment

Meet a Jane: Kim Beasley and DJ Heckes

Kim Beasley is owner of Your Passionate Business, a system she developed to help start-ups, and Pro Membership Services, a web design and web programming service. A speaker, author and educator, Kim knows first-hand the trials and tribulations of starting a business. After earning degrees in Organizational Development and eBusiness with emphasis in technology and [...]

Posted on November 11, 2009 Filed Under Jane Dough, Jane Thoughts, Meet a Jane | Leave a Comment

Help women & girls for free!

My dear women entrepreneur friends, I needed to share with you a wonderful opportunity to make a difference in the lives of other women by introducing you to the 8th annual “Glam Girls” Cosmetics & Toiletries drive for the Houston Area Women’s Shelter!
For the past 7 years, my dear friend Christine Mathers and her squad [...]

Posted on November 9, 2009 Filed Under Events, Jane Thoughts | 3 Comments

Handling a Bad Hire, Part 1

Even when both the business owner and her new team member have the best intentions, sometimes a match just isn’t meant to be. A poor business owner-team member pairing can impact a business in many ways, from loss of morale, to frustration, to wasted time and money. So what should a female entrepreneur do when [...]

Posted on November 5, 2009 Filed Under Accidental Jane, Go Jane Go, Jane Thoughts, Merry Jane | Leave a Comment

Meet Our Jane: Liz LaClair

Liz LaClair is President of Virtually Helps, LLC, a virtual assistant company. For more than twenty years, Liz developed her expertise as an administrative assistant in a formal office setting. Because of health issues and no longer willing to be part of the downsizing trend, she learned there was an alternative and jumped into entrepreneurship [...]

Posted on November 4, 2009 Filed Under Jane Thoughts, Tenacity Jane, Which Jane Are You? | Leave a Comment