Tracking Business Performance for Future Success – Part 1

To know where a business is going, an entrepreneur must know where it’s been. Similarly, to know which steps to take next, an entrepreneur must know which steps have led to the company’s current situation. Tracking a business’ performance metrics is essential in creating success, or in continuing success. How a business owner tracks those [...]

Posted on March 11, 2010 Filed Under Go Jane Go, Jane Dough, Marketing for Janes, Merry Jane, Success Tips for Jane | Leave a Comment

Meet a Jane: Marie Gibson

Marie Gibson is the award-winning business instructor, university lecturer in Managerial Accounting, Advanced QuickBooks Pro Advisor and owner of Marie Gibson LLC. She is a member of Intuit’s Trainer and Writer Network and is a NxLevel Instructor for the Nevada Small Business Development Center. Her firm has worked with hundreds of businesses and it specializes [...]

Posted on March 9, 2010 Filed Under Jane Thoughts, Meet a Jane, Merry Jane, Success Tips for Jane, Which Jane Are You? | Leave a Comment

Time Management: Tips for Three Types of Female Entrepreneurs – Part 1

Whether a business owner has myriad responsibilities in addition to running her business or she simply has an overwhelming volume of business-related tasks to complete, she undoubtedly will benefit from improving her time management skills. Increasing efficiency and productivity will benefit the business as well as the entrepreneur’s overall work-life satisfaction.
A recent study from Jane [...]

Posted on February 18, 2010 Filed Under Accidental Jane, Jane Thoughts, Merry Jane, Success Tips for Jane, Tenacity Jane | Leave a Comment

Meet a Jane: Sonia Di Maulo

Sonia Di Maulo is the owner of Ready to Feedback. As a Feedback Enthusiast, Professional Speaker and Performance Improvement Consultant, Sonia’s mission is to help people to offer and ask for powerful inspiring Feedback. Utilizing her fifteen years in Communications, Media, and Adult Education, Sonia affirms that inspiring feedback increases confidence, trust, and performance. Her [...]

Posted on February 16, 2010 Filed Under Jane Thoughts, Meet a Jane, Merry Jane, Success Tips for Jane | Leave a Comment

Women Entrepreneurs: Three Important Lessons from “Merry Jane”

It stands to reason that not all female entrepreneurs have the same goals, nor are they experiencing the same challenges from day to day. A new study from Jane Out of the Box, an authority on female business owners, has revealed that there are actually five distinct types of women in business, each with their [...]

Posted on December 31, 2009 Filed Under Jane Thoughts, 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: 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

Meet a Jane: Kristina Hahn Eleniak

Kristina Hahn Eleniak is the owner of two home-based businesses. The first, Peacock & Lime, sells lampwork bead bracelets. Lampwork is a term used to describe glass beads made by melting glass with a torch and wrapping it around a metal rod. Her second business is Kristina Hahn Eleniak Photography, offering professional services for weddings, [...]

Posted on August 12, 2009 Filed Under Jane Thoughts, Meet a Jane, Merry Jane, 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

3 Important Lessons from Merry Jane – part 3

This article focuses on a type of business owner known as Merry Jane, an entrepreneur who has created a business she enjoys and that meets her needs for time freedom. Consequently, she tends to be able to take time off on a regular basis-whether it’s to enjoy friends and family, her career/employment, or other passions [...]

Posted on April 29, 2009 Filed Under Jane Thoughts, Success Tips for Jane | 1 Comment