Jane’s New Mentorship & Mastermind Program Launches!

Beginning June 1, 2011, Jane Out of the Box founder Michele DeKinder-Smith, along with Joy Chudacoff, her venture partner from Smart Women Smart Solutions, will be offering women business owners committed to taking their businesses and their lives to the next level with the chance to collaborate for growth and mastermind with a select group of peers.

Posted on May 24, 2011 Filed Under Accidental Jane, Go Jane Go, Merry Jane, Success Tips for Jane, Tenacity Jane | Leave a Comment

Investing In YOU

As an entrepreneur, I am constantly looking for ways to up my game, improve my performance and increase my earning power. I am sure you are too. I truly believe that many entrepreneurs fail to reach their business goals and set themselves up for lack-luster performance (and sometimes outright failure) by making the mistake I want to discuss here. Let me illustrate with a personal story.

Posted on March 30, 2011 Filed Under Accidental Jane, Events, Go Jane Go, Jane Dough, Jane Thoughts, Marketing for Janes, Merry Jane, Success Tips for Jane, Tenacity Jane | 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

Extend Your Effectiveness with a Fantastic Assistant

For the past few weeks, we’ve been talking about the power of having experts to mentor and guide you in your business. Today, I’m delighted to share some expert advice regarding the power of delegation. Research shows that two-thirds of women business owners are solo-entrepreneurs working from home. If this is the case for you, you might feel there’s no one to delegate to! If that’s how you feel, I want to challenge your thinking, and that’s why I’ve invited my right-hand Executive Assistant, Jessica Maes, to share some thoughts with you in today’s article. What I love about Jessica is the way she’s stepped into my business and helped me be more organized, more effective, and a better leader in my business by helping me filter what’s most important and then create systems that keep the work flowing seamlessly and well.

Posted on March 2, 2011 Filed Under Accidental Jane, Go Jane Go, Jane Dough, Jane Thoughts, Merry Jane, Success Tips for Jane, Tenacity Jane, Trends Impacting Entrepreneurs | 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

Receiving Support: Expert Advice for Female Entrepreneurs- Part 1

A vast majority of female entrepreneurs go it alone as they launch, build and maintain their businesses – but they don’t have to. By seeking and accepting support from experts and from community members, businesswomen can shorten their learning curves and reach potential they didn’t even know they had. This article outlines various ways two types of female entrepreneurs can seek that support effectively.

Posted on February 9, 2011 Filed Under Accidental Jane, Go Jane Go, Success Tips for Jane | Leave a Comment

Meet a Jane Lisa Zaccaria

Lisa Zaccaria is the owner of LisArt Studio – Creativity in Full Bloom, a business that unites Art and Marketing to help businesses authentically brand themselves and achieve the Success they seek. When asked why she started her business, Lisa shared that she was tired of being an employee and wanted to use her passions [...]

Posted on February 1, 2011 Filed Under Accidental Jane, Meet a Jane, Tenacity Jane | Leave a Comment

Meet a Jane Melodee Patterson

Melodee Patterson is the Owner and “General Contractor” of Home Page Construction Company. Using the home renovation process as her concept, Melodee focuses on website “remodeling”. Melodee and her “crew” work with business owners to develop a web design blueprint and then construct a WordPress website that is fully customized and easy for the business [...]

Posted on December 21, 2010 Filed Under Accidental Jane, Meet a Jane, Tenacity Jane | Leave a Comment

Hiring an Assistant: Three Female Entrepreneurs, Three Sets of Needs

When a female entrepreneur is ready to hire help, delegating to an assistant may seem more cost-effective and less complicated than hiring an entire team. While working with a team yields great results for most entrepreneurs who choose to do so, an assistant can provide an extra set of hands immediately and a link to a team later. This article outlines key characteristics three different types of female entrepreneurs should look for when hiring an assistant.

Posted on September 22, 2010 Filed Under Accidental Jane, Merry Jane, Success Tips for Jane, Tenacity Jane | Leave a Comment