Meet a Jane: Alma Steger

Meet Alma Steger owner of Alma & Co. – a jewelry company offering affordable boutique fashion jewelry via in-home parties. Alma is a Jane Dough, “I wanted to build a career and still be able to volunteer – I wanted it all! I knew that working a 9-to-5 job wasn’t going to cut it anymore.”

Posted on April 26, 2011 Filed Under A Day in the Life of an Entrepreneur, Fun stuff, Jane Dough, Jane Thoughts, Meet a Jane, Success Tips for Jane, Which Jane Are You? | Leave a Comment

Are You Sending the Message you Intend to Send?

Did you know that non-verbal communication comprises 93% of our communication? Only 7% is the words we choose – the rest comes down to the way we look, our body language, and our tone of voice. So, what is the message you’re sending? Is it the one you intend?

Posted on April 21, 2011 Filed Under A Day in the Life of an Entrepreneur, Fun stuff, Jane Thoughts, Marketing for Janes, Success Tips for Jane | Leave a Comment

Jane Out of the Box Announces: A Scholarship Opportunity for Women in Business

As you know, my team and I are working very hard on the details for See Jane Succeed: LIVE! which will take place in just over 4 weeks on May 13-14. In the spirit of giving (a theme that is very near and dear to me this year), we will be awarding scholarships for deserving women entrepreneurs in honor of the formation of our new non-profit organization — the Foundation for the Advancement of Female Entrepreneurs. If selected, your scholarship will include a complimentary Business Essentials ticket to See Jane Succeed: LIVE! (www.seejanesucceedlive.com).

Posted on April 14, 2011 Filed Under A Day in the Life of an Entrepreneur, Contests for Women Entrepreneurs, Events, Fun stuff, Jane Thoughts, Success Tips for Jane, Trends Impacting Entrepreneurs | Leave a Comment

Exciting (And Fun!) Event Updates!

Event planning continues and I’m thrilled to say that we are ready to announce our Saturday “Wine & Dine” fun … we’re having a women business owner fashion show! Five lucky Janes will be getting a 30-minute personal consult with the brilliant Allison Hamner Craig, of 3Impressions, Inc. Allison will then shop for a few outfits suitable to your most pressing business attire fashion challenges and you’ll get to model one outfit during our luncheon for all the Janes to learn from and be inspired by!

Posted on April 7, 2011 Filed Under Events, Fun stuff | Leave a Comment

Event Reminder: Great Advice, No Charge!

Next week, I’m hosting Meet Jane’s Experts Week — a week of free Q&A calls I would love you to attend to get your burning business questions answered. All of my experts who will be speaking at See Jane Succeed: LIVE! have volunteered 30 minutes of their time to answer your questions next week. Here’s the line-up:

Posted on March 25, 2011 Filed Under Accidental Jane, Events, Fun stuff, Go Jane Go, Jane Dough, Merry Jane, Success Tips for Jane, Tenacity Jane | Leave a Comment

Meet Jane’s Experts Week!

At Jane Out of the Box, we’ve assembled an amazing team of experts dedicated to serving YOU, all our Janes. These generous and talented women have agreed to give 30 minutes of their time to answer YOUR questions about their areas of expertise. (They will also be at See Jane Succeed: LIVE! in Chicago, May 13-14, specifically to serve YOU.)

Posted on March 15, 2011 Filed Under Accidental Jane, Events, Fun stuff, Go Jane Go, Jane Dough, Jane Thoughts, Marketing for Janes, Merry Jane, Success Tips for Jane, Tenacity Jane | Leave a Comment

Jane Gives Back!

On April 4th, we’ll be giving back to our community. The idea started with my desire to give one deserving woman business owner the gift of a half-day business strategy session with me (value $3,500). As our team discussed the idea, though, we realized we had a chance to give more than that – to give a gift to every woman in our community who applies for time with me to help her build her business.

Posted on March 2, 2011 Filed Under Accidental Jane, Contests for Women Entrepreneurs, Fun stuff, Go Jane Go, Jane Dough, Merry Jane, Tenacity Jane | Leave a Comment

Recap: See Jane Network: San Diego

On Wednesday, February 23 we hosted See Jane Network: San Diego at the Marriott Del Mar in San Diego. Like our event a few weeks ago in Los Angeles, we had another great turnout of enthusiastic women who came to learn and network in an entirely new way!  A big thanks to all who attended: Danette Gilbert Sara [...]

Posted on February 26, 2011 Filed Under Events, Fun stuff, Marketing for Janes | Leave a Comment

Recap: See Jane Network: Los Angeles

On Thursday, February 3 we hosted the first ever See Jane Network event at the Ritz Carlton in Marina del Rey. What a great way to kick things off – over 27 enthusiastic women arrived and networked with each other about their businesses in new and different ways! As one participant shared: “I have never [...]

Posted on February 18, 2011 Filed Under Events, Fun stuff | 1 Comment

Madison, WI Team Women Chapter Meeting

I will be in Madison, WI on December 8, 2010, and am so excited to attend the Team Women chapter meeting while I’m there. If you live in the Madison area and are interested in connecting with me and learning more about the Team Women networking organization, please RSVP as a guest to jessica@janeoutofthebox.com. Here [...]

Posted on November 23, 2010 Filed Under Events, Fun stuff | Leave a Comment