Miracles Happen When You Go with the Flow

Less than 48 hours before our first live event was scheduled to begin, our event photographer cancelled, without notice. With many final details still requiring attention, I realized I had a choice – I could become angry or feel victimized, or I could just accept it and move forward, planning the best event I could in the absence of a photographer.

Posted on May 19, 2011 Filed Under A Day in the Life of an Entrepreneur, Jane Thoughts, Success Tips for Jane | Leave a Comment

Meet a Jane: Sylvia Browder

Sylvia Browder is the owner of Browder Consulting Group – a firm that helps women with mentoring and resources, for start-ups and established businesses. Sylvia is also the founder of the National Association of Women on the Rise – a membership organization for women business owners. When asked to share why she started her businesses, [...]

Posted on May 17, 2011 Filed Under A Day in the Life of an Entrepreneur, Jane Dough, Jane Thoughts, Meet a Jane | Leave a Comment

Meet a Jane: Nancy Kucmierz

Nancy Kucmierz is an Independent Beauty Consultant with Mary Kay. Nancy shared her story of how she came to start her business with Mary Kay.

Posted on May 10, 2011 Filed Under A Day in the Life of an Entrepreneur, Jane Thoughts, Meet a Jane, Merry Jane | Leave a Comment

Meet a Jane: Cadi Jordan

Cadi Jordan is the owner of Jordan Consulting – a business that provides business, management and social media solutions to business owners in the Spa, Health and Wellness industry. When asked to describe what she does for business owners (her clients include Life and Business Coaches, Spas and Wellness Centre Owners, Personal Trainers and Naturopaths) [...]

Posted on May 3, 2011 Filed Under A Day in the Life of an Entrepreneur, Go Jane Go, Jane Thoughts, Meet a Jane | Leave a Comment

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

Meet a Jane: Misha Neidorfler

Misha Neidorfler is the owner (along with her husband, Jeff) of Morsels Bite-Sized Bakery + Espresso Bar in Traverse City, Michigan. Morsels is a full service coffee, tea and bite-sized baked goods store. The shop also offers breakfast and lunch items “to go”, catering, and they ship their goodies across the country via online ordering. [...]

Posted on April 19, 2011 Filed Under A Day in the Life of an Entrepreneur, Jane Dough, Jane Thoughts, Meet a Jane, Success Tips for Jane, Which Jane Are You? | 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

3 Powerful Relationship Tools All Entrepreneurial Women Must have for Success in Business & in Life

There are some key relationship tools you absolutely must know if you are going to have the fulfilling and balanced life you deserve – one where your profits skyrocket – where what feels like the “always fighting” with your partner stops and your intimacy grows strong and your interpersonal relationships thrive!

Posted on April 13, 2011 Filed Under Jane Thoughts, Success Tips for Jane | Leave a Comment

How to Simplify Anything

This week’s article comes from another one of Jane’s Experts, Carmen Coker. Carmen will participate at See Jane Succeed: LIVE! on the Create Your Ideal Life Panel, where she will provide advice and answer questions about how to get (and stay!) organized. I met Carmen a few years ago in a mastermind group and was incredibly impressed with her. Carmen understands what it takes to bring organization to our lives and our businesses, all the while providing sound advice that works for real women! She herself stays organized while running three businesses, and she is a powerhouse of productivity. At the same time, however, Carmen advocates that you don’t have to be perfect to be organized – a truly important message for us busy entrepreneurs who already have so much on our plates! Read on for thoughts from Carmen about simplification … breathe in her advice, then take on her simplicity challenge!

Posted on April 8, 2011 Filed Under Jane Thoughts, Success Tips for Jane | Leave a Comment